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

The top 100 highest paying industries for other 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 $79,190, pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for other installation, maintenance, and repair workers. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $75,940). 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 other installation, maintenance, and repair workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pipeline Transportation	$79,190	$45,390	130
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$75,940	$42,690	590
3	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$74,410	$35,390	40
4	Technical and Trade Schools	$74,410	$35,390	40
5	Metal Ore Mining	$70,320	$52,140	270
6	Utilities	$70,060	$31,000	1,140
7	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$69,500	$49,680	290
8	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$66,400	$35,230	430
9	Lessors of Real Estate	$63,780	$25,830	n/a
10	Mining	$61,940	$31,500	450
11	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$58,550	$37,910	700
12	Postal Service (federal government)	$58,300	$58,280	310
13	Air Transportation	$57,760	$25,000	200
14	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$55,820	$33,510	n/a
15	Scheduled Air Transportation	$55,520	$24,740	190
16	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$55,270	$41,620	60
17	Rail Transportation	$54,660	$36,380	880
18	Ship and Boat Building	$53,640	$34,490	300
19	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$53,180	$33,570	110
20	Federal government, including USPS	$53,060	$42,390	11,610
21	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,720	$42,330	11,300
22	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,740	$37,320	16,320
23	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,740	$37,320	16,320
24	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$51,650	$39,430	70
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$51,540	$35,070	17,680
26	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$51,190	$31,150	1,400
27	Testing Laboratories	$50,150	$28,940	220
28	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$50,010	$16,640	n/a
29	Other Schools and Instruction	$50,010	$16,640	n/a
30	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,990	$19,350	480
31	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$49,740	$28,860	100
32	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$49,610	$28,950	300
33	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$49,520	$20,570	50
34	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$49,120	$25,120	n/a
35	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$49,090	$25,630	1,350
36	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,080	$24,280	3,640
37	Electronics and Appliance Stores	$49,020	$18,510	170
38	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$48,820	$24,130	4,080
39	Transportation and Warehousing	$48,340	$24,570	4,250
40	Performing Arts Companies	$48,320	$29,360	70
41	Chemical Manufacturing	$48,240	$27,180	130
42	Machinery Manufacturing	$48,170	$26,500	1,070
43	Casino Hotels	$48,140	$22,780	440
44	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$48,040	$22,640	160
45	Other Food Manufacturing	$48,040	$32,050	n/a
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$47,410	$23,720	290
47	Water Transportation	$47,290	$23,730	30
48	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$47,110	$25,140	580
49	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$47,030	$23,610	300
50	Beverage Manufacturing	$47,010	$31,230	170
51	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$47,010	$31,230	170
52	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$46,930	$37,210	60
53	Educational Services - Local government owned	$46,330	$23,810	370
54	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$46,290	$25,680	70
55	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$46,180	$31,050	830
56	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$45,770	$28,040	190
57	Security Systems Services	$45,750	$27,000	420
58	Investigation and Security Services	$45,730	$26,990	420
59	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$45,590	$27,360	300
60	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$45,500	$24,780	2,250
61	Engineering Services	$45,460	$21,280	780
62	Spectator Sports	$45,140	$24,780	50
63	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$45,120	$33,470	50
64	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$44,850	$22,060	1,130
65	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$44,810	$22,210	130
66	Support Activities for Transportation	$44,790	$23,110	1,680
67	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$44,660	$19,590	220
68	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$44,470	$20,620	230
69	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$44,190	$32,570	n/a
70	Accommodation and Food Services	$44,170	$22,030	920
71	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,000	$30,250	1,380
72	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$43,940	$27,320	280
73	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$43,910	$20,780	30
74	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$43,720	$28,460	170
75	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$43,640	$19,680	250
76	Hardware Manufacturing	$43,440	$32,930	n/a
77	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$43,170	$33,340	30
78	Scientific Research and Development Services	$42,990	$21,980	290
79	Nonresidential Building Construction	$42,950	$25,940	260
80	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$42,920	$19,640	80
81	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$42,840	$25,860	160
82	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$42,820	$22,920	3,130
83	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$42,650	$27,450	190
84	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$42,610	$24,980	90
85	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$42,580	$31,350	90
86	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$42,490	$24,010	130
87	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$42,090	$23,830	100
88	Gambling Industries	$42,070	$21,310	40
89	Accommodation	$42,060	$21,870	750
90	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$41,940	$22,510	40
91	Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,870	$23,990	110
92	Forging and Stamping	$41,740	$31,950	n/a
93	Real Estate	$41,590	$21,900	450
94	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$41,570	$24,640	630
95	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$41,430	$24,580	150
96	Gasoline Stations	$41,280	$18,100	100
97	Business Support Services	$41,160	$22,920	280
98	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,100	$23,970	1,990
99	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$41,090	$22,260	470
100	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$41,060	$24,750	80