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Highest Paying Industries for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

The top 27 highest paying industries for shoe and leather workers and 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 $29,560, miscellaneous manufacturing is the highest paying industry for shoe and leather workers and repairers. It is followed by administrative and support services industry (average annual salary $29,300). 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 shoe and leather workers and repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest Paying Industries for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$29,560	$20,770	30
2	Administrative and Support Services	$29,300	$20,870	n/a
3	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,300	$20,870	n/a
4	Shoe Stores	$28,340	$18,270	190
5	Sporting Goods Stores	$27,450	$19,080	100
6	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$27,450	$19,080	100
7	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$27,450	$19,080	100
8	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$26,130	$17,760	30
9	Wholesale Trade	$25,070	$17,560	80
10	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$24,890	$17,430	70
11	Retail Trade	$24,340	$18,010	740
12	Footwear Manufacturing	$24,290	$16,860	1,530
13	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$24,100	$17,390	2,050
14	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$23,880	$17,790	n/a
15	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$23,870	$17,080	4,200
16	Manufacturing	$23,820	$17,090	4,410
17	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$23,430	$17,730	2,340
18	Repair and Maintenance	$23,430	$17,730	2,340
19	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,380	$17,750	2,370
20	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$22,850	$17,170	70
21	Clothing Stores	$22,830	$18,300	n/a
22	Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing	$22,350	$16,940	630
23	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$22,250	$20,110	n/a
24	Personal and Laundry Services	$22,250	$20,110	n/a
25	Apparel Manufacturing	$22,010	$17,210	n/a
26	Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	$21,550	$17,250	n/a
27	Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores	$19,790	$16,790	80