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Highest Paying Industries for Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

The top 28 highest paying industries for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining (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 $73,260, agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing is the highest paying industry for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining. It is followed by machinery manufacturing industry (average annual salary $72,950). 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 service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 28 Highest Paying Industries for Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$73,260	$41,990	450
2	Machinery Manufacturing	$72,950	$41,900	460
3	Manufacturing	$68,240	$39,310	580
4	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$66,020	$47,280	n/a
5	Pipeline Transportation	$66,020	$47,280	n/a
6	Transportation and Warehousing	$64,800	$49,860	90
7	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$64,290	$35,820	60
8	Utilities	$54,600	$29,220	580
9	Natural Gas Distribution	$54,560	$29,210	n/a
10	Oil and Gas Extraction	$53,250	$31,230	8,050
11	Specialty Trade Contractors	$53,220	$33,260	n/a
12	Mining	$44,900	$30,010	58,460
13	Support Activities for Mining	$44,190	$29,870	50,190
14	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$43,030	$31,570	710
15	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$43,030	$31,570	710
16	Construction	$42,560	$32,480	210
17	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$42,070	$32,310	180
18	Coal Mining	$41,860	$31,820	100
19	Utility System Construction	$41,640	$32,200	170
20	Wholesale Trade	$40,130	$27,710	1,180
21	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$38,050	$29,480	560
22	Rental and Leasing Services	$38,050	$29,480	560
23	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$38,050	$29,480	560
24	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$37,390	$25,940	220
25	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$36,590	$24,120	460
26	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$34,420	$24,910	60
27	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$31,790	$23,980	50
28	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$30,570	$25,240	110