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Highest Paying Industries for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

The top 100 highest paying industries for automotive service technicians and mechanics (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 $67,790, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for automotive service technicians and mechanics. It is followed by couriers and express delivery services industry (average annual salary $67,040). 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 automotive service technicians and mechanics in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$67,790	$37,070	270
2	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$67,040	$38,880	1,300
3	Couriers and Messengers	$66,800	$37,490	1,330
4	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$64,740	$32,070	40
5	Utilities	$62,080	$31,320	1,870
6	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$61,520	$30,840	1,540
7	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$59,640	$32,430	250
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$59,640	$32,430	250
9	Federal government, including USPS	$58,020	$42,090	4,880
10	Postal Service (federal government)	$58,020	$41,030	3,570
11	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$57,310	$37,390	n/a
12	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$56,700	$37,530	330
13	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$56,160	$16,860	30
14	Spectator Sports	$54,990	$30,100	2,990
15	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$54,870	$29,990	3,010
16	Scheduled Air Transportation	$54,770	$26,380	230
17	Air Transportation	$54,440	$25,510	240
18	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$53,250	$44,360	1,310
19	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$53,050	$28,660	3,400
20	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$52,580	$33,050	n/a
21	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$52,470	$27,690	120
22	Vending Machine Operators	$52,470	$30,280	60
23	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$51,440	$32,740	40
24	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$50,450	$29,960	80
25	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$50,230	$37,240	60
26	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$49,770	$35,480	60
27	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$49,350	$34,600	60
28	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$49,280	$22,770	80
29	Beverage Manufacturing	$49,220	$19,070	30
30	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$49,220	$19,070	30
31	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$48,830	$30,910	280
32	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,730	$30,090	30,030
33	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$47,600	$27,620	110
34	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$47,240	$26,870	920
35	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,740	$30,350	17,840
36	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$46,620	$30,100	18,670
37	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$46,420	$29,500	400
38	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$46,210	$28,750	100
39	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,090	$29,250	24,560
40	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,090	$29,250	24,560
41	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$45,740	$27,590	640
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$45,580	$27,330	590
43	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$45,560	$26,910	180
44	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$45,220	$28,180	40
45	Ambulance Services	$45,030	$26,460	420
46	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$44,850	$26,650	450
47	Transportation and Warehousing	$44,590	$24,260	14,990
48	Educational Services - Local government owned	$44,530	$27,060	750
49	Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,230	$32,270	160
50	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,040	$32,170	150
51	Nonstore Retailers	$44,040	$25,200	430
52	Facilities Support Services	$44,020	$30,310	380
53	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$43,810	$23,650	540
54	Educational Services - Privately owned	$43,800	$25,480	600
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,720	$24,520	660
56	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$43,660	$29,010	1,220
57	Oil and Gas Extraction	$43,590	$25,370	140
58	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$43,560	$29,830	n/a
59	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$43,470	$28,420	300
60	Building Finishing Contractors	$43,070	$31,900	40
61	Educational Services	$43,050	$27,100	2,330
62	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$42,920	$23,420	1,420
63	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$42,910	$30,700	230
64	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$42,680	$24,820	60
65	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$42,670	$26,380	540
66	Machinery Manufacturing	$42,600	$26,880	200
67	Landscaping Services	$42,560	$22,150	240
68	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$42,550	$24,750	320
69	Food and Beverage Stores	$42,480	$21,070	n/a
70	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$42,410	$28,970	310
71	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$42,020	$28,630	930
72	Automobile Dealers	$41,980	$23,030	219,290
73	Lessors of Real Estate	$41,900	$18,570	40
74	Educational Services - State government owned	$41,730	$28,540	980
75	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$41,710	$23,270	350
76	Urban Transit Systems	$41,690	$17,890	n/a
77	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$41,650	$25,420	1,680
78	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,540	$26,610	6,480
79	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,540	$26,140	5,410
80	Health Care and Social Assistance	$41,520	$24,880	1,050
81	Special Food Services	$41,500	$26,730	50
82	Waste Collection	$41,090	$23,880	410
83	Direct Selling Establishments	$40,990	$23,630	250
84	Food Services and Drinking Places	$40,860	$26,180	50
85	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$40,820	$26,180	70
86	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$40,800	$27,150	60
87	Hospitals - Local government owned	$40,800	$27,150	60
88	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$40,760	$25,460	830
89	Utility System Construction	$40,390	$24,370	930
90	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$40,310	$23,620	670
91	Warehousing and Storage	$40,300	$24,580	370
92	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$40,260	$25,700	150
93	Hospitals - State government owned	$40,250	$26,680	90
94	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$40,240	$26,000	60
95	Specialty Food Stores	$40,060	$18,510	n/a
96	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,040	$27,050	3,710
97	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$39,990	$23,870	60
98	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$39,890	$32,490	210
99	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$39,870	$23,690	410
100	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$39,860	$23,580	220