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

The top 100 highest paying industries for installation, maintenance, and repair workers helpers (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 $48,920, navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing is the highest paying industry for installation, maintenance, and repair workers helpers. It is followed by metal ore mining industry (average annual salary $43,060). 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 installation, maintenance, and repair workers helpers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$48,920	$23,080	100
2	Metal Ore Mining	$43,060	$23,680	380
3	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$42,150	$21,820	60
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$42,150	$21,820	60
5	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$41,750	$21,330	170
6	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$40,900	$24,290	150
7	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$40,710	$20,050	50
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$39,220	$24,560	110
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$39,050	$24,250	120
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$38,540	$22,840	130
11	Social Assistance	$36,670	$19,090	230
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$36,610	$23,240	200
13	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$35,750	$19,640	1,690
14	Utilities	$35,700	$19,820	2,040
15	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$35,580	$26,670	60
16	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$35,520	$18,700	1,020
17	Paper Manufacturing	$34,480	$21,840	120
18	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$34,390	$18,520	40
19	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$34,270	$18,260	50
20	Ambulance Services	$34,040	$17,910	60
21	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$34,020	$19,350	n/a
22	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$33,920	$19,470	150
23	Water Transportation	$33,770	$22,290	30
24	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$33,570	$19,400	370
25	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,090	$17,930	60
26	Scheduled Air Transportation	$32,680	$22,400	220
27	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$32,610	$19,200	90
28	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$32,600	$20,910	540
29	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$32,500	$20,760	60
30	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$32,110	$20,340	100
31	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$31,890	$18,470	150
32	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$31,840	$20,900	190
33	Air Transportation	$31,740	$22,150	310
34	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$31,700	$20,160	9,730
35	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$31,680	$18,880	60
36	Beverage Manufacturing	$31,620	$21,130	40
37	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$31,620	$21,130	40
38	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$31,550	$20,060	10,250
39	Federal, State, and Local Government	$31,550	$20,060	10,250
40	Nonresidential Building Construction	$31,220	$18,870	1,120
41	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$31,190	$19,310	40
42	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$31,100	$20,250	350
43	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,940	$20,600	360
44	Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,900	$20,590	380
45	Mining	$30,860	$19,050	3,030
46	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$30,820	$20,310	230
47	Other Support Services	$30,800	$17,650	540
48	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$30,580	$19,790	300
49	Construction of Buildings	$30,510	$19,060	1,330
50	Facilities Support Services	$30,480	$21,290	220
51	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$30,380	$20,870	360
52	Health Care and Social Assistance	$30,370	$19,600	1,210
53	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,360	$19,700	11,490
54	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$30,350	$21,020	90
55	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$30,280	$20,840	530
56	Coal Mining	$30,240	$16,720	280
57	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,200	$19,490	13,140
58	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$30,160	$20,620	410
59	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,010	$18,420	120
60	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$30,000	$18,520	40
61	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$29,900	$17,960	30
62	Traveler Accommodation	$29,890	$18,440	460
63	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$29,780	$20,800	60
64	Forging and Stamping	$29,760	$20,590	170
65	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$29,600	$18,850	2,310
66	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$29,600	$18,760	550
67	Urban Transit Systems	$29,590	$20,410	130
68	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$29,440	$18,230	40
69	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$29,410	$19,350	120
70	Wood Product Manufacturing	$29,300	$18,690	110
71	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$29,270	$18,380	190
72	Support Activities for Mining	$29,250	$19,400	1,930
73	Specialized Design Services	$29,180	$22,240	40
74	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$29,100	$19,660	340
75	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$29,100	$18,390	60
76	Warehousing and Storage	$29,060	$20,380	190
77	Testing Laboratories	$29,050	$20,120	n/a
78	Machinery Manufacturing	$29,050	$19,430	590
79	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$29,000	$19,020	140
80	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other	$28,950	$20,490	40
81	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$28,920	$20,280	130
82	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$28,870	$19,250	980
83	State government, including schools and hospitals	$28,850	$18,950	1,650
84	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$28,840	$18,890	1,020
85	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$28,810	$18,070	50
86	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$28,800	$22,390	220
87	Oil and Gas Extraction	$28,770	$17,910	80
88	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$28,730	$18,280	n/a
89	Spectator Sports	$28,700	$19,140	110
90	Taxi and Limousine Service	$28,640	$20,480	100
91	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$28,630	$19,770	230
92	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$28,610	$19,490	2,480
93	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$28,540	$18,260	1,070
94	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$28,520	$19,860	40
95	Direct Selling Establishments	$28,500	$18,260	550
96	Accommodation	$28,430	$17,910	540
97	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$28,430	$19,100	790
98	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$28,350	$20,290	30
99	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$28,350	$20,290	30
100	Manufacturing	$28,340	$19,170	6,200