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Highest Paying Industries for Traffic Technicians

The top 14 highest paying industries for traffic technicians (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 $51,660, support activities for transportation is the highest paying industry for traffic technicians. It is followed by transportation and warehousing industry (average annual salary $51,140). 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 traffic technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 14 Highest Paying Industries for Traffic Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Transportation	$51,660	$34,500	60
2	Transportation and Warehousing	$51,140	$34,080	60
3	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,200	$28,780	3,800
4	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,160	$28,760	3,810
5	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$44,790	$29,230	5,220
6	Federal, State, and Local Government	$44,790	$29,230	5,220
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$44,770	$29,220	5,230
8	State government, including schools and hospitals	$43,770	$29,960	1,420
9	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$43,730	$29,960	1,410
10	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$38,530	$22,600	670
11	Engineering Services	$38,400	$22,570	670
12	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,260	$22,020	970
13	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$32,470	$23,280	170
14	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$31,030	$21,360	260