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Highest Paying Industries for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

The top 60 highest paying industries for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers (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 $71,640, deep sea, coastal, and great lakes water transportation is the highest paying industry for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers. It is followed by water transportation industry (average annual salary $71,450). 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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 60 Highest Paying Industries for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$71,640	$62,010	150
2	Water Transportation	$71,450	$60,910	150
3	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$70,120	$28,770	n/a
4	Other Pipeline Transportation	$67,340	$33,010	310
5	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$66,140	$45,680	80
6	Pipeline Transportation	$63,680	$32,960	590
7	Transportation and Warehousing	$61,700	$34,290	1,300
8	Warehousing and Storage	$59,270	$33,270	210
9	Natural Gas Distribution	$57,600	$42,070	60
10	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$56,760	$42,750	200
11	Support Activities for Transportation	$55,780	$34,210	320
12	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$55,710	$24,360	120
13	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$55,030	$32,030	210
14	Utilities	$53,740	$28,920	130
15	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$51,600	$32,160	120
16	Oil and Gas Extraction	$48,480	$25,440	1,640
17	Coal Mining	$48,350	$27,390	110
18	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$47,910	$28,520	500
19	Chemical Manufacturing	$46,860	$27,240	560
20	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$46,580	$28,980	370
21	Manufacturing	$46,060	$27,910	1,430
22	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$45,630	$34,120	60
23	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$44,820	$25,640	1,380
24	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$44,490	$26,090	1,530
25	Wholesale Trade	$44,390	$26,910	1,770
26	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$44,240	$33,190	210
27	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$44,150	$33,290	190
28	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$43,880	$26,510	140
29	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$43,060	$31,270	n/a
30	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$42,420	$27,530	30
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$42,170	$22,630	150
32	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,170	$22,630	150
33	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,170	$22,630	150
34	Mining	$42,030	$24,850	5,980
35	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$41,640	$27,230	n/a
36	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$40,260	$30,750	40
37	Machinery Manufacturing	$40,260	$30,750	40
38	Support Activities for Mining	$40,040	$24,500	4,190
39	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$39,930	$21,280	120
40	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,930	$21,280	120
41	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$39,770	$28,640	240
42	Rental and Leasing Services	$39,540	$27,980	240
43	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$39,540	$27,980	240
44	Waste Collection	$38,060	$26,260	70
45	Utility System Construction	$37,230	$26,940	100
46	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$36,950	$27,890	50
47	Construction	$36,390	$27,750	480
48	Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,290	$28,570	350
49	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$36,220	$26,510	110
50	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$35,770	$31,990	n/a
51	Food Manufacturing	$35,350	$26,380	80
52	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$35,350	$28,830	260
53	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$34,240	$28,240	50
54	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$32,190	$26,080	40
55	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,030	$22,270	280
56	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,800	$22,190	310
57	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$29,170	$21,420	210
58	Retail Trade	$24,040	$18,630	220
59	Direct Selling Establishments	$23,210	$18,300	160
60	Nonstore Retailers	$23,210	$18,300	160