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Highest Paying Industries for Motor Vehicle Operators

The top 100 highest paying industries for motor vehicle operators (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 $70,580, other electrical equipment and component manufacturing is the highest paying industry for motor vehicle operators. It is followed by wired telecommunications carriers industry (average annual salary $64,640). 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 motor vehicle operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Motor Vehicle Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$70,580	$28,360	290
2	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$64,640	$24,950	180
3	Postal Service (federal government)	$56,780	$40,140	7,310
4	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$56,010	$28,410	173,220
5	Other Financial Investment Activities	$55,450	$25,650	190
6	Other Pipeline Transportation	$53,930	$29,080	420
7	Telecommunications	$53,680	$23,630	310
8	Federal government, including USPS	$53,550	$39,400	12,320
9	Couriers and Messengers	$51,600	$25,410	198,450
10	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$51,580	$27,340	2,080
11	Rail Transportation	$51,230	$26,180	1,530
12	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$50,870	$26,200	300
13	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$49,590	$20,150	360
14	Pipeline Transportation	$48,650	$27,220	1,240
15	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$47,780	$20,730	2,680
16	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$47,440	$20,760	2,710
17	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$47,380	$40,640	460
18	Coal Mining	$47,040	$27,770	3,040
19	Performing Arts Companies	$46,430	$20,240	300
20	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$46,120	$37,500	5,020
21	Metal Ore Mining	$45,910	$29,950	2,510
22	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$45,680	$19,530	n/a
23	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$45,510	$30,630	740
24	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$45,290	$23,960	1,120
25	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$45,100	$22,800	660
26	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,090	$22,800	660
27	Natural Gas Distribution	$44,940	$26,520	1,050
28	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$44,790	$26,690	750
29	Spectator Sports	$43,940	$22,320	650
30	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$43,240	$27,570	4,630
31	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$42,500	$29,600	410
32	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,420	$25,820	7,230
33	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$42,330	$22,020	70
34	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$41,870	$27,090	740
35	Utilities	$41,820	$22,950	2,420
36	General Freight Trucking	$41,420	$25,750	621,840
37	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$41,420	$27,210	700
38	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$41,160	$27,610	2,370
39	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$40,970	$29,430	470
40	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$40,880	$28,030	2,490
41	Oil and Gas Extraction	$40,830	$27,570	1,790
42	Truck Transportation	$40,700	$25,620	887,450
43	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$40,460	$28,220	2,560
44	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$40,250	$25,770	660
45	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$40,200	$22,570	8,300
46	Chemical Manufacturing	$40,130	$25,050	8,720
47	Support Activities for Mining	$39,770	$28,680	25,730
48	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$39,700	$26,340	170
49	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$39,500	$26,740	110
50	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,310	$20,240	181,220
51	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,310	$20,240	181,220
52	Mining	$39,310	$27,390	43,520
53	Book Stores and News Dealers	$39,220	$22,590	n/a
54	Specialized Freight Trucking	$39,040	$25,380	265,610
55	Utility System Construction	$39,040	$27,340	12,840
56	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$38,940	$20,560	1,220
57	Other Telecommunications	$38,900	$23,050	100
58	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$38,870	$23,200	580
59	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$38,720	$26,000	29,110
60	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,690	$19,910	168,980
61	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$38,510	$25,990	1,370
62	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$38,450	$23,170	36,830
63	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$38,440	$26,230	16,000
64	Inland Water Transportation	$38,280	$25,530	n/a
65	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$38,240	$26,120	12,850
66	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$38,040	$23,720	990
67	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$38,020	$24,240	13,310
68	Transportation and Warehousing	$37,970	$21,770	1,564,220
69	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$37,910	$24,610	13,160
70	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$37,880	$25,890	40
71	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,810	$23,370	n/a
72	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,650	$26,010	41,350
73	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$37,610	$20,180	90
74	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,490	$25,020	1,590
75	Water Transportation	$37,400	$25,000	n/a
76	Roofing Contractors	$37,380	$25,650	770
77	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$37,300	$21,030	1,980
78	Warehousing and Storage	$37,290	$21,760	51,740
79	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$37,140	$25,680	140
80	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,130	$25,860	3,240
81	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,110	$25,460	57,870
82	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$37,070	$26,280	54,420
83	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,040	$26,190	57,720
84	Paper Manufacturing	$37,040	$25,470	4,780
85	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$36,980	$25,620	24,800
86	Waste Collection	$36,960	$25,690	35,160
87	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$36,950	$22,960	13,310
88	Nonresidential Building Construction	$36,840	$25,310	5,520
89	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$36,810	$22,170	1,090
90	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$36,810	$25,270	n/a
91	Ship and Boat Building	$36,690	$22,650	380
92	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$36,680	$25,260	260
93	Construction	$36,680	$25,540	108,820
94	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$36,610	$25,310	430
95	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,600	$25,890	41,420
96	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$36,580	$22,460	6,130
97	Logging	$36,520	$25,020	8,560
98	Forestry and Logging	$36,520	$25,020	8,560
99	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$36,470	$25,200	4,070
100	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$36,430	$25,440	9,100