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Highest Paying Industries for Other Transportation Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other transportation 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 $90,720, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for other transportation workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $90,720). 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 other transportation workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Transportation Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$90,720	$40,780	6,720
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$90,720	$40,780	6,720
3	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$72,060	$50,790	680
4	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$66,280	$40,200	930
5	Manufacturing	$65,600	$34,820	1,200
6	Couriers and Messengers	$59,960	$33,300	210
7	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$59,630	$33,180	200
8	Support Activities for Mining	$58,830	$33,480	30
9	Rail Transportation	$57,460	$32,970	5,970
10	Mining	$56,270	$33,540	60
11	Waste Collection	$54,100	$25,310	n/a
12	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$53,140	$21,070	1,340
13	Testing Laboratories	$52,790	$26,510	60
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$48,650	$33,270	n/a
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$48,540	$33,530	n/a
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,280	$23,040	28,260
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$48,280	$23,040	28,260
18	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,990	$27,900	6,490
19	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$42,790	$18,390	70
20	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$42,260	$23,490	890
21	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$42,210	$21,310	110
22	State government, including schools and hospitals	$42,110	$24,990	7,670
23	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$41,950	$31,780	260
24	Engineering Services	$41,770	$23,280	820
25	Scheduled Air Transportation	$41,340	$23,960	16,620
26	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$41,260	$27,680	610
27	Air Transportation	$41,230	$23,790	17,230
28	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$40,560	$28,430	110
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,080	$19,420	15,040
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,050	$22,120	1,720
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$39,930	$18,620	36,140
32	General Freight Trucking	$39,550	$22,500	1,920
33	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$38,930	$19,580	n/a
34	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,670	$21,700	400
35	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$37,700	$26,600	490
36	Truck Transportation	$36,940	$20,250	2,260
37	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$35,400	$19,350	100
38	Warehousing and Storage	$34,750	$18,640	410
39	Transportation and Warehousing	$34,720	$19,200	51,790
40	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$34,470	$18,290	70
41	Ambulance Services	$34,390	$26,920	n/a
42	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$34,290	$26,660	n/a
43	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$34,110	$20,000	610
44	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$33,800	$19,160	310
45	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$33,340	$18,930	n/a
46	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$33,240	$25,610	60
47	Food Manufacturing	$32,830	$21,450	50
48	Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation	$31,960	$17,980	110
49	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,860	$17,750	21,750
50	Hospitals - State government owned	$30,590	$23,780	70
51	Specialty Trade Contractors	$30,480	$17,260	n/a
52	Utilities	$30,120	$18,560	110
53	Inland Water Transportation	$29,880	$18,090	150
54	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$29,800	$23,270	60
55	Urban Transit Systems	$29,800	$20,430	810
56	Building Equipment Contractors	$28,920	$17,060	n/a
57	Support Activities for Transportation	$28,610	$18,120	18,430
58	Other Support Activities for Transportation	$28,540	$17,720	300
59	Water Transportation	$28,210	$18,730	530
60	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$28,080	$19,340	380
61	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$28,000	$19,490	150
62	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$27,930	$18,980	70
63	Natural Gas Distribution	$27,780	$19,340	40
64	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$27,650	$19,160	840
65	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$27,350	$17,910	14,860
66	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other	$27,300	$21,020	90
67	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$27,200	$17,330	300
68	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$26,890	$17,720	2,330
69	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$26,530	$18,130	1,920
70	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$26,490	$17,390	70
71	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$26,280	$17,590	840
72	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$26,190	$18,610	200
73	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$26,080	$18,780	60
74	Educational Services - State government owned	$26,080	$17,640	1,100
75	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$26,040	$17,650	1,070
76	Educational Services - Privately owned	$25,980	$18,980	1,120
77	Support Activities for Crop Production	$25,980	$17,270	60
78	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$25,980	$17,270	60
79	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$25,610	$17,510	1,500
80	Consumer Goods Rental	$25,400	$16,870	40
81	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$25,290	$17,560	60
82	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$24,870	$18,360	50
83	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$24,780	$18,050	2,060
84	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$24,680	$17,840	4,790
85	Outpatient Care Centers	$24,640	$18,270	60
86	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	$24,440	$16,840	1,610
87	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$24,120	$17,380	1,050
88	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$24,120	$16,950	1,960
89	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$23,890	$18,870	220
90	Technical and Trade Schools	$23,890	$18,870	220
91	Nonstore Retailers	$23,870	$17,340	330
92	Direct Selling Establishments	$23,790	$17,390	310
93	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$23,750	$17,000	100
94	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$23,570	$20,120	n/a
95	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,560	$17,760	2,540
96	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$23,520	$17,750	2,480
97	Activities Related to Real Estate	$23,490	$18,150	1,020
98	Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,450	$17,740	2,420
99	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,420	$17,730	2,360
100	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$23,300	$18,360	70