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Highest Paying Industries for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

The top 48 highest paying industries for tank car, truck, and ship loaders (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 $62,180, plastics product manufacturing is the highest paying industry for tank car, truck, and ship loaders. It is followed by plastics and rubber products manufacturing industry (average annual salary $62,180). 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 tank car, truck, and ship loaders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 48 Highest Paying Industries for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$62,180	$32,980	110
2	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$62,180	$32,980	110
3	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$52,240	$28,800	40
4	Metal Ore Mining	$51,550	$21,890	30
5	Coal Mining	$51,410	$40,600	90
6	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$51,310	$40,470	70
7	Food Manufacturing	$50,880	$32,530	510
8	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$49,670	$22,220	4,840
9	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$46,990	$30,190	130
10	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$45,580	$40,020	40
11	Manufacturing	$45,090	$30,680	2,030
12	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$45,050	$25,030	440
13	Support Activities for Transportation	$44,580	$21,770	6,130
14	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$44,080	$29,510	120
15	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$43,410	$32,120	n/a
16	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$43,210	$28,150	610
17	Mining	$42,850	$23,950	580
18	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$42,080	$24,150	320
19	Warehousing and Storage	$41,730	$24,380	1,320
20	Transportation and Warehousing	$41,340	$22,580	8,540
21	Wood Product Manufacturing	$41,030	$32,090	n/a
22	Chemical Manufacturing	$41,010	$29,740	390
23	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$39,630	$29,540	290
24	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$36,540	$25,690	n/a
25	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$36,410	$19,220	810
26	Support Activities for Mining	$35,990	$21,510	140
27	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$35,130	$19,730	950
28	Wholesale Trade	$34,880	$19,630	960
29	General Freight Trucking	$34,550	$25,080	640
30	Temporary Help Services	$34,430	$22,430	130
31	Employment Services	$34,430	$22,430	130
32	Truck Transportation	$34,140	$24,980	990
33	Administrative and Support Services	$33,810	$19,070	150
34	Specialized Freight Trucking	$33,400	$24,790	340
35	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,330	$19,120	200
36	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$32,970	$20,030	n/a
37	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$32,970	$20,030	n/a
38	Support Activities for Crop Production	$32,850	$19,990	n/a
39	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$32,100	$19,270	450
40	Waste Collection	$30,670	$19,800	n/a
41	Water Transportation	$30,490	$21,390	80
42	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,440	$19,370	n/a
43	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$30,140	$25,950	80
44	Inland Water Transportation	$29,530	$21,080	70
45	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$28,480	$17,660	170
46	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$28,430	$22,290	110
47	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$26,530	$18,040	150
48	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$23,890	$16,680	60