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Highest Paying Industries for Extraction Workers Helpers

The top 26 highest paying industries for extraction workers helpers (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 $44,220, coal mining is the highest paying industry for extraction workers helpers. It is followed by mining (except oil and gas) industry (average annual salary $40,410). 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 helpers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 26 Highest Paying Industries for Extraction Workers Helpers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Coal Mining	$44,220	$25,830	2,830
2	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$40,410	$23,970	4,320
3	Metal Ore Mining	$36,140	$29,870	520
4	Mining	$35,580	$24,670	20,220
5	Oil and Gas Extraction	$34,970	$23,560	1,190
6	Support Activities for Mining	$34,680	$24,780	14,710
7	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$33,400	$25,290	n/a
8	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,400	$25,290	n/a
9	Building Equipment Contractors	$32,930	$25,380	90
10	Wholesale Trade	$32,810	$25,850	120
11	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$32,810	$25,330	90
12	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$29,990	$18,100	970
13	Specialty Trade Contractors	$29,910	$21,840	810
14	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$29,510	$21,640	690
15	Engineering Services	$29,340	$21,480	230
16	Construction	$29,220	$20,950	3,210
17	Utility System Construction	$29,200	$20,670	2,030
18	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$29,040	$21,510	330
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,040	$21,640	370
20	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$28,980	$20,690	2,400
21	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$28,790	$22,410	40
22	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$28,220	$22,270	50
23	Testing Laboratories	$28,170	$22,050	30
24	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$27,920	$20,540	n/a
25	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$27,630	$17,450	70
26	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,400	$20,760	90