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Highest Paying Industries for Millwrights

The top 100 highest paying industries for millwrights (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 $72,080, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences is the highest paying industry for millwrights. It is followed by scientific research and development services industry (average annual salary $72,080). 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 millwrights in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Millwrights

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$72,080	$60,970	40
2	Scientific Research and Development Services	$72,080	$60,970	40
3	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$70,080	$63,500	1,400
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$69,200	$43,180	140
5	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,890	$62,450	n/a
6	Utilities	$68,840	$62,240	280
7	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$68,610	$43,250	140
8	Federal, State, and Local Government	$68,610	$43,250	140
9	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$68,240	$44,200	3,590
10	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$67,550	$37,850	1,680
11	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$65,900	$42,450	230
12	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$64,010	$39,640	150
13	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$62,860	$26,730	120
14	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$62,470	$41,420	90
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$60,510	$40,340	170
16	Coal Mining	$59,550	$30,750	130
17	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$59,370	$40,820	210
18	Chemical Manufacturing	$57,880	$36,640	240
19	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$55,640	$39,060	50
20	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$55,580	$49,000	120
21	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$55,260	$37,990	50
22	Ship and Boat Building	$55,150	$42,160	250
23	Mining	$54,810	$39,970	380
24	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$54,290	$39,870	360
25	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$54,140	$37,870	90
26	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$54,020	$40,790	140
27	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$53,880	$37,060	100
28	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$53,580	$35,440	340
29	Educational Services	$53,500	$32,150	40
30	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$53,230	$35,550	1,660
31	Transportation and Warehousing	$53,220	$27,580	250
32	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$52,870	$40,150	390
33	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$52,790	$36,210	180
34	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$52,740	$33,380	2,060
35	Paper Manufacturing	$52,490	$34,180	2,370
36	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$52,480	$35,010	40
37	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$52,450	$35,420	80
38	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$52,240	$32,140	760
39	Engineering Services	$52,030	$33,990	300
40	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$52,030	$33,990	300
41	Manufacturing	$52,030	$34,050	15,050
42	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$51,890	$33,020	100
43	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$51,770	$31,470	80
44	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$51,100	$40,690	310
45	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$50,870	$27,080	1,130
46	Utility System Construction	$50,640	$24,820	800
47	Building Equipment Contractors	$50,630	$31,220	11,520
48	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$50,500	$27,680	n/a
49	Specialty Trade Contractors	$50,250	$31,030	12,850
50	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$50,230	$30,600	9,510
51	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$50,130	$39,690	150
52	Repair and Maintenance	$49,990	$31,730	1,840
53	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$49,990	$31,730	1,840
54	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$49,960	$31,710	1,840
55	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$49,620	$31,460	420
56	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$49,610	$35,870	140
57	Construction	$49,330	$28,430	18,780
58	Temporary Help Services	$49,220	$29,910	760
59	Metal Ore Mining	$49,080	$41,270	180
60	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$48,930	$38,140	3,300
61	Forging and Stamping	$48,790	$35,640	110
62	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$48,620	$31,340	1,090
63	Employment Services	$48,550	$30,670	1,010
64	Administrative and Support Services	$47,880	$31,100	n/a
65	Foundries	$47,540	$39,580	1,700
66	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$47,420	$33,310	n/a
67	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,410	$30,010	280
68	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$47,230	$39,840	250
69	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$47,150	$31,880	710
70	Food Manufacturing	$47,120	$33,620	180
71	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$47,070	$32,850	n/a
72	Nonresidential Building Construction	$46,670	$21,450	4,720
73	Construction of Buildings	$46,670	$21,580	4,800
74	Machinery Manufacturing	$46,630	$31,910	1,240
75	Residential Building Construction	$46,620	$33,090	90
76	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$46,580	$27,640	630
77	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$46,390	$35,350	60
78	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$46,250	$30,230	230
79	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$46,130	$31,270	1,170
80	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$45,810	$33,660	290
81	Building Finishing Contractors	$44,370	$26,410	370
82	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$44,310	$28,450	830
83	Wood Product Manufacturing	$42,680	$29,240	2,420
84	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$42,560	$26,660	370
85	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$41,400	$30,860	1,220
86	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$41,190	$31,500	190
87	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$40,890	$22,870	160
88	Wholesale Trade	$40,720	$26,420	900
89	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$40,200	$26,620	60
90	Specialized Freight Trucking	$39,980	$26,160	n/a
91	Truck Transportation	$39,980	$26,160	n/a
92	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,900	$22,320	n/a
93	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$38,430	$27,410	620
94	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,160	$27,780	330
95	Machine Shops	$37,480	$26,970	280
96	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$37,430	$27,030	290
97	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$32,900	$21,680	80