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Highest Paying Industries for Airfield Operations Specialists

The top 33 highest paying industries for airfield operations specialists (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 $68,630, aerospace product and parts manufacturing is the highest paying industry for airfield operations specialists. It is followed by transportation equipment manufacturing industry (average annual salary $68,630). 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 airfield operations specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 33 Highest Paying Industries for Airfield Operations Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$68,630	$47,450	150
2	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$68,630	$47,450	150
3	Manufacturing	$67,850	$45,950	180
4	Testing Laboratories	$58,520	$42,050	n/a
5	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$57,710	$33,760	220
6	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$57,480	$43,370	90
7	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$56,270	$34,090	n/a
8	Federal government, including USPS	$55,620	$44,390	430
9	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$55,620	$44,390	430
10	Scheduled Air Transportation	$54,580	$30,560	1,570
11	Air Transportation	$54,260	$29,150	1,930
12	Facilities Support Services	$52,630	$26,380	30
13	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$51,860	$25,640	350
14	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,540	$30,450	50
15	Transportation and Warehousing	$49,030	$26,060	3,630
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,170	$25,660	2,290
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$48,170	$25,660	2,290
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,640	$23,070	n/a
19	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,720	$25,330	40
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,590	$24,100	1,810
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,580	$22,310	2,020
22	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,440	$28,950	n/a
23	Support Activities for Transportation	$37,290	$22,720	n/a
24	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$37,200	$22,690	1,360
25	State government, including schools and hospitals	$35,050	$19,210	90
26	Wholesale Trade	$30,180	$21,170	n/a
27	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,390	$18,740	50
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$28,740	$18,620	40
29	Educational Services - State government owned	$28,740	$18,620	40
30	Educational Services	$25,120	$19,710	290
31	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$23,730	$19,820	220
32	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$23,600	$19,800	210
33	Educational Services - Local government owned	$23,600	$19,800	210