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Highest Paying Industries for Fence Erectors

The top 29 highest paying industries for fence erectors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $38,680, foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors is the highest paying industry for fence erectors. It is followed by commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry (average annual salary $38,650). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of fence erectors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 29 Highest Paying Industries for Fence Erectors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$38,680	$29,330	240
2	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$38,650	$22,520	230
3	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$35,710	$20,280	60
4	Nonresidential Building Construction	$35,610	$20,260	130
5	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$34,680	$24,780	260
6	Manufacturing	$33,760	$24,810	180
7	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$33,080	$24,100	150
8	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,690	$24,410	290
9	Wholesale Trade	$32,690	$24,410	290
10	Construction of Buildings	$32,470	$21,120	200
11	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$32,080	$22,400	1,170
12	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$32,080	$22,400	1,170
13	Retail Trade	$32,040	$22,420	1,170
14	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$31,940	$25,900	n/a
15	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$31,250	$20,370	17,920
16	Construction	$31,250	$20,380	18,660
17	Specialty Trade Contractors	$31,240	$20,380	18,410
18	Employment Services	$31,070	$20,460	130
19	Administrative and Support Services	$30,840	$20,560	130
20	Temporary Help Services	$30,750	$20,570	110
21	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$29,940	$18,250	60
22	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,920	$20,840	150
23	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$29,070	$20,240	50
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,610	$18,010	60
25	Building Equipment Contractors	$27,480	$16,990	n/a
26	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$27,410	$16,870	n/a
27	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$26,820	$17,180	40
28	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$26,820	$17,180	40
29	Federal, State, and Local Government	$26,820	$17,180	40