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Highest Paying Industries for Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

The top 100 highest paying industries for other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (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 $68,020, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $66,980). 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 other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,020	$39,650	80,880
2	Utilities	$66,980	$37,450	102,080
3	Natural Gas Distribution	$66,260	$39,400	16,650
4	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$65,140	$48,740	7,390
5	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$65,100	$32,660	63,470
6	Telecommunications	$64,510	$31,640	67,470
7	Information	$62,550	$29,770	77,760
8	Other Pipeline Transportation	$60,670	$31,190	920
9	Postal Service (federal government)	$60,070	$54,510	10,050
10	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$59,430	$35,050	930
11	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$57,930	$33,150	6,980
12	Rail Transportation	$57,090	$39,020	8,400
13	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$56,900	$31,400	10,210
14	Federal government, including USPS	$56,560	$43,910	44,340
15	Pipeline Transportation	$55,880	$30,060	6,000
16	Oil and Gas Extraction	$55,740	$30,390	5,320
17	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$55,690	$34,110	980
18	Couriers and Messengers	$55,220	$33,500	1,080
19	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$54,550	$33,970	13,480
20	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$54,290	$42,350	34,280
21	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$54,200	$28,980	4,160
22	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$54,140	$39,450	150
23	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$54,120	$29,820	5,720
24	Tobacco Manufacturing	$53,970	$30,150	1,500
25	Scientific Research and Development Services	$53,930	$29,630	5,830
26	Metal Ore Mining	$53,670	$32,960	4,240
27	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$53,020	$30,650	11,880
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$52,940	$27,060	340
29	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$52,780	$31,810	2,520
30	Scheduled Air Transportation	$52,550	$25,450	2,330
31	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$52,380	$31,950	6,940
32	Air Transportation	$51,320	$25,220	2,700
33	Other Information Services	$51,120	$27,920	630
34	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$51,040	$29,490	11,270
35	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$50,720	$33,080	14,320
36	Chemical Manufacturing	$50,630	$30,600	44,710
37	Other Telecommunications	$50,430	$27,070	1,620
38	Engineering Services	$50,140	$27,010	6,920
39	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$50,120	$30,980	610
40	Coal Mining	$49,840	$25,950	4,480
41	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$49,710	$31,040	50,330
42	Paper Manufacturing	$49,700	$31,930	26,560
43	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$49,620	$26,130	390
44	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$49,610	$30,750	7,700
45	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$49,450	$23,600	6,140
46	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$49,150	$32,810	3,910
47	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$49,070	$26,910	330
48	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$48,710	$30,150	15,920
49	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$48,650	$28,020	13,590
50	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$48,580	$32,620	500
51	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$48,510	$30,610	3,600
52	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$48,500	$33,400	4,180
53	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$48,090	$31,350	6,020
54	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$48,050	$25,940	9,510
55	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$47,990	$29,380	6,040
56	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$47,960	$23,280	3,250
57	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$47,940	$30,520	5,100
58	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$47,470	$31,270	1,370
59	Satellite Telecommunications	$47,170	$26,610	340
60	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$47,140	$31,500	37,100
61	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$47,120	$29,680	4,740
62	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$46,890	$30,770	2,270
63	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$46,820	$25,900	52,900
64	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$46,800	$27,680	13,480
65	Transportation and Warehousing	$46,790	$24,220	76,250
66	Ship and Boat Building	$46,690	$28,610	5,480
67	Testing Laboratories	$46,550	$25,770	1,910
68	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$46,430	$29,030	4,220
69	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$46,400	$29,950	930
70	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$46,370	$29,300	7,090
71	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$46,360	$31,210	21,850
72	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$46,350	$30,320	6,450
73	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$46,310	$30,480	10,070
74	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$46,260	$30,260	8,660
75	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$46,090	$29,260	2,950
76	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$46,060	$30,670	13,080
77	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$46,050	$28,410	3,820
78	Beverage Manufacturing	$46,030	$27,360	11,980
79	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$46,020	$28,230	860
80	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$46,000	$32,070	1,850
81	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$45,990	$23,180	160
82	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$45,870	$27,500	1,180
83	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$45,840	$27,180	2,300
84	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$45,710	$31,070	4,280
85	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$45,630	$24,180	110
86	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$45,630	$30,950	880
87	Mining	$45,490	$26,720	41,200
88	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$45,470	$30,260	5,860
89	Other Food Manufacturing	$45,460	$27,380	9,470
90	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$45,410	$28,720	1,590
91	Machinery Manufacturing	$45,410	$28,960	38,580
92	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$45,310	$31,680	2,730
93	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$45,290	$26,480	22,890
94	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$45,170	$27,850	16,580
95	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$45,140	$25,230	3,950
96	Insurance Carriers	$45,110	$27,880	2,170
97	Manufacturing	$45,080	$28,030	479,990
98	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$44,980	$29,520	12,260
99	Casino Hotels	$44,890	$24,800	9,050
100	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$44,770	$26,810	9,320