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Highest Paying Industries for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

The top 39 highest paying industries for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters (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 $66,760, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences is the highest paying industry for explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters. It is followed by scientific research and development services industry (average annual salary $66,760). 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 explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 39 Highest Paying Industries for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$66,760	$46,660	60
2	Scientific Research and Development Services	$66,760	$46,660	60
3	Metal Ore Mining	$65,450	$44,030	n/a
4	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$63,500	$40,590	2,120
5	Specialty Trade Contractors	$63,080	$37,020	380
6	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$63,070	$37,260	380
7	Coal Mining	$61,080	$42,290	330
8	Construction	$59,840	$37,180	480
9	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$58,380	$45,130	250
10	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$58,380	$45,130	250
11	Mining	$58,250	$36,670	3,600
12	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$57,850	$46,180	160
13	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$57,360	$43,200	840
14	Engineering Services	$55,400	$42,340	520
15	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$55,280	$41,950	520
16	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$54,530	$49,110	n/a
17	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$54,530	$49,110	n/a
18	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$54,530	$48,900	n/a
19	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$52,560	$39,450	100
20	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$50,870	$34,000	50
21	Chemical Manufacturing	$50,700	$34,040	50
22	Utility System Construction	$50,500	$27,650	60
23	Support Activities for Mining	$50,430	$33,220	1,480
24	Manufacturing	$49,590	$27,070	500
25	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$47,590	$23,590	480
26	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$47,360	$23,120	480
27	Wholesale Trade	$46,770	$27,610	570
28	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$45,710	$34,180	250
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$42,450	$32,190	80
30	Federal government, including USPS	$41,960	$35,450	1,460
31	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$41,960	$35,450	1,460
32	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,960	$35,100	1,500
33	Administrative and Support Services	$39,570	$17,440	230
34	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$39,570	$17,440	230
35	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,270	$23,100	100
36	Machinery Manufacturing	$29,630	$25,370	180
37	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$29,270	$25,300	170
38	Temporary Help Services	$28,900	$25,030	30
39	Employment Services	$28,620	$24,850	40