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Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for supervisors of transportation and material moving 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 $85,350, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for supervisors of transportation and material moving workers. It is followed by electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry (average annual salary $75,630). 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 supervisors of transportation and material moving workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers

Industry Average Salary i # of
Empl. i
1 Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$85,350
1,500
2 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
$75,630
510
3 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation
$73,220
350
4 Federal government, including USPS
$73,170
5,840
5 Utilities
$72,940
770
6 Support Activities for Water Transportation
$72,890
4,650
7 Postal Service (federal government)
$71,710
n/a
8 Oil and Gas Extraction
$71,680
1,250
9 Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
$71,440
80
10 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
$71,230
60
11 Coal Mining
$70,820
800
12 Natural Gas Distribution
$70,180
n/a
13 Pipeline Transportation
$67,870
370
14 Performing Arts Companies
$67,690
180
15 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
$67,510
260
16 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
$66,980
200
17 Rail Transportation
$66,450
4,110
18 Metal Ore Mining
$66,400
150
19 Water, Sewage and Other Systems
$63,050
n/a
20 Motion Picture and Video Industries
$62,690
370
21 Water Transportation
$62,400
700
22 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
$62,040
330
23 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
$61,990
400
24 Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$61,760
28,810
25 Mining
$61,480
6,690
26 Other Pipeline Transportation
$61,320
50
27 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
$61,250
500
28 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
$61,200
410
29 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$60,650
18,370
30 Federal, State, and Local Government
$60,650
18,370
31 Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$60,580
14,080
32 Testing Laboratories
$60,490
90
33 Support Activities for Mining
$60,020
3,160
34 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
$59,960
290
35 Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
$59,730
60
36 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
$59,040
2,280
37 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
$58,770
850
38 Engineering Services
$58,590
180
39 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
$58,070
260
40 Junior colleges - Local government owned
$57,790
30
41 Building Equipment Contractors
$57,750
910
42 Telephone Call Centers
$57,580
40
43 Ship and Boat Building
$57,520
190
44 Local government, including schools and hospitals
$57,490
19,600
45 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
$57,380
520
46 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$57,150
340
47 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
$57,130
300
48 Basic Chemical Manufacturing
$57,110
490
49 Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing
$57,060
220
50 Nonresidential Building Construction
$57,020
570
51 Construction of Buildings
$56,770
700
52 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
$56,620
30
53 Logging
$56,510
110
54 Forestry and Logging
$56,510
110
55 Finance and Insurance
$56,500
60
56 Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
$56,400
40
57 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$56,370
2,280
58 Waste Treatment and Disposal
$56,280
2,120
59 Educational Support Services
$55,980
40
60 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
$55,830
270
61 Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
$55,810
1,680
62 Residential Building Construction
$55,780
130
63 Construction
$55,660
6,360
64 Broadcasting (except Internet)
$55,610
50
65 Cable and Other Subscription Programming
$55,590
50
66 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
$55,540
380
67 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
$55,440
100
68 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
$55,380
1,330
69 Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
$55,070
130
70 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
$55,050
230
71 Telecommunications
$54,970
80
72 Utility System Construction
$54,970
1,060
73 Nonscheduled Air Transportation
$54,870
350
74 Specialty Trade Contractors
$54,800
3,380
75 Waste Collection
$54,740
5,350
76 Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
$54,660
240
77 Other Specialty Trade Contractors
$54,660
1,750
78 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
$54,630
370
79 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
$54,570
2,030
80 Other Building Equipment Contractors
$54,570
180
81 General Freight Trucking
$54,480
29,070
82 Tobacco Manufacturing
$54,420
170
83 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
$54,350
60
84 Truck Transportation
$54,260
40,060
85 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
$54,230
110
86 Waste Management and Remediation Services
$54,150
9,320
87 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
$54,140
40
88 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
$54,130
1,310
89 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
$54,020
150
90 Landscaping Services
$53,960
410
91 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
$53,860
1,410
92 Management of Companies and Enterprises
$53,850
4,770
93 Drycleaning and Laundry Services
$53,780
n/a
94 Direct Selling Establishments
$53,730
2,360
95 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
$53,720
720
96 Sound Recording Industries
$53,720
30
97 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$53,640
40
98 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
$53,640
1,950
99 Beverage Manufacturing
$53,590
1,780
100 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
$53,540
70