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Highest Paying Industries for Rail Car Repairers

The top 18 highest paying industries for rail car repairers (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 $68,270, mining (except oil and gas) is the highest paying industry for rail car repairers. It is followed by mining industry (average annual salary $68,270). 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 rail car repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 18 Highest Paying Industries for Rail Car Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$68,270	$54,750	140
2	Mining	$68,270	$54,750	140
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$59,650	$44,470	1,360
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,650	$44,470	1,360
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$59,530	$44,630	1,400
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$59,530	$44,630	1,400
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$59,530	$44,630	1,400
8	Coal Mining	$57,920	$50,540	n/a
9	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,640	$51,400	40
10	Rail Transportation	$56,070	$42,550	12,150
11	Transportation and Warehousing	$53,950	$32,900	17,510
12	Manufacturing	$45,160	$27,980	890
13	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$44,900	$27,910	870
14	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$44,900	$27,910	870
15	Support Activities for Transportation	$40,600	$26,660	5,330
16	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$40,200	$26,590	5,160
17	Other Support Activities for Transportation	$39,310	$26,560	70
18	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$33,850	$26,320	40