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Highest Paying Industries for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service)

The top 100 highest paying industries for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) (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 $41,650, aerospace product and parts manufacturing is the highest paying industry for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service). It is followed by labor unions and similar labor organizations industry (average annual salary $41,460). 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 mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service)

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$41,650	$26,350	60
2	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$41,460	$25,650	120
3	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,660	$19,020	680
4	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$39,100	$25,890	n/a
5	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$38,300	$25,130	80
6	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$36,650	$20,280	60
7	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$36,590	$30,990	30
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$36,380	$20,340	100
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$36,130	$19,410	70
10	Other Information Services	$35,820	$27,330	40
11	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$35,510	$32,140	n/a
12	Paper Manufacturing	$35,510	$32,140	n/a
13	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$35,490	$22,280	740
14	Utilities	$35,240	$18,730	n/a
15	Mining	$34,980	$24,320	50
16	Apparel Manufacturing	$34,890	$27,530	80
17	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$34,880	$27,340	80
18	Oil and Gas Extraction	$34,860	$22,120	30
19	Engineering Services	$34,810	$25,410	70
20	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$34,600	$20,540	120
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$34,450	$25,950	60
22	Activities Related to Real Estate	$34,330	$22,760	290
23	Federal government, including USPS	$34,000	$26,870	5,320
24	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$34,000	$26,870	5,320
25	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,940	$23,770	1,680
26	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$33,920	$25,620	8,170
27	Federal, State, and Local Government	$33,920	$25,620	8,170
28	Other Financial Investment Activities	$33,820	$23,220	650
29	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$33,810	$20,670	50
30	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$33,700	$21,110	80
31	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$33,680	$21,160	110
32	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$33,680	$21,420	n/a
33	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$33,680	$18,270	n/a
34	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$33,650	$20,580	1,390
35	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$33,400	$22,860	980
36	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$33,370	$21,550	n/a
37	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$33,320	$20,550	60
38	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$33,250	$20,140	1,440
39	Chemical Manufacturing	$33,140	$19,100	100
40	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,120	$24,770	10,810
41	Real Estate	$33,090	$20,840	340
42	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$33,070	$19,450	50
43	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$32,980	$21,770	100
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,970	$22,030	1,160
45	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$32,970	$23,330	50
46	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$32,930	$22,270	50
47	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$32,900	$21,860	60
48	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$32,870	$20,970	70
49	Educational Support Services	$32,690	$22,360	50
50	Software Publishers	$32,600	$20,590	90
51	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,550	$21,110	40
52	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,340	$21,200	40
53	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$32,310	$22,190	330
54	Hospitals - State government owned	$32,230	$23,910	70
55	Legal Services	$32,070	$19,420	2,600
56	Social Advocacy Organizations	$31,980	$20,560	180
57	General Freight Trucking	$31,970	$22,930	n/a
58	Religious Organizations	$31,940	$19,340	210
59	State government, including schools and hospitals	$31,830	$22,180	3,430
60	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$31,790	$21,330	2,050
61	Machinery Manufacturing	$31,630	$23,050	80
62	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$31,380	$24,430	30
63	Traveler Accommodation	$31,120	$21,380	140
64	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$31,120	$22,180	1,780
65	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$31,000	$21,300	1,260
66	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$30,970	$20,380	350
67	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$30,890	$20,400	520
68	Educational Services - Local government owned	$30,880	$20,360	780
69	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$30,810	$21,100	3,630
70	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$30,770	$20,110	420
71	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$30,690	$19,930	1,870
72	Educational Services - Privately owned	$30,680	$20,040	2,060
73	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$30,680	$20,830	380
74	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$30,660	$18,910	40
75	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$30,650	$21,480	40
76	Insurance Carriers	$30,600	$21,390	4,220
77	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$30,570	$23,060	70
78	Casino Hotels	$30,490	$22,400	80
79	Food Manufacturing	$30,490	$20,670	40
80	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$30,410	$24,720	n/a
81	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$30,360	$19,560	30
82	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$30,290	$19,990	70
83	Educational Services	$30,230	$20,480	4,520
84	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,200	$20,640	3,490
85	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$30,170	$19,800	370
86	Construction of Buildings	$30,150	$23,010	40
87	Telecommunications	$30,120	$19,720	n/a
88	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$30,110	$19,280	490
89	Accommodation and Food Services	$30,070	$19,960	170
90	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,020	$20,760	220
91	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$30,010	$20,820	6,840
92	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$29,980	$20,950	410
93	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$29,970	$20,670	30
94	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$29,940	$18,920	90
95	Accommodation	$29,920	$19,910	170
96	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$29,900	$19,530	70
97	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$29,860	$21,410	50
98	Finance and Insurance	$29,860	$20,890	11,050
99	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$29,850	$18,740	40
100	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$29,820	$20,750	70