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Highest Paying Industries for Food Processing Workers, All Other

The top 30 highest paying industries for food processing workers, all other (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 $33,140, dairy product manufacturing is the highest paying industry for food processing workers, all other. It is followed by grocery stores industry (average annual salary $31,640). 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 food processing workers, all other in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 30 Highest Paying Industries for Food Processing Workers, All Other

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$33,140	$20,450	1,330
2	Grocery Stores	$31,640	$18,680	330
3	Beverage Manufacturing	$29,650	$18,120	n/a
4	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$29,650	$18,120	n/a
5	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$29,620	$18,740	460
6	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$29,400	$21,480	910
7	Other Food Manufacturing	$27,550	$18,570	3,580
8	Animal Food Manufacturing	$26,890	$17,080	310
9	Food and Beverage Stores	$25,860	$17,560	560
10	Manufacturing	$24,790	$18,370	27,300
11	Food Manufacturing	$24,780	$18,370	27,150
12	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$24,490	$18,410	2,180
13	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$24,300	$19,320	14,560
14	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$23,800	$19,320	n/a
15	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$23,770	$18,460	n/a
16	Accommodation and Food Services	$23,670	$18,910	n/a
17	Food Services and Drinking Places	$23,620	$18,900	n/a
18	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$23,250	$18,220	n/a
19	Retail Trade	$22,730	$17,170	11,110
20	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$22,330	$16,600	200
21	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$22,160	$17,160	3,280
22	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$21,240	$17,280	540
23	Wholesale Trade	$20,920	$17,230	1,700
24	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$20,340	$17,190	1,530
25	Specialty Food Stores	$20,120	$17,230	240
26	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$19,850	$17,240	1,290
27	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,440	$16,450	3,130
28	Employment Services	$19,430	$16,450	3,110
29	Administrative and Support Services	$19,430	$16,450	3,110
30	Temporary Help Services	$19,420	$16,420	3,010