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Highest Paying Industries for Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators

The top 89 highest paying industries for dredge, excavating, and loading machine 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 $88,080, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $65,110). 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 dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 89 Highest Paying Industries for Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators

Industry Average Salary i # of
Empl. i
1 Natural Gas Distribution
$88,080
 180
2 Utilities
$65,110
 590
3 Engineering Services
$61,400
 50
4 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
$58,240
 380
5 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
$57,300
 460
6 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
$56,870
 n/a
7 Logging
$54,590
 80
8 Forestry and Logging
$54,590
 80
9 Rail Transportation
$54,320
 120
10 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
$54,290
 80
11 Pipeline Transportation
$54,290
 80
12 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$53,690
 90
13 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
$52,530
 200
14 Paper Manufacturing
$52,410
 200
15 Coal Mining
$50,990
 6,900
16 Animal Food Manufacturing
$50,600
 n/a
17 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
$48,890
 210
18 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$48,700
 140
19 Metal Ore Mining
$48,400
 1,180
20 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
$48,260
 260
21 Waste Treatment and Disposal
$48,120
 2,460
22 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
$47,660
 80
23 Rental and Leasing Services
$47,660
 80
24 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$47,620
 80
25 Management of Companies and Enterprises
$46,070
 70
26 Landscaping Services
$45,620
 500
27 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$45,050
 1,610
28 Services to Buildings and Dwellings
$44,820
 520
29 Basic Chemical Manufacturing
$43,450
 140
30 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
$42,610
 16,590
31 Mining
$42,590
 18,570
32 Support Activities for Mining
$42,510
 1,960
33 Chemical Manufacturing
$42,460
 180
34 Administrative and Support Services
$42,030
 680
35 Transportation and Warehousing
$42,030
 800
36 Manufacturing
$42,010
 n/a
37 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
$41,800
 1,090
38 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$41,670
 n/a
39 Waste Management and Remediation Services
$41,570
 4,420
40 Food Manufacturing
$41,170
 110
41 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
$40,470
 360
42 Specialized Freight Trucking
$40,030
 460
43 Other Specialty Trade Contractors
$40,000
 9,350
44 Specialty Trade Contractors
$39,940
 10,740
45 Truck Transportation
$39,650
 510
46 Utility System Construction
$39,620
 n/a
47 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
$39,500
 260
48 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$39,410
 n/a
49 Construction
$39,360
 n/a
50 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
$39,340
 570
51 Wood Product Manufacturing
$39,130
 460
52 Water, Sewage and Other Systems
$39,040
 30
53 Building Equipment Contractors
$38,830
 1,110
54 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
$38,740
 n/a
55 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
$38,050
 1,220
56 Retail Trade
$38,000
 50
57 Residential Building Construction
$37,770
 480
58 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
$37,710
 2,940
59 Local government, including schools and hospitals
$37,490
 1,700
60 Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$37,490
 1,700
61 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
$37,480
 470
62 Construction of Buildings
$37,280
 2,360
63 General Freight Trucking
$37,250
 n/a
64 Nonresidential Building Construction
$37,140
 1,880
65 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
$36,930
 8,500
66 Waste Collection
$36,790
 740
67 Death Care Services
$36,690
 360
68 Personal and Laundry Services
$36,690
 360
69 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$36,500
 1,930
70 Federal, State, and Local Government
$36,500
 1,930
71 Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$36,480
 1,940
72 Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores
$36,420
 40
73 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
$36,420
 40
74 Support Activities for Transportation
$36,400
 90
75 Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$36,390
 390
76 Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
$35,870
 590
77 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
$35,750
 90
78 Temporary Help Services
$35,610
 100
79 Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
$35,250
 550
80 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
$34,920
 1,110
81 Wholesale Trade
$34,300
 1,330
82 Land Subdivision
$34,070
 100
83 Employment Services
$33,980
 140
84 Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$33,680
 450
85 State government, including schools and hospitals
$30,770
 240
86 State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$30,710
 230
87 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
$30,430
 210
88 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$30,400
 210
89 Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
$29,980
 n/a


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