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Highest Paying Industries for Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists

The top 35 highest paying industries for air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists (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 $125,220, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $125,220). 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 air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 35 Highest Paying Industries for Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$125,220	$69,850	20,950
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$125,220	$69,850	20,950
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$120,030	$57,130	22,880
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$120,030	$57,130	22,880
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$119,780	$54,290	n/a
6	Engineering Services	$67,960	$47,250	70
7	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$67,950	$47,670	n/a
8	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$67,950	$47,670	n/a
9	Manufacturing	$67,420	$46,220	180
10	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$62,440	$40,010	300
11	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$62,020	$45,760	n/a
12	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$60,990	$39,160	140
13	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$60,790	$23,900	70
14	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$60,610	$27,000	3,000
15	Support Activities for Transportation	$60,510	$27,030	n/a
16	Testing Laboratories	$58,520	$42,050	n/a
17	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,270	$30,780	60
18	Transportation and Warehousing	$57,610	$29,020	5,730
19	Facilities Support Services	$56,240	$26,820	50
20	Scheduled Air Transportation	$55,310	$32,570	2,000
21	Air Transportation	$54,910	$30,740	n/a
22	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$51,930	$26,040	n/a
23	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,830	$24,270	1,870
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$42,160	$22,440	2,090
25	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,440	$28,950	n/a
26	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,160	$25,440	50
27	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,280	$19,370	n/a
28	Wholesale Trade	$30,180	$21,170	n/a
29	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,460	$19,090	60
30	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$28,740	$18,620	40
31	Educational Services - State government owned	$28,740	$18,620	40
32	Educational Services	$25,930	$19,820	320
33	Educational Services - Local government owned	$23,860	$19,850	220
34	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$23,730	$19,820	220
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$23,600	$19,800	210