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Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (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 $85,350, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for supervisors of transportation and material moving workers. It is followed by electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry (average annual salary $75,630). 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 supervisors of transportation and material moving workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$85,350	$62,630	1,500
2	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$75,630	$35,320	510
3	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$73,220	$43,670	350
4	Federal government, including USPS	$73,170	$62,070	5,840
5	Utilities	$72,940	$39,680	770
6	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$72,890	$37,980	4,650
7	Postal Service (federal government)	$71,710	$62,010	n/a
8	Oil and Gas Extraction	$71,680	$40,120	1,250
9	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$71,440	$38,880	80
10	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$71,230	$42,740	60
11	Coal Mining	$70,820	$32,510	800
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$70,180	$41,480	n/a
13	Pipeline Transportation	$67,870	$39,200	370
14	Performing Arts Companies	$67,690	$31,350	180
15	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$67,510	$45,700	260
16	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$66,980	$22,650	200
17	Rail Transportation	$66,450	$44,210	4,110
18	Metal Ore Mining	$66,400	$40,920	150
19	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$63,050	$35,430	n/a
20	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$62,690	$34,670	370
21	Water Transportation	$62,400	$33,650	700
22	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$62,040	$36,560	330
23	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$61,990	$34,770	400
24	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$61,760	$36,660	28,810
25	Mining	$61,480	$34,580	6,690
26	Other Pipeline Transportation	$61,320	$18,910	50
27	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$61,250	$35,950	500
28	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$61,200	$34,920	410
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$60,650	$36,980	18,370
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$60,650	$36,980	18,370
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$60,580	$36,570	14,080
32	Testing Laboratories	$60,490	$33,320	90
33	Support Activities for Mining	$60,020	$34,510	3,160
34	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$59,960	$32,550	290
35	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$59,730	$41,070	60
36	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$59,040	$33,490	2,280
37	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$58,770	$35,250	850
38	Engineering Services	$58,590	$32,500	180
39	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$58,070	$35,040	260
40	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$57,790	$41,820	30
41	Building Equipment Contractors	$57,750	$35,910	910
42	Telephone Call Centers	$57,580	$41,360	40
43	Ship and Boat Building	$57,520	$40,220	190
44	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$57,490	$35,030	19,600
45	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$57,380	$32,870	520
46	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$57,150	$29,890	340
47	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$57,130	$39,870	300
48	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$57,110	$34,840	490
49	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$57,060	$36,640	220
50	Nonresidential Building Construction	$57,020	$36,640	570
51	Construction of Buildings	$56,770	$36,720	700
52	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$56,620	$36,490	30
53	Logging	$56,510	$36,810	110
54	Forestry and Logging	$56,510	$36,810	110
55	Finance and Insurance	$56,500	$32,210	60
56	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$56,400	$40,620	40
57	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$56,370	$35,170	2,280
58	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$56,280	$33,620	2,120
59	Educational Support Services	$55,980	$33,350	40
60	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$55,830	$35,400	270
61	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$55,810	$32,490	1,680
62	Residential Building Construction	$55,780	$37,310	130
63	Construction	$55,660	$34,530	6,360
64	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$55,610	$34,390	50
65	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$55,590	$34,050	50
66	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$55,540	$34,520	380
67	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$55,440	$36,490	100
68	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$55,380	$33,890	1,330
69	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$55,070	$34,050	130
70	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$55,050	$36,030	230
71	Telecommunications	$54,970	$40,470	80
72	Utility System Construction	$54,970	$36,770	1,060
73	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$54,870	$34,180	350
74	Specialty Trade Contractors	$54,800	$33,670	3,380
75	Waste Collection	$54,740	$32,390	5,350
76	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$54,660	$33,760	240
77	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$54,660	$33,050	1,750
78	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$54,630	$31,800	370
79	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$54,570	$34,970	2,030
80	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$54,570	$35,750	180
81	General Freight Trucking	$54,480	$33,830	29,070
82	Tobacco Manufacturing	$54,420	$39,890	170
83	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$54,350	$39,910	60
84	Truck Transportation	$54,260	$33,170	40,060
85	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$54,230	$34,350	110
86	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$54,150	$32,170	9,320
87	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$54,140	$36,310	40
88	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$54,130	$31,290	1,310
89	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$54,020	$36,020	150
90	Landscaping Services	$53,960	$33,670	410
91	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$53,860	$32,430	1,410
92	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$53,850	$32,460	4,770
93	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$53,780	$33,960	n/a
94	Direct Selling Establishments	$53,730	$33,460	2,360
95	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$53,720	$29,410	720
96	Sound Recording Industries	$53,720	$36,470	30
97	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$53,640	$29,720	40
98	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$53,640	$33,340	1,950
99	Beverage Manufacturing	$53,590	$32,850	1,780
100	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$53,540	$24,020	70