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Highest Paying Industries for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

The top 27 highest paying industries for gas compressor and gas pumping station 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 $73,780, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for gas compressor and gas pumping station operators. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $62,620). 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 gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest Paying Industries for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$73,780	$39,810	30
2	Utilities	$62,620	$44,010	670
3	Natural Gas Distribution	$62,200	$43,810	n/a
4	Other Pipeline Transportation	$59,900	$49,760	n/a
5	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$59,310	$49,730	1,840
6	Pipeline Transportation	$59,300	$49,500	2,010
7	Transportation and Warehousing	$59,300	$49,500	2,010
8	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$59,020	$42,870	140
9	Oil and Gas Extraction	$55,270	$35,170	610
10	Mining	$52,270	$33,590	1,240
11	Support Activities for Mining	$48,200	$32,740	630
12	Manufacturing	$45,720	$32,150	160
13	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$45,580	$29,830	110
14	Chemical Manufacturing	$45,470	$29,960	120
15	Direct Selling Establishments	$43,530	$28,160	80
16	Nonstore Retailers	$43,530	$28,160	80
17	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,940	$31,060	160
18	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,940	$31,060	160
19	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,800	$31,120	170
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,800	$31,120	170
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,800	$31,120	170
22	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$37,020	$31,310	180
23	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$36,870	$31,280	180
24	Wholesale Trade	$36,510	$28,450	260
25	Retail Trade	$35,930	$17,390	110
26	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$34,730	$19,500	70
27	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$34,730	$19,500	70