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Highest Paying Industries for Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers

The top 100 highest paying industries for driver/sales workers and truck drivers (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 $70,810, other electrical equipment and component manufacturing is the highest paying industry for driver/sales workers and truck drivers. It is followed by wired telecommunications carriers industry (average annual salary $64,540). 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 driver/sales workers and truck drivers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$70,810	$28,600	290
2	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$64,540	$24,690	170
3	Federal government, including USPS	$56,780	$40,140	7,310
4	Postal Service (federal government)	$56,780	$40,140	7,310
5	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$56,020	$28,420	n/a
6	Other Pipeline Transportation	$53,930	$29,080	420
7	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$53,640	$18,360	130
8	Telecommunications	$52,900	$23,510	300
9	Couriers and Messengers	$51,610	$25,410	n/a
10	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$50,270	$21,510	1,420
11	Spectator Sports	$49,910	$25,440	480
12	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$49,360	$20,170	360
13	Rail Transportation	$48,700	$26,230	1,120
14	Pipeline Transportation	$48,650	$27,220	1,240
15	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$47,770	$28,880	1,210
16	Coal Mining	$47,390	$27,740	n/a
17	Metal Ore Mining	$45,640	$29,850	n/a
18	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$45,530	$40,270	n/a
19	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$45,510	$30,630	740
20	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$45,310	$24,180	1,060
21	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$44,790	$26,690	750
22	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$44,780	$19,450	n/a
23	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$43,760	$25,490	210
24	Scientific Research and Development Services	$43,760	$25,490	210
25	Natural Gas Distribution	$43,260	$26,100	n/a
26	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$43,240	$27,570	4,630
27	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$42,490	$29,550	410
28	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$42,330	$22,020	70
29	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$41,930	$27,250	740
30	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$41,510	$21,700	650
31	General Freight Trucking	$41,450	$25,780	620,890
32	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$41,400	$27,300	700
33	Transportation and Warehousing	$41,220	$24,980	1,205,700
34	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$41,160	$27,600	2,360
35	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$40,970	$29,430	470
36	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$40,850	$28,020	2,480
37	Oil and Gas Extraction	$40,820	$27,570	1,790
38	Truck Transportation	$40,740	$25,650	885,600
39	Utilities	$40,710	$22,700	2,300
40	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$40,470	$25,840	650
41	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$40,460	$28,270	2,550
42	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$40,220	$22,670	8,280
43	Chemical Manufacturing	$40,110	$25,050	8,700
44	Casino Hotels	$40,080	$21,480	80
45	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$39,860	$22,330	60
46	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$39,760	$25,220	810
47	Support Activities for Mining	$39,740	$28,760	25,420
48	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$39,700	$26,340	170
49	Mining	$39,270	$27,400	43,100
50	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$39,260	$24,420	43,360
51	Book Stores and News Dealers	$39,220	$22,590	n/a
52	Specialized Freight Trucking	$39,090	$25,420	264,710
53	Utility System Construction	$39,040	$27,350	12,830
54	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$38,980	$23,150	570
55	Inland Water Transportation	$38,970	$25,680	n/a
56	Other Telecommunications	$38,900	$23,050	100
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$38,880	$22,650	610
58	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$38,870	$27,710	n/a
59	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$38,720	$26,000	29,110
60	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$38,510	$25,990	1,370
61	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$38,450	$23,170	36,830
62	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$38,410	$26,210	15,900
63	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$38,340	$25,630	40
64	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$38,250	$26,140	12,780
65	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$38,040	$23,720	990
66	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$38,020	$24,240	13,310
67	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,940	$22,050	800
68	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$37,920	$24,690	13,070
69	Water Transportation	$37,730	$24,960	n/a
70	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,670	$26,030	41,200
71	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$37,510	$26,870	110
72	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$37,500	$21,630	15,290
73	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,490	$25,020	1,590
74	Roofing Contractors	$37,380	$25,650	770
75	Warehousing and Storage	$37,310	$21,750	51,040
76	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$37,270	$25,890	130
77	Other Support Activities for Transportation	$37,190	$20,570	1,930
78	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,130	$25,510	57,370
79	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,130	$25,850	3,240
80	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,110	$24,050	28,380
81	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$37,070	$26,280	54,410
82	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,040	$26,190	57,720
83	Paper Manufacturing	$37,030	$25,480	4,770
84	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,020	$24,100	31,030
85	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,020	$24,100	31,030
86	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$37,020	$25,650	24,660
87	Ship and Boat Building	$36,990	$22,860	370
88	Nonresidential Building Construction	$36,990	$25,620	5,390
89	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$36,950	$22,980	13,300
90	Waste Collection	$36,940	$25,680	35,080
91	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$36,900	$20,370	1,790
92	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$36,810	$22,170	1,090
93	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$36,810	$25,270	n/a
94	Construction	$36,700	$25,570	108,210
95	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$36,690	$22,000	4,540
96	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$36,680	$25,260	260
97	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$36,660	$23,110	32,150
98	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$36,610	$25,310	430
99	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,600	$25,920	41,260
100	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$36,560	$25,200	230