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Highest Paying Industries for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

The top 100 highest paying industries for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (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 $68,120, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $67,920). 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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,120	$42,630	600
2	Utilities	$67,920	$42,660	650
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	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$59,160	$41,720	170
8	Metal Ore Mining	$58,920	$45,400	n/a
9	Scheduled Air Transportation	$58,430	$39,320	80
10	Air Transportation	$58,430	$39,320	80
11	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$58,060	$36,510	910
12	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$56,300	$40,800	n/a
13	Masonry Contractors	$55,940	$32,320	140
14	Testing Laboratories	$55,870	$39,630	260
15	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$55,420	$42,180	40
16	Rail Transportation	$55,270	$39,710	330
17	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$54,810	$36,870	590
18	Educational Services - Local government owned	$54,730	$41,900	n/a
19	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$54,730	$37,180	60
20	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$54,190	$40,990	40
21	Ship and Boat Building	$54,040	$43,140	70
22	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$53,990	$38,020	40
23	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$53,330	$37,060	970
24	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,220	$33,650	1,680
25	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$53,150	$35,750	160
26	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$52,860	$34,220	8,680
27	Support Activities for Transportation	$52,850	$31,880	970
28	Coal Mining	$52,790	$33,480	3,070
29	Paper Manufacturing	$52,760	$29,670	70
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$52,470	$35,320	1,320
31	Federal government, including USPS	$52,420	$44,170	6,430
32	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,420	$44,170	6,430
33	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,260	$34,140	530
34	Food Manufacturing	$52,250	$34,960	100
35	Engineering Services	$52,180	$36,430	690
36	Mining	$52,000	$33,890	11,250
37	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$51,720	$30,420	230
38	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$51,600	$35,520	410
39	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$51,230	$35,440	16,390
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,230	$35,480	16,250
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,230	$35,480	16,250
42	Educational Services	$51,180	$31,520	150
43	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$50,900	$32,200	380
44	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$50,700	$36,770	90
45	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$50,060	$32,960	2,930
46	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$50,040	$30,590	70
47	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$49,830	$25,010	70
48	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$49,760	$32,530	7,930
49	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,720	$32,510	7,880
50	Facilities Support Services	$49,630	$37,590	710
51	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$49,500	$33,080	30
52	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$49,180	$31,700	310
53	Support Activities for Mining	$48,980	$33,220	2,330
54	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$48,530	$34,230	30
55	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$48,350	$32,250	250
56	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$48,000	$30,090	640
57	State government, including schools and hospitals	$47,860	$32,030	2,030
58	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,860	$32,030	1,930
59	Transportation and Warehousing	$47,580	$28,940	2,600
60	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$47,570	$37,790	70
61	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$47,510	$39,120	60
62	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$47,490	$37,650	50
63	Utility System Construction	$47,370	$32,470	5,510
64	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$47,330	$28,840	90
65	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$47,280	$31,860	32,650
66	Building Equipment Contractors	$47,280	$31,480	660
67	Administrative and Support Services	$47,200	$32,070	1,240
68	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$47,190	$31,070	70
69	Wholesale Trade	$47,140	$31,850	35,470
70	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$47,090	$31,820	34,620
71	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$46,810	$30,510	280
72	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$46,590	$38,960	100
73	Scientific Research and Development Services	$46,590	$38,960	100
74	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$46,550	$28,640	70
75	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$46,540	$30,310	800
76	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$46,510	$32,680	680
77	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$46,480	$28,710	350
78	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$46,390	$32,370	440
79	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$46,290	$30,870	1,380
80	Oil and Gas Extraction	$46,210	$32,000	230
81	Educational Services - State government owned	$46,170	$29,160	80
82	Wood Product Manufacturing	$46,100	$31,650	370
83	Waste Collection	$46,090	$31,060	400
84	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$46,070	$32,340	1,190
85	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$45,900	$31,790	13,240
86	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$45,810	$24,680	260
87	Manufacturing	$45,670	$31,050	4,700
88	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$45,630	$31,560	9,410
89	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$45,570	$30,860	6,140
90	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$45,370	$32,310	660
91	Nonresidential Building Construction	$45,320	$29,700	1,720
92	Rental and Leasing Services	$45,270	$31,220	10,660
93	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$45,270	$31,220	10,660
94	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$45,250	$30,880	6,470
95	Repair and Maintenance	$45,190	$30,850	6,420
96	Water Transportation	$45,190	$29,220	50
97	Construction of Buildings	$45,070	$29,560	1,890
98	Construction	$45,040	$30,390	24,360
99	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$44,980	$27,340	540
100	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$44,910	$29,150	480