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Highest Paying Industries for Other Extraction Workers

The top 26 highest paying industries for other 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 $85,450, professional, scientific, and technical services is the highest paying industry for other extraction workers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $53,350). 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 extraction workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 26 Highest Paying Industries for Other Extraction Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$85,450	$19,010	170
2	Federal government, including USPS	$53,350	$36,920	80
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$53,350	$36,920	80
4	Coal Mining	$48,970	$39,610	280
5	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$48,130	$28,290	110
6	Pipeline Transportation	$48,130	$28,290	110
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,490	$28,230	120
8	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$45,490	$28,230	120
9	Federal, State, and Local Government	$45,490	$28,230	120
10	Support Activities for Mining	$42,090	$26,820	2,690
11	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$41,910	$25,160	960
12	Metal Ore Mining	$41,840	$29,050	350
13	Mining	$41,830	$26,610	4,150
14	Construction	$41,330	$25,730	110
15	Transportation and Warehousing	$40,310	$25,940	190
16	Oil and Gas Extraction	$39,080	$27,660	490
17	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$31,680	$23,200	90
18	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$31,540	$23,040	80
19	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$29,730	$19,440	330
20	Specialized Freight Trucking	$29,130	$25,380	n/a
21	Truck Transportation	$29,130	$25,380	n/a
22	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$28,750	$25,050	70
23	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,860	$18,450	360
24	Temporary Help Services	$21,460	$18,330	260
25	Administrative and Support Services	$21,410	$18,260	270
26	Employment Services	$21,390	$18,260	270