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Highest Paying Industries for Other Transportation Workers

The top 88 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 $55,980, couriers and express delivery services is the highest paying industry for other transportation workers. It is followed by couriers and messengers industry (average annual salary $55,980). 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. 88 Highest Paying Industries for Other Transportation Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$55,980	$32,990	130
2	Couriers and Messengers	$55,980	$32,990	130
3	General Freight Trucking	$50,480	$23,650	590
4	Truck Transportation	$50,200	$23,740	600
5	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$45,070	$27,640	290
6	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,530	$27,970	n/a
7	Manufacturing	$44,160	$25,300	360
8	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$43,850	$19,920	660
9	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$43,430	$20,690	770
10	Rental and Leasing Services	$43,360	$20,670	770
11	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$42,190	$27,640	130
12	Scheduled Air Transportation	$41,310	$23,820	14,430
13	Air Transportation	$41,150	$23,620	14,930
14	Federal government, including USPS	$40,780	$32,530	900
15	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$40,780	$32,530	900
16	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$40,420	$28,400	110
17	Facilities Support Services	$39,710	$22,260	90
18	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$39,260	$19,860	340
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,920	$29,990	210
20	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$38,400	$23,280	100
21	Rail Transportation	$37,920	$22,940	440
22	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,880	$23,230	2,620
23	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,880	$23,230	2,620
24	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$37,870	$31,340	150
25	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$37,170	$26,930	170
26	Food Manufacturing	$36,090	$23,280	30
27	Transportation and Warehousing	$35,530	$20,990	28,630
28	Nonstore Retailers	$34,890	$31,530	n/a
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,750	$20,780	1,270
30	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,710	$23,320	480
31	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$34,030	$18,200	310
32	Educational Services - Privately owned	$33,920	$19,850	510
33	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,860	$22,710	450
34	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,220	$17,860	3,850
35	Other Support Services	$32,990	$18,410	190
36	Warehousing and Storage	$31,760	$17,850	150
37	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$31,010	$17,410	50
38	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$30,960	$19,470	490
39	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$30,640	$17,590	n/a
40	Other Support Activities for Transportation	$29,960	$22,770	180
41	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$29,310	$20,360	900
42	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$29,220	$17,710	n/a
43	Support Activities for Transportation	$28,830	$19,430	11,740
44	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$28,660	$20,060	770
45	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$28,380	$19,290	10,600
46	Water Transportation	$28,270	$20,320	120
47	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$27,880	$19,480	310
48	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,380	$18,610	100
49	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,380	$18,610	100
50	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$27,370	$20,240	110
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,310	$18,740	100
52	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,310	$18,740	100
53	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$27,080	$17,030	2,470
54	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,590	$17,100	230
55	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$26,490	$17,390	70
56	Support Activities for Crop Production	$25,980	$17,270	60
57	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$25,980	$17,270	60
58	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$25,950	$17,450	630
59	Retail Trade	$25,510	$18,770	1,700
60	Repair and Maintenance	$25,390	$19,820	150
61	Wholesale Trade	$25,160	$17,190	2,070
62	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	$25,040	$20,670	50
63	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$24,710	$19,860	160
64	Administrative and Support Services	$24,440	$17,320	590
65	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$24,430	$17,590	n/a
66	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$24,310	$18,550	1,460
67	Spectator Sports	$24,300	$17,260	50
68	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$24,300	$17,260	50
69	Automobile Dealers	$24,300	$18,580	1,390
70	Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair	$24,200	$19,260	n/a
71	Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$24,090	$19,980	130
72	Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$23,860	$20,140	n/a
73	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$23,750	$18,810	220
74	Technical and Trade Schools	$23,750	$18,810	220
75	Educational Services	$23,290	$16,590	1,730
76	Urban Transit Systems	$23,140	$17,730	30
77	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$23,060	$19,070	360
78	Temporary Help Services	$22,640	$17,480	n/a
79	Employment Services	$20,740	$16,590	270
80	Educational Services - Local government owned	$20,100	$16,210	1,190
81	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$20,090	$16,210	1,190
82	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$20,050	$16,200	1,190
83	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$19,790	$16,650	1,130
84	Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$19,100	$16,290	n/a
85	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$19,030	$17,230	220
86	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	$19,020	$17,440	130
87	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$18,610	$16,340	n/a
88	Social Assistance	$18,290	$16,170	50