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Highest Paying Industries for Other Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers

The top 63 highest paying industries for other textile, apparel, and furnishings 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 $48,140, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $48,140). 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 textile, apparel, and furnishings workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 63 Highest Paying Industries for Other Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$48,140	$35,650	510
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$48,140	$35,650	510
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$48,130	$35,640	520
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$47,920	$35,650	510
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$47,920	$35,650	510
6	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$39,600	$23,630	80
7	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$36,510	$27,470	70
8	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$34,900	$26,540	30
9	Used Merchandise Stores	$34,750	$26,790	80
10	Fabric Mills	$32,890	$21,140	1,220
11	Nonstore Retailers	$32,630	$24,050	550
12	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$29,980	$20,740	160
13	Textile Mills	$29,620	$19,300	2,090
14	Retail Trade	$28,940	$19,000	1,110
15	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$28,660	$20,910	130
16	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$28,660	$20,910	130
17	Other Support Services	$28,480	$17,920	n/a
18	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$28,390	$20,100	240
19	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$28,060	$18,760	100
20	Textile Furnishings Mills	$28,000	$20,300	1,490
21	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$27,600	$24,750	250
22	Wholesale Trade	$27,200	$18,710	1,200
23	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$27,170	$18,310	880
24	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$27,130	$21,170	110
25	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	$27,100	$18,030	620
26	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$26,960	$20,860	130
27	Textile Product Mills	$26,830	$18,590	3,210
28	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$26,820	$18,930	3,460
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$26,480	$18,420	1,000
30	Sporting Goods Stores	$26,410	$18,280	140
31	Administrative and Support Services	$26,200	$18,020	4,140
32	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$26,140	$18,040	4,180
33	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$25,950	$18,370	150
34	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$25,950	$18,370	150
35	Manufacturing	$25,710	$17,800	8,430
36	Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing	$24,930	$16,750	n/a
37	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$24,760	$17,080	n/a
38	Repair and Maintenance	$24,760	$17,080	n/a
39	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$24,560	$16,850	n/a
40	Other Textile Product Mills	$24,450	$18,000	1,730
41	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$23,550	$20,680	100
42	Printing and Related Support Activities	$23,240	$19,690	500
43	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$23,140	$18,780	150
44	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,990	$18,690	140
45	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$21,850	$16,750	n/a
46	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$21,850	$16,750	n/a
47	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$21,720	$17,350	190
48	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$21,450	$17,060	50
49	Temporary Help Services	$20,590	$17,000	580
50	Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	$20,530	$16,820	100
51	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$20,430	$17,390	130
52	Personal and Laundry Services	$20,430	$17,390	130
53	Employment Services	$19,920	$16,700	640
54	Clothing Stores	$19,620	$18,310	n/a
55	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$19,620	$18,310	n/a
56	Apparel Knitting Mills	$19,000	$16,950	110
57	Apparel Manufacturing	$18,920	$17,210	1,750
58	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$18,870	$17,230	1,550
59	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$18,850	$16,660	50
60	Social Assistance	$18,850	$16,660	50
61	Health Care and Social Assistance	$18,850	$16,660	50
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$18,700	$16,110	180
63	Specialized Design Services	$18,220	$15,970	140