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Highest Paying Industries for Machine Feeders and Offbearers

The top 100 highest paying industries for machine feeders and offbearers (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 $55,130, motor vehicle manufacturing is the highest paying industry for machine feeders and offbearers. It is followed by transportation equipment manufacturing industry (average annual salary $48,040). 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 machine feeders and offbearers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$55,130	$46,520	520
2	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$48,040	$22,560	1,300
3	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$42,810	$23,230	170
4	Mining	$42,810	$23,230	170
5	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$41,550	$21,580	170
6	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$40,200	$19,950	2,720
7	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$39,700	$19,780	2,910
8	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$39,670	$22,070	n/a
9	Warehousing and Storage	$39,520	$26,790	23,580
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$39,520	$26,790	23,590
11	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$38,690	$24,240	1,140
12	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$37,840	$20,590	210
13	Wholesale Trade	$35,930	$19,540	3,710
14	Tobacco Manufacturing	$35,480	$22,380	80
15	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$34,220	$23,460	230
16	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$33,950	$21,630	720
17	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$33,870	$22,370	130
18	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$33,740	$22,590	280
19	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$33,630	$21,030	280
20	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$33,420	$20,730	380
21	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$33,260	$21,060	120
22	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$33,050	$17,520	210
23	Beverage Manufacturing	$33,000	$20,330	310
24	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$32,720	$23,240	260
25	Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing	$32,670	$19,260	440
26	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$32,560	$19,340	60
27	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$32,500	$24,470	n/a
28	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$32,440	$23,280	940
29	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$32,430	$25,970	170
30	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$32,350	$19,940	720
31	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$32,120	$21,690	560
32	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$31,740	$21,640	230
33	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$31,530	$19,950	1,660
34	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$31,290	$21,230	n/a
35	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$31,240	$19,580	720
36	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$31,220	$19,960	n/a
37	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$30,590	$21,830	2,620
38	Paper Manufacturing	$30,410	$19,430	7,010
39	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$30,390	$19,680	770
40	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$30,370	$19,410	3,020
41	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$30,350	$24,350	260
42	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$30,320	$18,580	120
43	Machinery Manufacturing	$30,230	$21,640	480
44	Hardware Manufacturing	$30,010	$21,100	50
45	Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing	$29,980	$22,790	150
46	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$29,580	$19,500	50
47	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$29,530	$20,960	180
48	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$29,400	$21,170	470
49	Chemical Manufacturing	$29,330	$19,350	2,290
50	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$29,260	$21,760	1,100
51	Other Food Manufacturing	$29,060	$19,820	1,030
52	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$29,040	$18,530	580
53	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$28,950	$19,160	5,870
54	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$28,930	$20,860	1,710
55	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$28,890	$19,550	610
56	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$28,800	$20,150	130
57	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$28,780	$19,530	2,380
58	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$28,760	$25,000	n/a
59	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$27,860	$17,680	170
60	Other Textile Product Mills	$27,670	$18,340	330
61	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$27,570	$23,600	280
62	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$27,340	$19,730	430
63	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$27,310	$21,310	n/a
64	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$27,160	$20,100	290
65	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,060	$18,950	670
66	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$26,640	$19,910	340
67	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$26,600	$18,120	1,350
68	Manufacturing	$26,590	$18,830	66,110
69	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$26,580	$17,870	1,000
70	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$26,530	$20,260	n/a
71	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$26,330	$19,860	170
72	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$26,180	$17,240	220
73	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$26,170	$18,600	1,250
74	Animal Food Manufacturing	$26,090	$17,560	290
75	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$25,970	$18,310	3,240
76	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$25,950	$18,510	1,000
77	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$25,850	$18,240	130
78	Wood Product Manufacturing	$25,800	$18,640	10,010
79	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$25,780	$20,910	40
80	Textile Mills	$25,650	$18,110	n/a
81	Foundries	$25,580	$20,220	130
82	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$25,490	$20,110	240
83	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$25,380	$18,310	610
84	Fabric Mills	$25,360	$19,130	450
85	Textile Product Mills	$25,330	$17,690	610
86	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$25,010	$18,640	5,930
87	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$24,920	$18,700	5,910
88	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$24,830	$19,040	1,300
89	Printing and Related Support Activities	$24,750	$18,040	8,380
90	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$24,740	$18,650	5,350
91	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$24,690	$19,600	400
92	Food Manufacturing	$24,670	$18,760	10,600
93	Nonstore Retailers	$24,630	$20,810	50
94	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$24,470	$17,620	1,200
95	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$24,200	$18,230	3,760
96	Forging and Stamping	$24,140	$18,880	590
97	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$24,110	$18,240	1,760
98	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$24,030	$18,740	280
99	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$23,900	$17,870	180
100	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$23,750	$19,440	4,800