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Highest Paying Industries for Other Construction and Related Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other construction and related workers (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 $73,410, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for other construction and related workers. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $67,890). 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 other construction and related workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Construction and Related Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$73,410	$34,770	n/a
2	Utilities	$67,890	$33,450	260
3	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$63,740	$39,080	60
4	Metal Ore Mining	$61,940	$37,730	50
5	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$60,870	$52,110	n/a
6	Scientific Research and Development Services	$60,870	$52,110	n/a
7	Natural Gas Distribution	$59,000	$33,360	n/a
8	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$55,000	$22,000	n/a
9	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,750	$22,100	n/a
10	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$50,750	$23,550	40
11	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$48,260	$17,370	n/a
12	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$48,260	$17,370	n/a
13	Transportation and Warehousing	$44,200	$28,860	1,460
14	Information	$43,850	$24,800	130
15	Rail Transportation	$42,960	$27,770	1,240
16	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$42,890	$19,700	490
17	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$41,980	$24,770	80
18	Telecommunications	$41,980	$24,770	80
19	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$41,660	$20,580	120
20	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,370	$29,310	560
21	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$40,130	$24,320	250
22	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$39,910	$26,140	280
23	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$39,910	$26,140	280
24	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$39,810	$21,380	330
25	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,950	$26,740	900
26	Engineering Services	$38,920	$27,320	170
27	Manufacturing	$38,350	$23,910	2,350
28	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$38,250	$25,790	210
29	Wholesale Trade	$37,990	$24,770	530
30	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,960	$25,480	5,520
31	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,960	$25,480	5,520
32	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$37,810	$23,280	150
33	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$37,810	$23,280	150
34	Furniture Stores	$37,560	$32,240	n/a
35	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,550	$25,220	4,950
36	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,540	$25,150	6,300
37	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$37,510	$23,070	220
38	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,380	$24,960	5,390
39	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$37,230	$21,780	150
40	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$36,530	$24,220	60
41	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$36,460	$24,050	70
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,350	$24,060	60
43	Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,350	$24,060	60
44	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$36,100	$24,880	820
45	Building Equipment Contractors	$36,000	$19,930	870
46	Specialized Design Services	$35,950	$25,730	50
47	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$35,660	$25,660	420
48	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$35,520	$25,610	160
49	Educational Services - Local government owned	$35,490	$19,400	440
50	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$35,190	$25,900	40
51	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$35,050	$26,350	520
52	Employment Services	$34,940	$21,440	740
53	Educational Services	$34,930	$21,960	800
54	Rental and Leasing Services	$34,820	$21,020	430
55	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$34,800	$22,300	70
56	Home Furnishings Stores	$34,710	$26,020	470
57	Masonry Contractors	$34,690	$24,850	160
58	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,570	$22,570	1,570
59	Utility System Construction	$34,510	$21,700	1,570
60	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$34,380	$25,090	70
61	Nonresidential Building Construction	$34,320	$25,360	700
62	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$34,240	$23,380	340
63	Mining	$34,230	$17,610	340
64	Educational Services - State government owned	$34,190	$24,540	330
65	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$34,080	$24,480	330
66	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$34,040	$24,560	360
67	Roofing Contractors	$34,040	$26,430	150
68	Temporary Help Services	$33,900	$20,800	550
69	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$33,820	$21,030	n/a
70	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$33,560	$21,790	2,010
71	Specialty Trade Contractors	$33,420	$21,000	10,700
72	Lessors of Real Estate	$33,360	$21,340	n/a
73	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$33,280	$19,610	3,410
74	Construction	$33,260	$21,330	14,770
75	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$33,240	$22,580	1,400
76	Building Finishing Contractors	$33,230	$21,570	5,020
77	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$33,230	$25,330	230
78	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,040	$22,260	490
79	Retail Trade	$33,040	$20,040	1,250
80	Administrative and Support Services	$33,010	$22,660	1,300
81	Other Support Services	$32,960	$25,860	430
82	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$32,830	$23,400	200
83	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$32,820	$19,880	330
84	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,800	$21,970	210
85	Social Advocacy Organizations	$32,790	$23,450	200
86	Textile Furnishings Mills	$32,690	$23,420	40
87	Individual and Family Services	$32,660	$22,660	200
88	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$32,480	$23,000	290
89	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,300	$19,820	330
90	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$32,300	$21,820	140
91	Social Assistance	$32,230	$21,970	390
92	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$32,030	$24,510	n/a
93	Real Estate	$32,010	$21,110	n/a
94	Construction of Buildings	$31,920	$23,080	2,050
95	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$31,660	$24,810	n/a
96	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$31,590	$21,070	180
97	Repair and Maintenance	$31,420	$22,240	80
98	Residential Building Construction	$30,780	$22,000	1,350
99	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$30,170	$24,900	70
100	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$29,900	$23,860	280