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Highest Paying Industries for Other Motor Vehicle Operators

The top 100 highest paying industries for other 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 $80,210, utilities is the highest paying industry for other motor vehicle operators. It is followed by mining (except oil and gas) industry (average annual salary $62,040). 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 other motor vehicle operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Motor Vehicle Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Utilities	$80,210	$36,590	110
2	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$62,040	$38,300	50
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$57,710	$22,970	n/a
4	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$50,700	$21,130	270
5	Rail Transportation	$48,690	$23,630	n/a
6	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,760	$26,020	3,850
7	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$46,620	$24,440	60
8	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$46,620	$24,440	60
9	Information	$46,370	$23,120	90
10	Federal government, including USPS	$46,120	$37,500	5,020
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$46,120	$37,500	5,020
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$45,760	$31,510	9,790
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$45,760	$31,510	9,790
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,700	$24,760	4,220
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,200	$30,330	10,600
16	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$44,150	$23,310	90
17	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$44,150	$23,450	90
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,740	$32,440	150
19	Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,740	$32,440	150
20	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$43,300	$32,600	n/a
21	Mining	$43,130	$26,370	360
22	Death Care Services	$43,020	$18,560	n/a
23	Landscaping Services	$42,230	$22,390	190
24	Hospitals - State government owned	$41,970	$31,340	190
25	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$41,640	$21,040	50
26	Support Activities for Mining	$41,600	$25,980	310
27	Spectator Sports	$41,520	$22,710	60
28	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$41,100	$29,680	150
29	Business Support Services	$41,060	$21,240	450
30	Scheduled Air Transportation	$41,020	$25,910	60
31	Air Transportation	$41,020	$25,910	60
32	Personal and Laundry Services	$40,930	$20,420	180
33	Facilities Support Services	$40,850	$22,110	n/a
34	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$40,730	$24,390	670
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$40,440	$23,610	450
36	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$39,940	$24,660	170
37	Manufacturing	$39,440	$19,500	430
38	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,980	$23,510	1,370
39	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,810	$19,220	930
40	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$38,410	$28,070	790
41	Finance and Insurance	$38,170	$23,850	40
42	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$37,710	$24,730	300
43	Educational Services - State government owned	$37,700	$26,020	250
44	Engineering Services	$37,570	$17,210	n/a
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$37,390	$26,420	230
46	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,240	$21,600	300
47	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$37,050	$22,680	60
48	Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,570	$21,100	320
49	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$36,550	$21,210	50
50	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$36,290	$17,290	130
51	Support Activities for Transportation	$36,160	$18,380	4,900
52	Transportation and Warehousing	$35,350	$18,770	6,360
53	General Freight Trucking	$35,130	$21,130	120
54	Educational Services	$34,280	$18,820	560
55	Specialty Trade Contractors	$34,040	$18,450	170
56	Construction	$33,740	$19,500	340
57	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$33,540	$18,400	160
58	Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$32,820	$19,010	150
59	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$32,800	$20,960	150
60	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$32,750	$21,190	n/a
61	Truck Transportation	$32,340	$19,630	280
62	Traveler Accommodation	$31,010	$21,050	50
63	Accommodation	$31,010	$21,050	50
64	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,990	$24,770	70
65	Warehousing and Storage	$30,920	$22,730	660
66	Specialized Freight Trucking	$30,910	$18,520	n/a
67	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$30,800	$17,790	3,120
68	Testing Laboratories	$30,670	$18,150	840
69	Administrative and Support Services	$30,620	$18,830	6,440
70	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,610	$17,630	1,360
71	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,460	$18,940	6,860
72	Temporary Help Services	$30,030	$18,160	n/a
73	Health Care and Social Assistance	$29,840	$18,690	1,480
74	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$29,780	$18,280	50
75	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$29,570	$17,530	1,270
76	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$29,550	$20,660	160
77	Educational Services - Privately owned	$29,490	$22,130	90
78	Employment Services	$29,460	$18,110	2,330
79	Accommodation and Food Services	$29,320	$21,620	90
80	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$29,270	$18,040	120
81	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,250	$21,110	410
82	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$29,190	$19,220	3,230
83	Educational Services - Local government owned	$28,760	$16,960	220
84	Special Food Services	$28,640	$22,350	n/a
85	Food Services and Drinking Places	$28,580	$22,530	40
86	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$28,420	$20,920	350
87	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$28,390	$16,920	220
88	Food Manufacturing	$28,140	$21,480	60
89	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$27,630	$21,510	50
90	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$26,920	$16,820	200
91	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$26,540	$17,790	50
92	Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$26,530	$20,140	610
93	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,160	$17,210	2,650
94	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$25,630	$17,940	330
95	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$25,130	$19,080	1,040
96	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$24,920	$18,530	580
97	Repair and Maintenance	$24,580	$19,220	790
98	Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$24,530	$19,260	770
99	Outpatient Care Centers	$24,310	$20,320	100
100	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$24,150	$17,760	1,120