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Highest Paying Industries for Other Plant and System Operators

The top 72 highest paying industries for other plant and system 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 $69,530, fabricated metal product manufacturing is the highest paying industry for other plant and system operators. It is followed by other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $66,380). 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 plant and system operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 72 Highest Paying Industries for Other Plant and System Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$69,530	$50,350	n/a
2	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$66,380	$28,750	40
3	Utilities	$66,020	$43,980	1,000
4	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$64,800	$43,710	110
5	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$60,940	$50,000	120
6	Federal government, including USPS	$60,760	$49,410	2,040
7	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$60,760	$49,410	2,040
8	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$60,710	$50,120	570
9	Oil and Gas Extraction	$59,730	$45,910	220
10	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$59,710	$34,860	200
11	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$58,330	$39,180	2,930
12	Federal, State, and Local Government	$58,330	$39,180	2,930
13	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$58,310	$42,200	n/a
14	Paper Manufacturing	$58,170	$42,280	n/a
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$58,100	$37,280	3,010
16	Pipeline Transportation	$57,310	$39,520	190
17	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$57,080	$29,940	290
18	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$56,920	$32,740	150
19	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$56,750	$39,380	890
20	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$56,750	$37,660	90
21	Facilities Support Services	$56,420	$37,980	60
22	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$56,280	$38,510	920
23	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$56,220	$29,720	n/a
24	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$56,080	$33,240	390
25	Transportation and Warehousing	$55,470	$38,790	340
26	Metal Ore Mining	$54,870	$42,680	360
27	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$54,850	$32,300	620
28	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$53,890	$24,400	40
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$53,750	$37,610	100
30	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,650	$31,630	1,150
31	Wood Product Manufacturing	$53,500	$27,320	n/a
32	Hospitals - Privately owned	$53,420	$38,170	110
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$53,350	$36,580	110
34	Health Care and Social Assistance	$53,140	$37,090	130
35	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$53,030	$37,110	120
36	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$52,930	$33,270	n/a
37	Chemical Manufacturing	$52,900	$29,900	550
38	Warehousing and Storage	$52,790	$39,370	n/a
39	Manufacturing	$52,550	$29,990	3,270
40	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$52,170	$37,510	140
41	Mining	$51,810	$31,650	1,350
42	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$49,700	$27,230	n/a
43	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$49,280	$39,380	100
44	Wholesale Trade	$49,270	$30,250	510
45	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$48,390	$27,760	270
46	Coal Mining	$48,340	$39,750	n/a
47	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$47,040	$26,570	360
48	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$46,890	$25,890	880
49	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,810	$25,950	850
50	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$46,790	$28,840	740
51	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$46,360	$29,570	910
52	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$46,060	$26,440	350
53	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$44,130	$34,150	n/a
54	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$43,940	$32,090	n/a
55	Construction	$43,650	$26,610	460
56	Engineering Services	$41,520	$32,680	n/a
57	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$41,520	$32,680	n/a
58	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$41,370	$27,260	80
59	Support Activities for Mining	$40,180	$27,780	n/a
60	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,270	$32,920	40
61	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$38,360	$29,430	60
62	Machinery Manufacturing	$38,230	$25,080	60
63	Administrative and Support Services	$38,160	$19,380	230
64	Specialty Trade Contractors	$37,650	$26,740	110
65	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,870	$26,140	100
66	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,300	$26,890	90
67	Educational Services	$35,540	$25,890	100
68	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$35,320	$26,110	80
69	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,840	$25,350	50
70	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,840	$25,350	50
71	Employment Services	$29,620	$18,580	160
72	Temporary Help Services	$29,360	$18,680	140