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Highest Paying Industries for Packers and Packagers

The top 100 highest paying industries for packers and packagers (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 $43,920, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for packers and packagers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $43,400). 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 packers and packagers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Packers and Packagers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$43,920	$39,660	640
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$43,400	$39,670	610
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,790	$18,320	900
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,780	$18,310	850
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,780	$18,310	850
6	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$33,710	$19,710	390
7	Hardware Manufacturing	$32,640	$20,850	480
8	Foundries	$32,090	$20,500	530
9	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$30,090	$18,650	4,680
10	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$29,950	$21,380	90
11	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$29,010	$21,990	400
12	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$28,940	$19,830	110
13	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$28,940	$17,890	6,510
14	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$28,520	$19,000	n/a
15	Warehousing and Storage	$28,330	$18,310	45,500
16	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$28,220	$17,080	110
17	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$28,060	$19,000	290
18	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$28,010	$18,850	820
19	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$27,970	$17,450	n/a
20	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$27,770	$18,460	670
21	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$27,690	$17,080	570
22	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$27,500	$18,820	1,790
23	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$27,420	$18,730	320
24	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$27,230	$18,100	690
25	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$27,220	$18,070	7,800
26	Machine Shops	$27,140	$18,220	740
27	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$27,110	$19,090	290
28	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$27,010	$18,000	n/a
29	Other General Merchandise Stores	$26,970	$18,120	16,300
30	General Merchandise Stores	$26,930	$18,070	16,440
31	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$26,910	$18,640	650
32	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$26,880	$18,580	110
33	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$26,740	$18,720	3,270
34	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$26,700	$17,860	1,110
35	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$26,570	$18,110	1,730
36	Transportation and Warehousing	$26,510	$17,930	61,100
37	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$26,510	$19,060	1,030
38	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$26,430	$18,350	4,530
39	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$26,400	$18,290	390
40	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$26,400	$18,780	1,710
41	Telephone Call Centers	$26,160	$19,410	310
42	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$26,150	$18,060	980
43	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$25,900	$18,530	850
44	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$25,850	$18,460	2,000
45	Forging and Stamping	$25,840	$18,920	940
46	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$25,830	$18,410	2,980
47	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$25,700	$17,250	420
48	Machinery Manufacturing	$25,560	$17,620	3,810
49	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$25,550	$18,360	2,030
50	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$25,460	$18,380	950
51	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$25,440	$18,110	870
52	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$25,330	$19,560	270
53	General Freight Trucking	$25,310	$18,260	770
54	Clothing Stores	$25,290	$17,530	n/a
55	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$25,290	$18,550	730
56	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$25,130	$18,080	10,690
57	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$25,060	$18,480	490
58	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$25,040	$17,930	2,840
59	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$25,030	$19,580	70
60	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$25,000	$17,820	3,380
61	Truck Transportation	$24,990	$17,700	4,660
62	Specialized Freight Trucking	$24,950	$17,540	3,890
63	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$24,830	$17,760	4,590
64	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$24,790	$17,280	n/a
65	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$24,790	$18,120	500
66	Other Food Manufacturing	$24,770	$17,740	12,920
67	Paper Manufacturing	$24,730	$17,820	7,320
68	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$24,720	$17,800	6,820
69	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$24,710	$17,360	540
70	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$24,610	$17,360	500
71	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$24,560	$18,460	2,340
72	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$24,350	$16,820	700
73	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$24,320	$17,710	2,050
74	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$24,320	$18,480	370
75	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$24,280	$19,820	50
76	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$24,260	$19,150	900
77	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$24,260	$17,340	n/a
78	Other Personal Services	$24,230	$18,060	770
79	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$24,140	$19,120	500
80	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$24,100	$17,510	450
81	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$24,060	$17,660	2,210
82	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$24,040	$17,770	26,650
83	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$23,920	$20,240	70
84	Ship and Boat Building	$23,880	$19,790	60
85	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$23,860	$18,000	80
86	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$23,740	$17,790	230
87	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$23,650	$17,760	3,430
88	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$23,580	$17,870	230
89	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$23,570	$16,680	640
90	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$23,450	$17,690	4,150
91	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$23,450	$17,830	3,160
92	Office Administrative Services	$23,400	$16,800	330
93	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$23,370	$18,410	110
94	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$23,370	$18,410	110
95	Mining	$23,370	$18,410	110
96	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$23,360	$18,570	160
97	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$23,330	$17,100	1,300
98	Tobacco Manufacturing	$23,330	$16,820	290
99	Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing	$23,170	$16,870	960
100	Manufacturing	$23,170	$17,540	173,410