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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers (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 $77,880, pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers. It is followed by pipeline transportation of natural gas industry (average annual salary $69,690). 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 miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pipeline Transportation	$77,880	$44,220	130
2	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$69,690	$44,770	60
3	Natural Gas Distribution	$67,650	$30,240	790
4	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$59,130	$33,400	290
5	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$59,070	$33,440	300
6	Postal Service (federal government)	$58,300	$58,280	330
7	Rail Transportation	$58,050	$40,130	7,050
8	Metal Ore Mining	$53,970	$28,940	640
9	Federal government, including USPS	$53,060	$42,350	13,300
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,700	$42,260	12,970
11	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$51,690	$18,940	80
12	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$50,000	$16,720	120
13	Other Schools and Instruction	$50,000	$16,720	120
14	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$49,960	$27,050	1,000
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$49,680	$23,080	40
16	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$49,120	$25,120	n/a
17	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$48,380	$21,260	90
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,020	$23,800	31,290
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$48,020	$23,800	31,290
20	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$47,600	$26,930	60
21	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$46,930	$37,210	60
22	Performing Arts Companies	$46,910	$26,010	210
23	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$46,570	$39,490	50
24	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$46,480	$26,830	430
25	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,790	$25,010	450
26	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,600	$22,270	39,420
27	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$45,270	$21,340	330
28	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$45,110	$22,370	130
29	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$44,630	$20,000	n/a
30	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$43,960	$24,000	40
31	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$43,900	$26,080	230
32	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$43,830	$20,160	1,210
33	Utilities	$43,580	$21,850	3,290
34	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$43,320	$28,090	1,430
35	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$42,830	$22,460	30
36	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$42,820	$22,870	30
37	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$42,560	$24,840	80
38	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,390	$19,510	1,550
39	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,390	$26,930	190
40	Ship and Boat Building	$42,280	$26,430	2,190
41	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$42,090	$24,790	4,100
42	Hospitals - State government owned	$42,080	$26,520	210
43	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$42,080	$24,880	390
44	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$42,040	$19,000	240
45	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$41,990	$31,660	50
46	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,510	$23,090	2,240
47	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$41,350	$21,630	3,520
48	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$41,180	$21,270	660
49	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$41,070	$27,240	160
50	Testing Laboratories	$41,060	$22,930	n/a
51	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$41,060	$22,710	700
52	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$40,710	$20,050	50
53	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$40,660	$27,840	170
54	Temporary Help Services	$40,630	$20,580	10,630
55	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$40,510	$27,890	160
56	Other Support Services	$40,490	$26,010	4,580
57	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$40,170	$25,720	160
58	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$40,100	$20,990	2,230
59	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$40,000	$22,370	1,130
60	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$39,900	$25,020	70
61	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$39,890	$20,740	120
62	Hospitals - Local government owned	$39,890	$20,740	120
63	Nonresidential Building Construction	$39,800	$22,110	2,510
64	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$39,520	$19,160	160
65	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$39,460	$21,970	920
66	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,430	$20,980	16,080
67	Scheduled Air Transportation	$39,360	$23,160	420
68	Transportation and Warehousing	$39,180	$20,750	20,770
69	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$39,110	$32,130	30
70	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$39,060	$19,400	1,320
71	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,000	$22,140	800
72	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$38,950	$22,490	420
73	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$38,920	$21,850	3,620
74	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$38,890	$24,740	1,310
75	Employment Services	$38,810	$19,480	12,750
76	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,760	$22,120	760
77	Engineering Services	$38,380	$20,880	1,250
78	Business Support Services	$38,320	$22,220	360
79	Casino Hotels	$38,280	$21,980	3,120
80	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$38,230	$21,140	1,800
81	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$38,120	$21,650	50
82	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$37,820	$22,330	1,320
83	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$37,810	$25,780	490
84	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$37,790	$23,450	n/a
85	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$37,770	$23,450	3,000
86	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$37,760	$19,820	70
87	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$37,740	$29,650	80
88	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,650	$20,850	4,770
89	Other Personal Services	$37,600	$23,010	500
90	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,340	$24,790	330
91	Air Transportation	$37,270	$22,950	510
92	Hardware Manufacturing	$37,240	$20,580	n/a
93	Social Assistance	$37,190	$19,600	310
94	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$37,180	$25,180	40
95	Traveler Accommodation	$37,170	$21,150	3,770
96	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$37,090	$23,040	250
97	Accommodation	$37,050	$20,780	3,920
98	Oil and Gas Extraction	$37,030	$24,460	290
99	Construction of Buildings	$37,000	$21,280	3,100
100	Department Stores	$36,820	$22,360	1,240