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Highest Paying Industries for Printing Press Operators

The top 100 highest paying industries for printing press operators (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 $97,580, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for printing press operators. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $97,580). 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 printing press operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Printing Press Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$97,580	$51,350	590
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$97,580	$53,330	560
3	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$55,020	$35,180	40
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$54,830	$36,020	40
5	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$50,140	$25,010	n/a
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,070	$30,470	1,980
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$48,070	$30,470	1,980
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$46,640	$26,360	50
9	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$44,330	$24,230	90
10	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$44,300	$31,530	n/a
11	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,290	$28,680	700
12	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$43,510	$27,340	30
13	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$42,870	$27,670	3,780
14	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$42,180	$27,790	40
15	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$42,030	$30,980	30
16	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,460	$27,040	1,780
17	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$40,790	$27,070	40
18	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,460	$29,090	710
19	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$39,970	$28,200	390
20	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,950	$29,140	250
21	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$39,920	$22,200	270
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,910	$29,030	250
23	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$39,890	$28,440	290
24	Machinery Manufacturing	$39,870	$25,320	160
25	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$39,860	$27,230	790
26	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$39,790	$26,150	40
27	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$39,780	$27,220	770
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$39,650	$28,210	270
29	Health Care and Social Assistance	$39,520	$19,810	430
30	Educational Services - Local government owned	$39,400	$26,240	1,050
31	Insurance Carriers	$39,110	$26,510	430
32	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$38,900	$23,700	40
33	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$38,760	$22,930	560
34	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$38,750	$23,380	240
35	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,680	$26,810	1,410
36	Sound Recording Industries	$38,650	$22,830	70
37	Paper Manufacturing	$38,490	$25,150	13,370
38	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$38,460	$25,070	12,990
39	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$38,450	$26,310	80
40	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$38,410	$22,590	70
41	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$38,400	$23,700	40
42	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$38,360	$26,880	40
43	Educational Services	$38,180	$25,550	2,260
44	Educational Services - Privately owned	$38,160	$24,150	530
45	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$38,160	$25,880	210
46	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$38,110	$23,940	480
47	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$38,080	$27,320	n/a
48	Transportation and Warehousing	$37,690	$26,720	270
49	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$37,500	$23,610	260
50	Finance and Insurance	$37,490	$24,200	940
51	Warehousing and Storage	$37,400	$26,200	210
52	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$37,310	$18,860	200
53	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$37,280	$23,870	850
54	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$37,250	$25,150	1,070
55	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$37,220	$24,690	330
56	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,580	$25,710	570
57	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$36,440	$22,920	1,320
58	Other Information Services	$36,370	$18,350	30
59	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,330	$25,750	680
60	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$36,170	$26,840	n/a
61	Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	$35,840	$26,560	60
62	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$35,670	$20,400	14,510
63	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$35,660	$20,430	14,710
64	Information	$35,620	$20,330	15,030
65	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$35,600	$18,540	220
66	Other Support Services	$35,570	$20,840	280
67	Software Publishers	$35,570	$25,000	200
68	Newspaper Publishers	$35,520	$19,820	9,830
69	Manufacturing	$35,350	$20,740	123,130
70	Printing and Related Support Activities	$35,200	$20,560	98,510
71	Office Administrative Services	$35,160	$22,280	30
72	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$34,850	$20,270	4,460
73	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$34,750	$20,190	4,490
74	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$34,730	$21,280	750
75	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$34,390	$21,800	2,180
76	Junior colleges - State government owned	$34,180	$25,710	90
77	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$34,110	$24,970	530
78	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$34,020	$22,050	90
79	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$33,760	$21,750	1,920
80	Business Support Services	$33,500	$21,120	2,720
81	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$33,270	$18,050	170
82	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$33,220	$19,860	1,580
83	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$33,000	$25,130	50
84	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$32,740	$19,880	10,130
85	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$32,690	$21,280	40
86	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$32,670	$19,820	6,800
87	Other Insurance Related Activities	$32,480	$22,990	n/a
88	Food Manufacturing	$32,440	$22,770	70
89	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$32,430	$22,960	n/a
90	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$32,260	$25,560	n/a
91	Wholesale Trade	$32,050	$20,190	2,940
92	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$32,020	$17,600	100
93	Chemical Manufacturing	$31,440	$20,760	370
94	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$31,390	$21,190	150
95	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$31,100	$20,860	170
96	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$30,860	$18,340	250
97	Specialized Design Services	$30,830	$19,680	2,420
98	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$30,530	$20,980	150
99	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$30,510	$19,800	150
100	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$30,370	$20,010	960