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Highest Paying Industries for Extraction Workers

The top 87 highest paying industries for extraction 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 $84,380, petroleum and coal products manufacturing is the highest paying industry for extraction workers. It is followed by other professional, scientific, and technical services industry (average annual salary $67,650). 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 extraction workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest Paying Industries for Extraction Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$84,380	$47,720	460
2	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$67,650	$50,230	n/a
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$64,790	$51,610	160
4	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$64,520	$40,690	70
5	Scientific Research and Development Services	$64,520	$40,690	70
6	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$58,380	$45,130	250
7	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$57,480	$41,960	270
8	Pipeline Transportation	$56,440	$32,400	190
9	Utilities	$56,030	$28,350	1,040
10	Nonresidential Building Construction	$55,000	$28,360	360
11	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$54,530	$49,110	n/a
12	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$54,530	$49,110	n/a
13	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$54,530	$48,900	n/a
14	Metal Ore Mining	$54,510	$36,740	8,890
15	Construction of Buildings	$53,950	$26,270	410
16	Natural Gas Distribution	$53,870	$27,420	860
17	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$51,950	$30,250	150
18	Coal Mining	$51,950	$34,930	16,620
19	Transportation and Warehousing	$49,520	$27,760	580
20	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$49,310	$27,800	780
21	Machinery Manufacturing	$48,810	$27,890	800
22	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$48,630	$29,010	37,780
23	Specialized Freight Trucking	$48,420	$27,540	340
24	Manufacturing	$47,560	$26,700	2,670
25	Truck Transportation	$47,470	$27,560	370
26	Engineering Services	$47,350	$26,970	1,820
27	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$46,900	$27,070	740
28	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,560	$26,420	3,380
29	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$45,260	$33,880	140
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$44,890	$25,360	150
31	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$44,880	$28,900	330
32	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,710	$25,310	150
33	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$44,420	$31,480	110
34	Oil and Gas Extraction	$44,420	$26,940	25,990
35	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$43,750	$25,910	2,460
36	Chemical Manufacturing	$43,240	$31,270	220
37	Mining	$42,540	$26,900	230,640
38	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$41,980	$24,490	n/a
39	Federal government, including USPS	$41,970	$35,460	1,540
40	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$41,970	$35,460	1,540
41	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,970	$34,100	1,800
42	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,970	$34,100	1,800
43	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,960	$34,100	1,830
44	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$41,910	$25,570	4,400
45	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$41,540	$26,200	370
46	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,320	$33,470	110
47	Specialty Trade Contractors	$41,300	$25,800	5,110
48	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$41,160	$27,490	1,510
49	Support Activities for Mining	$40,830	$26,630	166,870
50	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$40,780	$21,410	670
51	State government, including schools and hospitals	$40,740	$29,600	150
52	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$40,380	$26,270	560
53	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$40,070	$27,100	1,620
54	Wholesale Trade	$39,940	$25,820	2,940
55	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$39,650	$23,370	1,220
56	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$39,620	$23,650	1,310
57	Building Equipment Contractors	$39,510	$31,330	460
58	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$39,210	$24,690	380
59	Educational Services	$38,660	$22,250	40
60	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$38,550	$29,390	100
61	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$38,440	$29,510	n/a
62	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$38,390	$21,890	730
63	Rental and Leasing Services	$37,840	$26,160	1,080
64	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$37,840	$26,160	1,080
65	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$37,720	$26,110	1,070
66	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$37,720	$23,980	12,270
67	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$37,500	$30,810	310
68	Construction	$37,350	$24,880	21,580
69	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$37,120	$28,400	150
70	Testing Laboratories	$37,050	$24,710	440
71	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$36,330	$20,260	2,790
72	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$36,190	$24,690	16,060
73	Utility System Construction	$36,120	$24,720	14,860
74	Administrative and Support Services	$35,970	$19,930	2,420
75	Temporary Help Services	$35,370	$20,200	1,740
76	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$35,090	$22,260	270
77	Employment Services	$35,090	$20,070	2,030
78	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$33,620	$21,090	90
79	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$33,110	$24,850	90
80	Used Merchandise Stores	$30,300	$25,210	n/a
81	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$30,300	$25,210	n/a
82	Retail Trade	$30,010	$24,690	n/a
83	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$29,940	$24,450	160
84	Repair and Maintenance	$29,940	$24,450	160
85	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$29,940	$24,450	160
86	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$27,980	$20,930	n/a
87	Residential Building Construction	$26,770	$19,740	n/a