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Highest Paying Industries for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

The top 100 highest paying industries for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (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 $72,330, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $67,520). 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 bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$72,330	$72,320	50
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$67,520	$36,050	360
3	Utilities	$65,050	$37,030	2,210
4	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$64,840	$37,710	1,820
5	Telecommunications	$63,280	$38,040	180
6	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$63,260	$38,180	170
7	Scheduled Air Transportation	$63,160	$36,520	760
8	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$62,990	$23,480	440
9	Air Transportation	$62,430	$36,190	800
10	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$60,350	$33,450	90
11	Coal Mining	$60,090	$34,570	420
12	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$59,480	$34,930	100
13	Information	$59,200	$36,520	230
14	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$58,050	$40,650	n/a
15	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$57,530	$29,570	620
16	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$56,240	$34,680	30
17	Scientific Research and Development Services	$56,240	$34,680	30
18	Water Transportation	$56,100	$36,300	240
19	Inland Water Transportation	$54,680	$32,850	140
20	Rail Transportation	$53,710	$33,510	2,120
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,530	$33,650	22,330
22	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$51,650	$34,720	750
23	Pipeline Transportation	$51,260	$37,960	60
24	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$50,990	$35,480	270
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$50,720	$32,790	25,810
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$50,720	$32,790	25,810
27	Ship and Boat Building	$50,610	$30,930	180
28	Other Food Manufacturing	$50,170	$29,730	310
29	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$50,140	$36,600	40
30	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$49,530	$30,740	50
31	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$49,420	$33,820	260
32	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$49,380	$37,060	50
33	Chemical Manufacturing	$49,300	$33,020	330
34	Urban Transit Systems	$48,760	$34,770	3,030
35	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$48,690	$32,030	60
36	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$48,650	$23,840	330
37	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$48,390	$33,870	40
38	Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation	$48,170	$31,070	880
39	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$48,070	$31,110	32,330
40	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$47,990	$29,940	60
41	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$47,850	$23,480	310
42	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$47,720	$34,770	80
43	Metal Ore Mining	$47,600	$31,650	1,230
44	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$47,580	$33,490	150
45	Roofing Contractors	$47,530	$28,130	160
46	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$47,420	$31,260	2,440
47	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$47,180	$29,840	2,010
48	Automobile Dealers	$47,170	$28,480	4,130
49	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,120	$30,950	35,960
50	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$46,870	$29,950	n/a
51	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$46,730	$31,440	7,750
52	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$46,660	$33,210	270
53	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$46,620	$33,190	370
54	Foundries	$46,510	$30,040	40
55	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$46,390	$28,500	320
56	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$46,300	$31,030	160
57	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$46,250	$37,040	90
58	Beverage Manufacturing	$46,250	$31,100	940
59	Personal and Laundry Services	$46,230	$28,290	80
60	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$46,220	$31,150	940
61	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$46,140	$32,940	260
62	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$45,950	$32,110	710
63	Building Equipment Contractors	$45,650	$32,310	1,150
64	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$45,480	$33,110	390
65	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$45,420	$30,460	2,940
66	Warehousing and Storage	$45,350	$29,510	1,780
67	Newspaper Publishers	$45,280	$34,210	50
68	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$45,280	$34,210	50
69	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$45,280	$34,210	50
70	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$45,270	$31,560	1,300
71	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$45,200	$30,980	900
72	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$45,110	$30,510	210
73	Testing Laboratories	$44,960	$34,890	50
74	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$44,810	$29,730	30,850
75	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$44,700	$30,710	2,480
76	General Rental Centers	$44,640	$32,840	150
77	Wholesale Trade	$44,610	$29,520	38,390
78	Facilities Support Services	$44,600	$33,380	410
79	Utility System Construction	$44,560	$29,760	1,740
80	Mining	$44,550	$29,330	5,160
81	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$44,510	$35,090	60
82	Specialty Food Stores	$44,450	$33,730	60
83	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$44,430	$29,450	21,390
84	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$44,340	$30,650	500
85	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$44,260	$29,230	4,250
86	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$44,250	$28,670	140
87	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$44,210	$29,930	12,510
88	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$44,190	$26,740	n/a
89	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$44,130	$29,080	580
90	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$44,130	$30,050	240
91	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$44,080	$29,020	400
92	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$44,040	$28,970	2,090
93	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$43,990	$30,610	10,540
94	Rental and Leasing Services	$43,920	$30,480	12,060
95	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$43,920	$28,600	5,690
96	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$43,910	$30,460	12,090
97	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$43,830	$28,910	1,850
98	Construction	$43,670	$28,840	10,180
99	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$43,500	$28,310	740
100	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$43,490	$29,020	1,340