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Highest Paying Industries for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

The top 75 highest paying industries for locksmiths and safe 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 $61,610, aerospace product and parts manufacturing is the highest paying industry for locksmiths and safe repairers. It is followed by professional, scientific, and technical services industry (average annual salary $60,840). 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 locksmiths and safe repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest Paying Industries for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$61,610	$40,030	40
2	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$60,840	$42,140	70
3	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$59,560	$40,340	40
4	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$59,460	$37,340	100
5	Engineering Services	$58,440	$40,900	50
6	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$58,440	$40,900	50
7	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$57,220	$44,210	n/a
8	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$55,880	$17,840	n/a
9	Casino Hotels	$55,850	$37,940	130
10	Traveler Accommodation	$55,330	$35,460	150
11	Accommodation	$55,330	$35,460	150
12	Accommodation and Food Services	$55,330	$35,460	150
13	Manufacturing	$55,030	$23,000	n/a
14	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$54,860	$32,890	110
15	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$53,450	$39,870	120
16	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$53,010	$23,270	n/a
17	Federal government, including USPS	$52,940	$44,810	280
18	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,910	$45,130	270
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$52,260	$39,050	50
20	Hospitals - Local government owned	$52,260	$39,050	50
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,250	$32,190	360
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$52,250	$35,030	500
23	Educational Services - Privately owned	$51,910	$34,820	510
24	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,540	$34,400	930
25	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,540	$34,400	930
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$50,280	$31,730	50
27	Activities Related to Real Estate	$50,090	$33,150	40
28	Real Estate	$50,020	$31,020	50
29	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$50,020	$31,020	50
30	Gambling Industries	$49,500	$32,120	40
31	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$49,490	$30,270	940
32	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,470	$35,780	370
33	Health Care and Social Assistance	$49,330	$35,860	380
34	Hospitals - State government owned	$49,270	$33,580	70
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$49,120	$36,370	310
36	Facilities Support Services	$49,090	$31,740	110
37	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,910	$32,080	310
38	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$48,800	$31,600	2,270
39	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,690	$36,030	250
40	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$48,660	$31,230	40
41	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$48,100	$31,860	1,160
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,090	$35,650	240
43	Educational Services	$47,110	$31,230	1,680
44	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$46,290	$33,950	50
45	Educational Services - Local government owned	$46,160	$28,700	490
46	State government, including schools and hospitals	$46,010	$31,050	1,050
47	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$45,390	$29,400	70
48	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$44,820	$29,800	70
49	Construction	$44,730	$30,920	180
50	Specialty Trade Contractors	$44,020	$28,990	170
51	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$43,940	$29,880	650
52	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$43,750	$27,430	380
53	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$43,710	$27,690	400
54	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,550	$29,960	680
55	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$43,130	$17,060	40
56	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$40,750	$30,390	160
57	Building Equipment Contractors	$40,070	$19,520	120
58	Business Support Services	$38,090	$25,320	50
59	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$37,990	$22,830	470
60	Wholesale Trade	$37,690	$21,690	580
61	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$37,270	$31,440	n/a
62	Administrative and Support Services	$36,050	$22,090	12,360
63	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$36,050	$22,090	12,360
64	Investigation and Security Services	$35,950	$22,020	12,150
65	Security Systems Services	$35,940	$22,020	12,130
66	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$35,000	$21,220	140
67	Repair and Maintenance	$34,800	$21,210	140
68	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$33,780	$18,400	110
69	Employment Services	$32,040	$20,710	30
70	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$31,500	$20,550	40
71	Retail Trade	$31,110	$20,620	40
72	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,340	$21,690	240
73	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$29,950	$20,330	n/a
74	Transportation and Warehousing	$29,540	$25,350	n/a
75	Support Activities for Transportation	$28,670	$25,180	n/a