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Highest Paying Industries for Driver/Sales Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for driver/sales 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 $64,260, navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing is the highest paying industry for driver/sales workers. It is followed by computer and electronic product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $64,260). 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 driver/sales workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Driver/Sales Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$64,260	$19,400	270
2	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$64,260	$19,400	270
3	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$50,350	$24,050	n/a
4	Machinery Manufacturing	$40,520	$17,820	n/a
5	Gambling Industries	$39,280	$17,680	60
6	Warehousing and Storage	$39,100	$19,190	2,850
7	Animal Food Manufacturing	$39,030	$23,320	150
8	Utilities	$38,680	$17,960	190
9	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$38,250	$18,230	2,700
10	Specialized Freight Trucking	$37,450	$19,010	3,910
11	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$37,120	$21,520	1,230
12	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$37,040	$20,970	2,470
13	Chemical Manufacturing	$36,650	$31,470	40
14	Natural Gas Distribution	$36,560	$17,690	140
15	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$36,540	$20,790	14,940
16	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$35,890	$31,500	30
17	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$35,380	$20,580	480
18	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$35,300	$21,080	870
19	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$35,260	$21,720	60
20	Truck Transportation	$35,120	$17,900	7,480
21	Specialty Trade Contractors	$35,090	$22,210	250
22	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$34,960	$20,590	1,570
23	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$34,760	$19,540	210
24	Transportation and Warehousing	$34,750	$17,920	12,670
25	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$34,590	$18,840	50
26	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$34,570	$22,730	150
27	Building Equipment Contractors	$34,510	$21,060	70
28	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$34,470	$18,450	90
29	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$34,390	$18,580	17,890
30	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$34,320	$19,630	1,000
31	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$34,190	$18,260	40
32	Direct Selling Establishments	$34,090	$18,910	16,790
33	Personal and Laundry Services	$34,080	$18,490	18,240
34	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$33,880	$18,450	18,760
35	Food Manufacturing	$33,050	$18,680	12,590
36	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$32,900	$20,070	1,190
37	Construction	$32,760	$19,000	340
38	Manufacturing	$32,720	$18,600	19,810
39	Other Food Manufacturing	$32,600	$19,460	3,150
40	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$32,540	$17,860	490
41	Nonstore Retailers	$32,410	$18,280	25,710
42	Beverage Manufacturing	$32,340	$18,500	6,400
43	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$32,340	$18,500	6,400
44	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,140	$18,020	90
45	Temporary Help Services	$31,950	$18,800	1,100
46	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$31,710	$17,450	610
47	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$31,680	$18,670	360
48	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$31,630	$18,970	270
49	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$31,600	$18,650	360
50	Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance	$31,550	$17,430	130
51	Waste Collection	$31,510	$20,400	970
52	Employment Services	$31,490	$18,580	1,200
53	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$31,400	$19,670	2,000
54	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$31,290	$17,560	620
55	General Freight Trucking	$31,270	$17,250	3,570
56	Educational Services - State government owned	$31,120	$22,070	30
57	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,960	$19,310	2,710
58	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$30,920	$19,580	95,340
59	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$30,850	$19,290	4,340
60	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$30,720	$20,360	610
61	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,580	$20,780	50
62	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$30,540	$18,350	5,350
63	Specialty Food Stores	$30,500	$18,070	3,410
64	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$30,480	$20,530	550
65	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$30,300	$22,600	290
66	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$30,240	$24,810	170
67	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,210	$20,150	50
68	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$30,190	$18,160	200
69	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,160	$18,730	3,910
70	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$30,140	$18,510	660
71	Used Merchandise Stores	$30,050	$20,740	220
72	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$29,980	$19,220	250
73	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$29,930	$23,640	50
74	Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$29,700	$17,470	220
75	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$29,670	$19,940	100
76	Vending Machine Operators	$29,660	$17,980	6,620
77	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$29,590	$18,740	720
78	Wholesale Trade	$29,590	$18,960	122,070
79	Administrative and Support Services	$28,900	$18,170	1,910
80	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$28,610	$19,420	69,710
81	Food and Beverage Stores	$28,570	$17,830	5,040
82	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$28,320	$19,840	340
83	Sporting Goods Stores	$28,270	$19,150	120
84	Mining	$28,130	$25,160	310
85	Support Activities for Mining	$28,080	$25,190	300
86	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$28,010	$23,820	n/a
87	Other Support Services	$27,670	$17,960	580
88	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$27,630	$19,680	2,530
89	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$27,560	$16,510	n/a
90	Investigation and Security Services	$27,290	$17,090	40
91	Consumer Goods Rental	$27,270	$18,890	950
92	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	$27,110	$17,880	630
93	Printing and Related Support Activities	$26,630	$17,400	170
94	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$26,380	$18,520	30
95	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$26,300	$17,340	330
96	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$26,300	$17,340	330
97	Federal, State, and Local Government	$26,300	$17,340	330
98	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$26,290	$17,950	2,940
99	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$26,240	$17,570	18,310
100	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$26,130	$16,230	230