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Highest Paying Industries for Line Installers and Repairers

The top 74 highest paying industries for line 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 $98,660, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for line installers and repairers. It is followed by remediation and other waste management services industry (average annual salary $81,090). 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 line installers and repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 74 Highest Paying Industries for Line Installers and Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$98,660	$59,620	3,060
2	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$81,090	$46,040	40
3	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$81,090	$46,040	40
4	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$80,030	$28,770	440
5	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$79,550	$29,180	n/a
6	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$79,430	$28,340	320
7	Repair and Maintenance	$79,350	$28,460	410
8	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$75,960	$60,860	n/a
9	Pipeline Transportation	$75,960	$60,860	n/a
10	Federal government, including USPS	$72,340	$51,200	1,870
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$72,340	$51,200	1,870
12	Utilities	$69,820	$43,200	59,770
13	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$69,690	$38,190	810
14	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$69,250	$42,700	56,650
15	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$68,020	$34,000	50
16	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$66,660	$35,430	2,380
17	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$65,440	$33,320	60,860
18	Telecommunications	$65,170	$33,010	63,530
19	Transportation and Warehousing	$64,800	$50,000	110
20	Information	$64,710	$32,290	67,150
21	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$63,170	$25,860	70
22	Scientific Research and Development Services	$63,170	$25,860	70
23	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$62,900	$36,920	17,110
24	Federal, State, and Local Government	$62,900	$36,920	17,110
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$62,640	$36,710	17,290
26	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$61,930	$35,760	14,880
27	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$61,840	$35,700	14,950
28	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$59,360	$22,360	1,130
29	Nonresidential Building Construction	$56,890	$36,830	80
30	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$56,530	$45,450	40
31	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$56,530	$45,450	40
32	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$56,100	$46,230	30
33	Construction of Buildings	$56,000	$34,270	90
34	Manufacturing	$55,750	$31,600	190
35	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$55,480	$39,110	360
36	Educational Services - Local government owned	$54,120	$35,040	60
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$53,930	$31,750	40
38	Hospitals - Privately owned	$53,930	$32,020	40
39	Other Telecommunications	$52,930	$31,900	1,300
40	State government, including schools and hospitals	$52,320	$34,620	470
41	Satellite Telecommunications	$51,110	$30,620	240
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$49,470	$27,530	60
43	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,140	$27,450	60
44	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$49,030	$27,270	46,940
45	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$49,020	$27,260	46,570
46	Utility System Construction	$49,020	$27,260	46,900
47	Health Care and Social Assistance	$47,590	$26,600	60
48	Construction	$47,320	$27,030	74,980
49	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$46,870	$28,780	3,660
50	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$46,440	$25,460	270
51	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$45,620	$25,540	3,600
52	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$45,590	$25,540	3,610
53	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$45,430	$31,490	1,260
54	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$45,210	$26,710	27,120
55	Building Equipment Contractors	$45,200	$26,680	27,470
56	Specialty Trade Contractors	$45,090	$26,700	27,950
57	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$43,480	$25,750	790
58	Temporary Help Services	$41,030	$25,280	1,560
59	Educational Services - State government owned	$40,920	$29,870	100
60	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,850	$29,430	110
61	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$40,830	$29,790	100
62	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$40,570	$25,500	2,510
63	Employment Services	$40,510	$25,100	1,960
64	Administrative and Support Services	$40,100	$25,450	2,480
65	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$38,620	$27,710	450
66	Engineering Services	$38,610	$30,360	300
67	Mining	$38,250	$31,500	140
68	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$36,430	$26,690	n/a
69	Other Support Services	$36,410	$26,640	360
70	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$36,410	$26,590	70
71	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$36,410	$26,590	70
72	Wholesale Trade	$36,410	$26,590	70
73	Security Systems Services	$36,160	$22,350	50
74	Investigation and Security Services	$36,160	$22,350	50