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Highest Paying Industries for Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics

The top 100 highest paying industries for heavy vehicle and mobile equipment 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 $68,150, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $64,310). 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 heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,150	$42,490	610
2	Utilities	$64,310	$29,480	790
3	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$63,980	$29,260	30
4	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$62,500	$42,870	n/a
5	Death Care Services	$59,540	$35,470	n/a
6	Personal and Laundry Services	$59,540	$35,470	n/a
7	Metal Ore Mining	$59,370	$45,710	n/a
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$59,160	$41,720	170
9	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$58,780	$38,010	210
10	Scheduled Air Transportation	$58,430	$39,320	80
11	Air Transportation	$58,430	$39,320	80
12	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$58,060	$36,510	910
13	Rail Transportation	$56,050	$42,450	12,480
14	Masonry Contractors	$55,940	$32,320	140
15	Testing Laboratories	$55,750	$39,410	260
16	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$55,420	$42,180	40
17	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$55,010	$36,970	600
18	Educational Services - Local government owned	$54,730	$41,900	n/a
19	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$54,730	$37,180	60
20	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$54,590	$41,020	n/a
21	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$54,190	$40,990	40
22	Ship and Boat Building	$54,040	$43,140	70
23	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$53,990	$38,020	40
24	Transportation and Warehousing	$53,400	$32,300	20,120
25	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$53,290	$37,020	980
26	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,220	$33,650	1,680
27	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$53,120	$34,310	8,820
28	Coal Mining	$52,910	$33,540	n/a
29	Paper Manufacturing	$52,760	$29,670	70
30	Federal government, including USPS	$52,420	$44,170	6,430
31	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,420	$44,170	6,430
32	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$52,420	$35,310	1,330
33	Mining	$52,220	$33,950	11,390
34	Engineering Services	$52,180	$36,430	690
35	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,970	$36,110	17,690
36	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,970	$36,110	17,690
37	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$51,920	$36,020	17,890
38	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$51,680	$30,490	240
39	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$51,600	$33,310	9,330
40	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,580	$33,290	9,290
41	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$50,900	$32,200	380
42	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$50,700	$36,770	90
43	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$50,220	$32,000	590
44	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$50,040	$30,590	70
45	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$49,830	$25,010	70
46	Facilities Support Services	$49,690	$37,650	710
47	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$49,500	$33,080	30
48	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$49,180	$31,700	310
49	Support Activities for Mining	$48,980	$33,220	2,330
50	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$48,950	$31,280	3,170
51	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$48,450	$38,370	60
52	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,410	$32,030	1,980
53	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$48,220	$30,150	650
54	State government, including schools and hospitals	$48,040	$32,030	2,130
55	Chemical Manufacturing	$48,030	$23,900	40
56	Beverage Manufacturing	$47,760	$31,250	50
57	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$47,760	$31,250	50
58	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$47,510	$39,120	60
59	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$47,420	$38,850	80
60	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$47,370	$29,930	270
61	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$47,190	$31,070	70
62	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$47,060	$39,420	110
63	Scientific Research and Development Services	$47,060	$39,420	110
64	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$47,060	$31,120	310
65	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$46,650	$30,310	810
66	Utility System Construction	$46,470	$31,310	5,870
67	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$46,290	$30,880	1,380
68	Oil and Gas Extraction	$46,210	$32,000	230
69	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$46,140	$28,450	370
70	Waste Collection	$46,090	$31,060	400
71	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$46,070	$32,340	1,190
72	Wood Product Manufacturing	$45,990	$31,670	370
73	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$45,810	$29,370	1,550
74	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$45,810	$24,680	260
75	Educational Services	$45,740	$28,010	240
76	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$45,590	$31,460	9,520
77	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$45,530	$31,390	13,600
78	Administrative and Support Services	$45,470	$28,250	1,490
79	Nonresidential Building Construction	$45,280	$29,640	1,730
80	Rental and Leasing Services	$45,230	$31,090	10,770
81	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$45,230	$31,090	10,770
82	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$45,220	$28,400	810
83	Water Transportation	$45,190	$29,220	50
84	Manufacturing	$45,100	$29,290	6,230
85	Food Manufacturing	$45,060	$30,370	270
86	Construction of Buildings	$45,040	$29,510	1,900
87	Building Equipment Contractors	$44,940	$29,430	770
88	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$44,910	$29,150	480
89	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$44,880	$27,140	540
90	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$44,860	$31,660	270
91	Construction	$44,790	$29,980	24,830
92	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$44,690	$31,590	6,210
93	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$44,630	$27,890	920
94	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$44,630	$28,990	40
95	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$44,570	$35,930	80
96	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$44,480	$29,920	440
97	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$44,400	$31,960	n/a
98	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$43,950	$23,900	40
99	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$43,950	$29,850	7,270
100	Machinery Manufacturing	$43,880	$28,100	2,250