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Highest Paying Industries for Other Material Moving Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other material moving workers (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 $64,750, utilities is the highest paying industry for other material moving workers. It is followed by iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry (average annual salary $63,730). 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 other material moving workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Material Moving Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Utilities	$64,750	$23,480	360
2	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$63,730	$42,830	40
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$63,230	$23,150	280
4	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$60,510	$33,160	70
5	Scheduled Air Transportation	$55,220	$28,680	1,120
6	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$55,070	$24,050	2,940
7	Air Transportation	$54,660	$27,510	1,160
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$54,620	$32,080	130
9	Postal Service (federal government)	$54,500	$49,660	60
10	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$51,960	$31,740	200
11	Support Activities for Transportation	$51,310	$22,200	3,310
12	Federal government, including USPS	$49,510	$42,940	290
13	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$47,970	$41,910	240
14	Couriers and Messengers	$47,820	$27,950	30
15	Water Transportation	$47,210	$26,100	210
16	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$45,450	$22,290	230
17	Activities Related to Real Estate	$45,040	$36,860	n/a
18	Educational Services	$44,320	$20,070	100
19	Transportation and Warehousing	$44,210	$21,250	6,570
20	Specialized Freight Trucking	$44,010	$24,880	220
21	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$43,260	$26,600	n/a
22	Truck Transportation	$43,140	$20,630	280
23	Real Estate	$42,860	$20,330	340
24	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$41,740	$23,590	40
25	General Freight Trucking	$41,730	$17,160	n/a
26	Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,210	$21,590	70
27	Department Stores	$40,930	$19,220	120
28	General Merchandise Stores	$40,930	$19,220	120
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$40,730	$21,380	60
30	Utility System Construction	$40,270	$26,140	n/a
31	Urban Transit Systems	$40,130	$25,500	70
32	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$39,970	$22,800	100
33	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$39,830	$26,160	n/a
34	Educational Services - Local government owned	$39,820	$18,540	50
35	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$39,740	$24,590	n/a
36	Rail Transportation	$39,480	$18,640	270
37	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$39,470	$26,090	n/a
38	Lessors of Real Estate	$39,280	$19,600	n/a
39	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$39,150	$25,870	n/a
40	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$38,430	$28,010	40
41	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$37,710	$22,670	90
42	Paper Manufacturing	$37,600	$18,730	140
43	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$37,410	$25,150	90
44	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$37,280	$22,420	80
45	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$37,230	$18,150	100
46	Mining	$37,190	$20,220	210
47	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$37,140	$23,210	320
48	Manufacturing	$37,110	$20,000	2,140
49	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$36,320	$25,640	80
50	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$36,190	$26,180	130
51	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$35,970	$25,990	80
52	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$35,720	$24,380	n/a
53	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$35,660	$22,220	60
54	Chemical Manufacturing	$35,320	$20,680	200
55	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$35,110	$28,880	130
56	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$34,920	$31,010	n/a
57	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$34,880	$29,860	n/a
58	Wood Product Manufacturing	$34,830	$19,670	260
59	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$34,280	$26,800	30
60	Construction	$33,490	$21,380	240
61	Support Activities for Mining	$33,190	$18,410	140
62	Printing and Related Support Activities	$33,040	$25,310	30
63	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$32,540	$19,770	1,010
64	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$32,020	$19,480	n/a
65	Traveler Accommodation	$31,880	$17,460	100
66	Accommodation	$31,880	$17,460	100
67	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$31,820	$21,520	40
68	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$31,530	$22,480	n/a
69	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$30,960	$19,570	70
70	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$30,290	$20,740	90
71	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$30,250	$24,650	190
72	Wholesale Trade	$29,690	$18,480	1,550
73	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$29,620	$18,320	80
74	Nonstore Retailers	$29,600	$21,610	50
75	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$29,060	$18,380	290
76	Health Care and Social Assistance	$29,040	$16,940	190
77	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,990	$20,930	120
78	Direct Selling Establishments	$28,980	$21,410	50
79	Landscaping Services	$28,900	$21,020	n/a
80	Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,880	$20,940	130
81	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,580	$17,750	830
82	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$28,530	$20,680	70
83	Engineering Services	$28,280	$20,570	70
84	Accommodation and Food Services	$27,900	$17,230	100
85	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$27,700	$19,340	150
86	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,660	$17,650	750
87	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,020	$18,610	330
88	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$26,880	$16,390	240
89	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$26,870	$18,040	n/a
90	Administrative and Support Services	$26,850	$18,020	n/a
91	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$26,650	$19,540	1,700
92	Employment Services	$26,600	$18,000	n/a
93	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$26,160	$18,960	80
94	Waste Collection	$25,810	$17,690	110
95	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$24,780	$19,530	70
96	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$24,770	$20,510	30
97	Warehousing and Storage	$24,670	$18,760	1,170
98	Personal and Laundry Services	$24,590	$18,190	40
99	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$24,570	$19,390	1,530
100	Federal, State, and Local Government	$24,570	$19,390	1,530