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Highest Paying Industries for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

The top 61 highest paying industries for telecommunications line installers and 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 $93,350, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for telecommunications line installers and repairers. It is followed by other services (except federal, state, and local government) industry (average annual salary $81,530). 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 telecommunications line installers and repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 61 Highest Paying Industries for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$93,350	$72,370	50
2	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$81,530	$31,660	120
3	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$79,550	$29,180	n/a
4	Repair and Maintenance	$79,550	$29,180	n/a
5	Utilities	$77,630	$47,470	920
6	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$76,920	$47,580	870
7	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$65,490	$33,300	60,450
8	Telecommunications	$65,250	$33,060	63,020
9	Information	$64,790	$32,320	66,640
10	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$61,890	$22,700	1,030
11	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$56,530	$45,450	40
12	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$56,530	$45,450	40
13	Manufacturing	$55,830	$32,650	80
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$55,090	$35,800	40
15	Hospitals - Privately owned	$55,090	$36,240	40
16	Federal government, including USPS	$54,440	$46,990	120
17	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$54,440	$46,990	120
18	Educational Services - Local government owned	$54,120	$35,040	60
19	Other Telecommunications	$53,010	$31,880	1,290
20	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,150	$31,340	420
21	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,760	$31,780	1,160
22	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,760	$31,780	1,160
23	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$51,690	$30,100	930
24	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,670	$30,300	850
25	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$51,650	$31,290	n/a
26	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,170	$37,030	190
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$51,150	$31,480	1,290
28	Satellite Telecommunications	$51,110	$30,620	240
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$50,890	$28,090	50
30	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$50,610	$27,960	60
31	Health Care and Social Assistance	$49,370	$26,990	60
32	State government, including schools and hospitals	$46,210	$33,190	250
33	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$45,720	$25,220	260
34	Temporary Help Services	$45,690	$25,270	1,140
35	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$45,620	$25,540	3,600
36	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$45,590	$25,540	3,610
37	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$44,580	$31,260	1,170
38	Administrative and Support Services	$44,110	$24,760	1,640
39	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$44,110	$24,760	1,640
40	Employment Services	$43,770	$24,440	1,390
41	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$43,480	$25,750	790
42	Educational Services	$43,460	$31,600	130
43	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,830	$28,290	2,860
44	Building Equipment Contractors	$42,780	$26,040	22,480
45	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$42,750	$26,050	22,220
46	Specialty Trade Contractors	$42,610	$26,050	22,810
47	Construction	$40,620	$25,390	40,000
48	Engineering Services	$38,580	$30,090	280
49	Utility System Construction	$38,370	$24,610	17,180
50	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$38,370	$24,610	17,180
51	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$38,350	$24,600	17,140
52	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$38,340	$28,440	360
53	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,160	$30,280	80
54	Educational Services - State government owned	$37,920	$31,110	60
55	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$37,900	$28,380	n/a
56	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$37,900	$28,380	n/a
57	Wholesale Trade	$37,900	$28,380	n/a
58	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$37,820	$31,070	60
59	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,390	$26,640	310
60	Security Systems Services	$36,160	$22,350	50
61	Investigation and Security Services	$36,160	$22,350	50