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Highest Paying Industries for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers

The top 100 highest paying industries for precision instrument and equipment 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 $70,440, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for precision instrument and equipment repairers. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $70,000). 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 precision instrument and equipment repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$70,440	$45,230	110
2	Utilities	$70,000	$46,640	160
3	Natural Gas Distribution	$69,820	$60,770	n/a
4	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$69,460	$51,950	50
5	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$68,680	$28,320	140
6	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$68,230	$51,270	150
7	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$67,510	$41,030	n/a
8	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$66,230	$40,650	n/a
9	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$66,050	$25,890	110
10	Chemical Manufacturing	$62,070	$41,240	250
11	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$61,640	$29,020	100
12	Engineering Services	$59,940	$43,980	n/a
13	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$59,850	$37,670	50
14	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$59,190	$41,130	120
15	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,970	$27,630	610
16	Federal government, including USPS	$56,900	$46,780	2,250
17	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$56,900	$46,780	2,250
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$56,570	$40,670	3,040
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$56,570	$40,670	3,040
20	Pipeline Transportation	$56,410	$27,880	60
21	Beverage Manufacturing	$56,260	$32,580	30
22	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$56,260	$32,580	30
23	Performing Arts Companies	$55,840	$32,430	40
24	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$55,400	$26,710	50
25	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$55,380	$36,180	50
26	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$55,360	$36,290	190
27	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$55,350	$36,350	130
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,270	$34,560	4,570
29	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$55,010	$38,670	30
30	Facilities Support Services	$54,820	$37,040	40
31	Educational Services - Local government owned	$54,640	$28,370	90
32	Office Administrative Services	$54,290	$31,780	90
33	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$54,210	$26,360	50
34	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$54,040	$36,620	130
35	Transportation and Warehousing	$53,850	$29,830	80
36	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$53,760	$41,720	n/a
37	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$53,370	$27,480	620
38	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$53,300	$34,010	570
39	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$53,230	$33,440	510
40	Mining	$53,220	$33,840	90
41	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$53,110	$24,930	60
42	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$52,990	$33,850	390
43	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$52,830	$33,760	410
44	Educational Services - State government owned	$52,490	$33,400	430
45	Educational Services	$52,280	$30,800	740
46	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$52,170	$28,600	1,300
47	Temporary Help Services	$52,140	$23,990	140
48	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$51,970	$33,380	130
49	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$51,830	$27,940	1,000
50	Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,770	$30,300	5,500
51	Offices of Physicians	$51,760	$26,890	440
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,680	$30,190	5,360
53	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$51,550	$18,620	n/a
54	Other Schools and Instruction	$51,550	$18,620	n/a
55	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$51,370	$33,130	90
56	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$51,200	$30,350	6,510
57	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$51,170	$27,970	1,530
58	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$51,100	$30,360	6,300
59	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$51,000	$30,930	230
60	Educational Services - Privately owned	$50,950	$26,930	230
61	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$50,540	$35,090	30
62	State government, including schools and hospitals	$50,510	$30,460	1,030
63	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$50,290	$32,970	130
64	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$50,230	$30,270	1,090
65	Manufacturing	$50,210	$31,260	3,410
66	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$50,130	$26,600	70
67	Hospitals - State government owned	$50,100	$32,300	420
68	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$49,990	$30,070	1,050
69	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$49,800	$29,700	480
70	Other Information Services	$49,640	$32,350	n/a
71	Machinery Manufacturing	$49,420	$33,160	370
72	Food Manufacturing	$49,200	$37,270	40
73	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$48,550	$32,010	370
74	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$48,390	$32,600	140
75	Scientific Research and Development Services	$48,390	$32,600	140
76	Health Care and Social Assistance	$47,790	$27,930	10,460
77	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$47,780	$24,600	80
78	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$47,760	$39,640	110
79	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$47,540	$22,450	220
80	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$47,340	$30,600	580
81	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,030	$23,410	1,340
82	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$46,980	$26,410	710
83	Hospitals - Local government owned	$46,880	$29,330	590
84	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$46,490	$29,300	11,410
85	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$45,970	$28,670	14,810
86	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$45,910	$30,870	90
87	Support Activities for Mining	$45,910	$32,660	50
88	Wholesale Trade	$45,800	$27,700	17,510
89	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$45,800	$27,750	50
90	Outpatient Care Centers	$45,730	$31,050	1,990
91	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$45,350	$27,780	15,760
92	Repair and Maintenance	$44,870	$26,930	13,840
93	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$44,810	$26,910	13,900
94	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,800	$26,310	180
95	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$44,420	$29,900	1,090
96	Information	$44,240	$27,550	200
97	Testing Laboratories	$44,230	$22,440	320
98	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	$44,040	$30,410	n/a
99	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$44,040	$30,410	n/a
100	Administrative and Support Services	$43,690	$26,110	580