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Highest Paying Industries for Other Woodworkers

The top 43 highest paying industries for other woodworkers (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 $47,600, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for other woodworkers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $47,600). 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 woodworkers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 43 Highest Paying Industries for Other Woodworkers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$47,600	$42,220	570
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$47,600	$42,220	570
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,600	$41,680	600
4	Machinery Manufacturing	$40,560	$19,290	50
5	Ship and Boat Building	$39,900	$17,810	n/a
6	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$33,800	$18,820	100
7	Construction	$32,750	$17,360	190
8	Social Assistance	$31,260	$18,990	110
9	Health Care and Social Assistance	$31,260	$18,990	110
10	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$30,320	$20,240	330
11	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$30,220	$19,080	80
12	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$29,580	$20,010	440
13	Specialized Design Services	$29,560	$25,460	30
14	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$29,560	$18,600	520
15	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$29,560	$18,600	520
16	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$29,070	$18,860	210
17	Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,930	$16,860	150
18	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$28,750	$25,130	n/a
19	Repair and Maintenance	$28,750	$25,130	n/a
20	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$28,750	$25,130	n/a
21	Building Finishing Contractors	$28,130	$16,760	140
22	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$27,990	$19,470	140
23	Manufacturing	$27,680	$18,270	4,450
24	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$27,640	$19,950	610
25	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$27,290	$18,870	110
26	Wood Product Manufacturing	$27,050	$18,050	3,100
27	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$26,980	$18,310	110
28	Transportation and Warehousing	$26,890	$20,960	80
29	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$26,810	$17,970	2,760
30	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$26,570	$19,910	n/a
31	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$25,410	$20,960	60
32	Retail Trade	$24,860	$16,950	n/a
33	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$24,740	$16,810	n/a
34	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$24,740	$16,810	n/a
35	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$23,880	$17,530	390
36	Wholesale Trade	$23,650	$17,730	450
37	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,950	$20,030	60
38	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$22,940	$20,040	n/a
39	Administrative and Support Services	$22,380	$17,940	640
40	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,380	$17,940	640
41	Temporary Help Services	$22,280	$17,990	590
42	Employment Services	$22,260	$17,920	620
43	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$20,570	$16,590	170