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Highest Paying Industries for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

The top 100 highest paying industries for cleaners of vehicles and equipment (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 $52,810, local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for cleaners of vehicles and equipment. It is followed by local government, including schools and hospitals industry (average annual salary $52,510). 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 cleaners of vehicles and equipment in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,810	$27,050	n/a
2	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$52,510	$26,180	5,110
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,150	$27,490	n/a
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,150	$27,490	n/a
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$51,760	$26,150	5,460
6	Federal government, including USPS	$44,160	$38,570	290
7	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,160	$38,570	290
8	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$43,180	$31,620	40
9	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$41,930	$19,840	50
10	Rail Transportation	$39,520	$21,790	1,320
11	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$38,420	$19,990	560
12	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$37,220	$21,780	500
13	Coal Mining	$37,150	$18,360	50
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$35,210	$18,690	200
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$35,210	$18,690	200
16	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$34,450	$24,070	70
17	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$33,670	$25,130	60
18	Ship and Boat Building	$33,600	$18,390	410
19	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$32,850	$17,040	n/a
20	Tobacco Manufacturing	$32,830	$20,610	110
21	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$32,650	$21,160	40
22	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$32,170	$17,820	90
23	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$31,890	$19,340	1,410
24	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$31,780	$18,620	350
25	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$31,550	$19,120	130
26	Paper Manufacturing	$31,370	$17,920	110
27	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$31,080	$20,700	280
28	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$30,910	$18,440	50
29	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$30,910	$20,230	540
30	Foundries	$30,470	$18,420	240
31	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$29,810	$19,170	350
32	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$29,350	$18,810	1,280
33	Wood Product Manufacturing	$29,280	$18,180	130
34	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$28,800	$17,970	960
35	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$28,780	$17,520	270
36	Urban Transit Systems	$28,660	$18,090	730
37	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$28,650	$19,600	60
38	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$28,620	$19,840	n/a
39	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$28,580	$17,250	80
40	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$28,390	$21,530	100
41	Educational Services - Local government owned	$28,260	$21,160	100
42	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$28,240	$17,850	1,070
43	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$28,100	$18,260	220
44	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$27,880	$20,250	380
45	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$27,870	$17,370	n/a
46	Other Food Manufacturing	$27,750	$18,530	3,180
47	Scheduled Air Transportation	$27,730	$18,990	860
48	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$27,720	$20,270	110
49	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$27,640	$19,230	160
50	Chemical Manufacturing	$27,610	$18,270	690
51	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$27,410	$18,360	690
52	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$27,260	$19,340	240
53	Air Transportation	$27,170	$18,650	1,140
54	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$27,140	$17,660	n/a
55	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$27,100	$17,400	n/a
56	Support Activities for Mining	$27,040	$17,630	920
57	Building Equipment Contractors	$27,030	$18,610	90
58	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$26,970	$18,870	520
59	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$26,740	$17,870	70
60	Mining	$26,690	$17,600	1,060
61	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$26,500	$20,130	90
62	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$26,400	$18,280	630
63	Textile Mills	$26,340	$20,670	100
64	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$26,330	$20,060	40
65	Construction	$26,300	$17,690	680
66	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$26,150	$18,770	200
67	Engineering Services	$26,110	$19,660	130
68	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$26,070	$18,690	2,850
69	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$26,060	$17,430	150
70	Testing Laboratories	$25,850	$18,150	60
71	Specialty Trade Contractors	$25,790	$17,210	430
72	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$25,740	$17,170	40
73	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$25,560	$18,040	270
74	Manufacturing	$25,530	$18,330	23,750
75	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$25,360	$20,670	n/a
76	Other Schools and Instruction	$25,360	$20,670	n/a
77	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$25,230	$17,130	590
78	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$25,230	$16,910	280
79	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$25,090	$17,320	660
80	Food Manufacturing	$25,080	$18,380	18,200
81	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$25,050	$18,020	110
82	Animal Food Manufacturing	$24,990	$17,720	220
83	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$24,850	$18,070	280
84	Beverage Manufacturing	$24,850	$18,120	520
85	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$24,840	$17,780	50
86	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$24,830	$17,470	110
87	Machinery Manufacturing	$24,820	$17,320	400
88	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$24,680	$17,480	7,000
89	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$24,660	$17,980	2,340
90	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$24,650	$17,460	220
91	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$24,580	$18,300	40
92	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$24,340	$17,050	60
93	Specialized Freight Trucking	$24,340	$17,670	1,710
94	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$24,230	$17,300	n/a
95	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$24,230	$17,450	140
96	Waste Collection	$24,150	$17,800	60
97	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$24,140	$18,420	480
98	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$24,120	$20,270	80
99	Newspaper Publishers	$24,030	$17,010	280
100	Educational Services	$23,940	$17,670	280