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Highest Paying Industries for Other Production Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other production 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 $68,260, oil and gas extraction is the highest paying industry for other production workers. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $66,400). 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 production workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Production Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oil and Gas Extraction	$68,260	$27,320	630
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$66,400	$42,410	170
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$59,300	$28,730	100
4	Utilities	$55,300	$25,060	470
5	Federal government, including USPS	$51,330	$41,820	350
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$51,330	$41,820	350
7	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$47,890	$31,430	180
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$46,060	$20,820	1,610
9	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$45,790	$25,880	1,340
10	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$44,080	$32,210	590
11	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$43,570	$28,070	70
12	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$42,080	$20,210	670
13	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$42,000	$19,420	190
14	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,410	$33,320	230
15	Testing Laboratories	$41,250	$21,870	270
16	Mining	$41,240	$25,210	2,560
17	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$40,300	$19,920	530
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,840	$19,610	1,370
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,840	$19,610	1,370
20	Newspaper Publishers	$39,840	$18,660	480
21	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$39,400	$18,790	590
22	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$39,160	$21,210	640
23	Paper Manufacturing	$39,020	$20,700	6,100
24	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$38,930	$18,690	570
25	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$38,770	$21,330	n/a
26	Information	$38,720	$19,070	760
27	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$38,700	$32,210	8,590
28	Engineering Services	$38,620	$18,060	1,320
29	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$38,610	$18,440	1,650
30	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,550	$18,560	400
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,530	$18,900	1,570
32	Support Activities for Mining	$38,420	$24,280	1,260
33	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$37,920	$21,730	1,320
34	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$37,840	$22,170	230
35	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$37,760	$19,750	560
36	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$37,750	$21,910	770
37	Scientific Research and Development Services	$37,750	$21,910	770
38	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$37,740	$25,010	670
39	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$37,460	$19,970	550
40	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$37,170	$23,460	240
41	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$36,880	$27,030	18,020
42	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$36,830	$19,570	370
43	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	$36,830	$26,190	210
44	Metal Ore Mining	$36,640	$27,680	390
45	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$36,420	$25,360	430
46	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$36,340	$22,450	2,260
47	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$36,060	$21,950	4,230
48	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$35,850	$20,090	4,770
49	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$35,780	$19,150	130
50	Hospitals - Privately owned	$35,780	$19,150	130
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$35,770	$19,490	140
52	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$35,660	$19,580	140
53	Support Activities for Transportation	$35,660	$19,190	290
54	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$35,660	$23,760	400
55	Ship and Boat Building	$35,460	$23,620	520
56	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$35,220	$21,130	1,810
57	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$35,120	$26,190	n/a
58	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$35,020	$19,080	2,550
59	Water Transportation	$35,000	$23,570	480
60	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$34,890	$18,340	120
61	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$34,870	$20,580	n/a
62	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$34,730	$21,230	80
63	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$34,560	$21,400	2,360
64	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$34,520	$24,320	1,030
65	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$34,420	$18,560	360
66	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$34,380	$21,230	1,000
67	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$34,300	$20,700	3,590
68	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$34,120	$23,890	1,120
69	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$34,090	$20,810	1,130
70	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$33,970	$20,870	120
71	Machinery Manufacturing	$33,600	$21,430	7,330
72	Textile Mills	$33,480	$22,920	360
73	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$33,430	$19,630	50
74	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$33,410	$22,590	310
75	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$33,260	$25,610	n/a
76	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$33,170	$18,920	310
77	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$33,110	$21,820	1,080
78	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$33,090	$21,260	1,330
79	Nonresidential Building Construction	$33,070	$21,300	n/a
80	Construction of Buildings	$33,070	$21,300	n/a
81	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,880	$21,310	2,660
82	Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	$32,850	$21,330	180
83	Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair	$32,760	$26,580	30
84	Chemical Manufacturing	$32,650	$19,060	8,180
85	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$32,630	$21,010	400
86	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$32,580	$20,130	130
87	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$32,530	$21,060	180
88	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$32,500	$26,130	40
89	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$32,390	$18,920	4,030
90	Manufacturing	$32,160	$19,390	103,950
91	Forging and Stamping	$32,130	$21,550	520
92	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$32,120	$21,870	590
93	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$32,120	$19,670	600
94	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,080	$18,100	800
95	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$31,810	$18,150	830
96	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$31,590	$18,840	1,320
97	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$31,530	$20,530	8,120
98	Machine Shops	$31,500	$19,590	1,030
99	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$31,340	$19,460	2,190
100	Pipeline Transportation	$31,140	$21,660	60