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Highest Paying Industries for Etchers and Engravers

The top 53 highest paying industries for etchers and engravers (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 $42,230, chemical manufacturing is the highest paying industry for etchers and engravers. It is followed by machinery manufacturing industry (average annual salary $38,740). 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 etchers and engravers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Etchers and Engravers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chemical Manufacturing	$42,230	$27,170	190
2	Machinery Manufacturing	$38,740	$19,730	230
3	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,770	$21,640	n/a
4	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$37,330	$18,470	130
5	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$36,260	$21,620	60
6	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$36,210	$21,400	40
7	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$35,810	$21,150	190
8	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$35,780	$23,130	30
9	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$34,980	$21,870	50
10	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$34,370	$22,860	90
11	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$33,920	$21,470	320
12	Machine Shops	$33,910	$22,110	110
13	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$33,440	$20,090	50
14	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$33,180	$25,400	n/a
15	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$33,000	$20,730	130
16	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$32,420	$23,440	50
17	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$32,350	$19,650	160
18	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$31,610	$19,190	180
19	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$31,540	$22,550	n/a
20	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$31,240	$23,480	n/a
21	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$30,690	$25,510	30
22	Printing and Related Support Activities	$30,540	$19,430	890
23	Manufacturing	$30,490	$19,070	5,360
24	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$30,420	$21,080	80
25	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$30,020	$18,760	1,330
26	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$29,930	$18,690	1,370
27	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$28,980	$18,200	140
28	Other Textile Product Mills	$28,810	$20,100	30
29	Textile Product Mills	$28,810	$20,100	30
30	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$28,740	$20,360	120
31	Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores	$28,560	$18,090	130
32	Forging and Stamping	$28,550	$20,680	n/a
33	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	$28,350	$18,180	660
34	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$28,050	$20,990	n/a
35	Nonstore Retailers	$28,050	$20,990	n/a
36	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$28,030	$18,340	1,700
37	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$27,980	$20,430	80
38	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$27,950	$17,020	90
39	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$27,950	$17,020	90
40	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$27,330	$17,760	2,000
41	Wholesale Trade	$27,330	$17,340	200
42	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$27,300	$17,740	2,040
43	Retail Trade	$27,100	$17,840	2,620
44	Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	$27,020	$17,780	990
45	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$26,680	$17,660	40
46	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$26,610	$19,220	300
47	Administrative and Support Services	$25,970	$18,550	n/a
48	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$25,970	$18,550	n/a
49	Sporting Goods Stores	$23,950	$17,690	310
50	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$23,950	$17,690	310
51	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$23,950	$17,690	310
52	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$23,750	$16,400	90
53	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$18,600	$16,070	n/a