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Highest Paying Industries for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers

The top 100 highest paying industries for control and valve installers and repairers (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 $70,030, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for control and valve installers and repairers. It is followed by educational services - local government owned industry (average annual salary $69,170). 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 control and valve installers and repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$70,030	$44,250	7,690
2	Educational Services - Local government owned	$69,170	$38,110	50
3	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$69,040	$39,750	530
4	Other Pipeline Transportation	$68,290	$34,460	70
5	Oil and Gas Extraction	$65,900	$42,990	450
6	Utilities	$65,530	$39,150	16,580
7	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$63,680	$28,600	n/a
8	Transportation and Warehousing	$63,670	$35,600	1,520
9	Facilities Support Services	$63,460	$49,700	40
10	Natural Gas Distribution	$62,980	$39,010	7,990
11	Pipeline Transportation	$59,960	$34,500	1,280
12	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$59,190	$40,060	40
13	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$59,060	$34,880	1,150
14	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$58,990	$34,260	310
15	Mining	$58,450	$36,490	760
16	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$57,400	$32,690	330
17	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$56,530	$27,890	50
18	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$56,160	$31,620	170
19	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$55,500	$33,600	100
20	Federal government, including USPS	$55,280	$47,790	910
21	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$55,280	$47,790	910
22	Chemical Manufacturing	$54,480	$28,600	60
23	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$54,230	$40,540	120
24	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$53,430	$31,620	280
25	Educational Services	$52,870	$35,110	170
26	State government, including schools and hospitals	$51,970	$33,720	90
27	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$50,810	$30,180	70
28	Educational Services - State government owned	$50,510	$30,370	70
29	Educational Services - Privately owned	$50,500	$38,660	40
30	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$49,280	$30,500	n/a
31	Testing Laboratories	$48,220	$30,800	190
32	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,840	$29,990	8,280
33	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$47,790	$29,920	8,140
34	Federal, State, and Local Government	$47,790	$29,920	8,140
35	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$47,040	$41,260	30
36	Employment Services	$46,830	$26,490	390
37	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$46,750	$26,460	1,400
38	Engineering Services	$46,660	$27,640	140
39	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$46,400	$27,630	190
40	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$46,020	$29,080	7,280
41	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$45,980	$29,730	340
42	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,950	$29,030	7,220
43	Support Activities for Mining	$45,080	$33,100	280
44	Manufacturing	$45,030	$24,980	1,940
45	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$44,860	$32,830	n/a
46	Administrative and Support Services	$44,760	$24,980	1,190
47	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$44,600	$24,930	n/a
48	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$44,370	$31,190	n/a
49	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$44,100	$25,100	1,270
50	Machinery Manufacturing	$43,720	$23,600	230
51	Other Support Services	$43,290	$24,180	630
52	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,560	$27,660	510
53	Temporary Help Services	$42,200	$24,820	230
54	Repair and Maintenance	$42,170	$28,920	1,250
55	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$42,130	$28,770	1,260
56	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$41,660	$24,180	900
57	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$41,560	$29,130	1,810
58	Building Equipment Contractors	$41,330	$25,540	5,870
59	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$41,050	$22,130	140
60	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$40,430	$23,130	1,010
61	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$40,350	$28,150	670
62	Security Systems Services	$40,100	$24,180	120
63	Investigation and Security Services	$40,100	$24,180	120
64	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$39,570	$28,020	900
65	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$39,470	$25,670	160
66	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$39,180	$26,400	420
67	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$38,990	$25,290	4,290
68	Wholesale Trade	$38,940	$27,190	5,170
69	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$38,850	$27,060	3,810
70	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$38,540	$22,200	700
71	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$38,460	$27,320	690
72	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,190	$28,290	470
73	Specialty Trade Contractors	$38,060	$24,650	13,610
74	Construction	$38,030	$24,730	15,760
75	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$38,020	$25,210	640
76	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,750	$25,020	n/a
77	Utility System Construction	$37,710	$25,010	n/a
78	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$37,410	$28,180	420
79	Building Finishing Contractors	$36,430	$23,750	7,140
80	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$36,410	$26,000	n/a
81	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$36,000	$26,140	n/a
82	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$36,000	$23,130	180
83	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$35,940	$25,280	n/a
84	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$35,920	$25,280	4,110
85	Retail Trade	$35,920	$25,270	4,860
86	Direct Selling Establishments	$35,810	$25,330	700
87	Nonstore Retailers	$35,810	$25,330	700
88	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$35,740	$27,600	n/a
89	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$35,530	$26,600	n/a
90	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$33,710	$25,130	660
91	Machine Shops	$27,870	$20,050	n/a
92	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$27,870	$20,050	n/a