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Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers

The top 100 highest paying industries for first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers (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 $97,390, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $81,960). 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 first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$97,390	$68,770	n/a
2	Utilities	$81,960	$42,910	270
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$79,080	$42,940	200
4	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$72,040	$38,460	80
5	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$71,170	$41,500	1,750
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$69,360	$59,080	110
7	Federal government, including USPS	$68,920	$59,310	110
8	Performing Arts Companies	$68,410	$31,520	160
9	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$64,250	$39,980	80
10	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$62,290	$42,600	50
11	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$61,290	$35,350	160
12	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$59,970	$33,970	280
13	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$59,870	$36,100	200
14	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$59,200	$33,990	300
15	Scheduled Air Transportation	$58,290	$33,800	500
16	Rail Transportation	$58,280	$34,570	230
17	Oil and Gas Extraction	$57,670	$33,500	230
18	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$56,910	$35,180	140
19	Air Transportation	$56,860	$32,820	570
20	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$56,620	$36,490	30
21	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$56,330	$38,470	30
22	Pipeline Transportation	$56,150	$49,760	n/a
23	Telecommunications	$55,890	$40,190	40
24	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$55,810	$49,690	n/a
25	Telephone Call Centers	$55,790	$40,890	30
26	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$55,610	$34,390	50
27	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$55,590	$34,050	50
28	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$55,190	$28,770	30
29	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$55,150	$34,540	180
30	Engineering Services	$55,070	$30,500	110
31	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$54,780	$30,560	380
32	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$54,780	$31,570	250
33	Nonresidential Building Construction	$54,320	$32,800	220
34	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$54,280	$36,480	30
35	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$54,190	$33,480	60
36	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$54,000	$34,920	170
37	Metal Ore Mining	$53,990	$36,010	60
38	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$53,980	$29,770	150
39	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$53,860	$35,420	80
40	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$53,850	$33,280	110
41	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$53,820	$34,210	430
42	Construction of Buildings	$53,730	$33,460	290
43	Vending Machine Operators	$53,720	$29,600	60
44	Finance and Insurance	$53,600	$28,710	40
45	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$53,420	$35,310	120
46	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$53,320	$23,910	70
47	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$53,290	$39,820	40
48	Building Equipment Contractors	$53,220	$33,720	370
49	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$53,130	$30,140	530
50	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$53,030	$33,850	n/a
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$53,000	$27,460	40
52	Utility System Construction	$52,780	$33,920	340
53	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$52,770	$34,180	200
54	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$52,760	$29,470	630
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$52,700	$33,850	300
56	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$52,660	$30,390	40
57	Educational Services - Local government owned	$52,580	$33,450	310
58	Hospitals - State government owned	$52,540	$28,230	50
59	Specialized Design Services	$52,540	$30,660	70
60	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$52,410	$33,590	90
61	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$52,110	$34,130	160
62	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$52,080	$33,150	330
63	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$52,080	$33,800	250
64	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$52,020	$33,770	160
65	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$51,910	$31,890	290
66	Residential Building Construction	$51,840	$36,100	70
67	Mining	$51,700	$31,890	1,880
68	Support Activities for Transportation	$51,630	$30,360	5,880
69	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$51,410	$29,760	340
70	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$51,410	$30,190	150
71	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$51,390	$32,180	1,040
72	General Freight Trucking	$51,310	$32,330	6,470
73	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$51,300	$32,060	430
74	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$51,290	$32,280	80
75	Paper Manufacturing	$51,240	$33,140	910
76	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$51,160	$32,400	150
77	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$51,120	$34,160	290
78	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$51,100	$30,530	690
79	Machinery Manufacturing	$50,980	$33,420	1,270
80	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$50,950	$32,930	710
81	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$50,950	$33,380	700
82	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$50,830	$32,190	570
83	Warehousing and Storage	$50,780	$32,300	21,410
84	Chemical Manufacturing	$50,750	$31,740	1,690
85	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$50,700	$35,060	60
86	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$50,660	$29,040	800
87	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$50,590	$31,890	340
88	Testing Laboratories	$50,540	$28,410	40
89	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$50,540	$31,240	2,480
90	Foundries	$50,410	$28,710	130
91	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$50,410	$33,620	40
92	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$50,340	$29,840	1,400
93	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$50,210	$31,320	360
94	Truck Transportation	$50,150	$30,620	8,710
95	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$50,130	$37,620	60
96	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$50,120	$31,870	1,120
97	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$50,120	$31,300	300
98	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$50,000	$31,210	720
99	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$49,990	$27,830	410
100	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,900	$31,350	380