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Highest Paying Industries for Sewers, Hand

The top 45 highest paying industries for sewers, hand (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 $33,400, household and institutional furniture manufacturing is the highest paying industry for sewers, hand. It is followed by household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing industry (average annual salary $33,400). 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 sewers, hand in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 45 Highest Paying Industries for Sewers, Hand

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$33,400	$26,260	40
2	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$33,400	$26,260	40
3	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$30,030	$25,820	90
4	Other Textile Product Mills	$29,680	$20,110	450
5	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$28,510	$25,650	40
6	Textile Product Mills	$27,800	$19,830	760
7	Textile Furnishings Mills	$26,770	$19,660	310
8	Clothing Stores	$25,880	$21,080	890
9	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$25,880	$21,080	890
10	Personal and Laundry Services	$25,650	$17,390	460
11	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$25,620	$17,380	460
12	Retail Trade	$25,100	$20,340	1,180
13	Administrative and Support Services	$24,430	$16,850	n/a
14	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,430	$16,850	n/a
15	Printing and Related Support Activities	$24,120	$20,510	n/a
16	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,490	$17,180	670
17	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$23,290	$19,100	110
18	Manufacturing	$23,180	$18,050	2,570
19	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$22,940	$19,620	90
20	Nonstore Retailers	$22,940	$19,620	90
21	Fabric Mills	$22,750	$19,730	230
22	Wholesale Trade	$22,730	$17,300	920
23	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,710	$17,260	860
24	Textile Mills	$22,680	$18,860	260
25	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$22,660	$17,170	780
26	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$22,610	$19,180	90
27	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$22,590	$17,760	60
28	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$22,190	$17,730	n/a
29	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$21,820	$18,320	140
30	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$21,680	$16,570	80
31	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$21,300	$18,260	n/a
32	Apparel Manufacturing	$21,280	$17,430	1,140
33	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$21,230	$17,430	1,050
34	Temporary Help Services	$20,980	$17,100	90
35	Employment Services	$20,980	$17,100	90
36	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$20,900	$16,400	60
37	Performing Arts Companies	$20,900	$16,400	60
38	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$20,900	$16,400	60
39	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$20,120	$16,740	210
40	Repair and Maintenance	$20,120	$16,740	210
41	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$18,910	$16,390	60
42	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$18,910	$16,390	60
43	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$18,890	$16,770	80
44	Health Care and Social Assistance	$18,840	$16,530	130
45	Social Assistance	$18,650	$16,460	120