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Highest Paying Industries for Geological and Petroleum Technicians

The top 42 highest paying industries for geological and petroleum technicians (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 $76,710, agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing is the highest paying industry for geological and petroleum technicians. It is followed by machinery manufacturing industry (average annual salary $76,710). 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 geological and petroleum technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 42 Highest Paying Industries for Geological and Petroleum Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$76,710	$25,500	n/a
2	Machinery Manufacturing	$76,710	$25,500	n/a
3	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$74,660	$41,880	450
4	Oil and Gas Extraction	$67,160	$34,270	3,680
5	Manufacturing	$65,190	$34,170	360
6	Natural Gas Distribution	$63,670	$28,410	110
7	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$63,560	$39,870	280
8	Utilities	$60,120	$33,780	160
9	Mining	$59,500	$26,790	9,070
10	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$59,440	$34,500	700
11	Wholesale Trade	$58,780	$37,470	n/a
12	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$58,090	$44,140	50
13	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$58,020	$31,860	60
14	Pipeline Transportation	$57,590	$33,380	230
15	Transportation and Warehousing	$57,040	$29,420	370
16	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$57,030	$50,110	n/a
17	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$56,680	$49,190	n/a
18	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$56,380	$33,190	150
19	Support Activities for Transportation	$56,110	$21,320	150
20	Metal Ore Mining	$55,330	$43,060	260
21	Support Activities for Mining	$54,430	$22,720	4,990
22	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$54,190	$40,000	400
23	Coal Mining	$53,180	$38,890	90
24	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,330	$23,710	n/a
25	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$49,870	$25,060	190
26	Scientific Research and Development Services	$49,440	$25,150	190
27	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,990	$32,690	110
28	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,990	$32,690	110
29	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,290	$32,760	90
30	Engineering Services	$45,900	$26,300	1,690
31	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,050	$25,730	4,790
32	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$44,570	$19,400	450
33	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,500	$19,400	430
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$44,130	$18,670	340
35	Educational Services - State government owned	$44,130	$18,670	340
36	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$43,970	$25,110	3,560
37	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$43,690	$18,730	370
38	Educational Services	$43,690	$18,730	370
39	Testing Laboratories	$43,030	$25,760	1,040
40	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,530	$19,210	30
41	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,530	$19,210	30
42	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,710	$23,710	330