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Highest Paying Industries for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

The top 87 highest paying industries for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators (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 $88,080, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $65,200). 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 excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest Paying Industries for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

Industry Average Salary i # of
Empl. i
1 Natural Gas Distribution
$88,080
 180
2 Utilities
$65,200
 590
3 Engineering Services
$63,160
 50
4 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
$58,240
 380
5 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
$57,910
 n/a
6 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
$57,300
 460
7 Logging
$54,590
 80
8 Forestry and Logging
$54,590
 80
9 Rail Transportation
$54,560
 110
10 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
$54,290
 80
11 Pipeline Transportation
$54,290
 80
12 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$53,690
 90
13 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
$52,530
 200
14 Paper Manufacturing
$52,410
 200
15 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
$48,890
 210
16 Coal Mining
$48,550
 4,290
17 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$48,510
 130
18 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
$48,260
 260
19 Waste Treatment and Disposal
$48,240
 2,450
20 Metal Ore Mining
$47,830
 460
21 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
$47,660
 80
22 Rental and Leasing Services
$47,660
 80
23 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$47,620
 80
24 Management of Companies and Enterprises
$46,070
 70
25 Landscaping Services
$45,620
 500
26 Services to Buildings and Dwellings
$44,820
 520
27 Support Activities for Mining
$43,720
 1,550
28 Transportation and Warehousing
$42,150
 800
29 Basic Chemical Manufacturing
$42,040
 120
30 Administrative and Support Services
$42,030
 680
31 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$41,660
 n/a
32 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$41,590
 1,040
33 Waste Management and Remediation Services
$41,550
 4,390
34 Manufacturing
$41,470
 2,190
35 Chemical Manufacturing
$41,230
 160
36 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
$41,140
 1,000
37 Mining
$41,060
 13,460
38 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
$40,470
 360
39 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
$40,470
 11,890
40 Specialized Freight Trucking
$40,030
 460
41 Other Specialty Trade Contractors
$40,000
 9,350
42 Specialty Trade Contractors
$39,920
 10,730
43 Utility System Construction
$39,680
 n/a
44 Truck Transportation
$39,650
 510
45 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
$39,500
 260
46 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
$39,340
 570
47 Construction
$39,140
 n/a
48 Wood Product Manufacturing
$39,130
 460
49 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$38,930
 n/a
50 Building Equipment Contractors
$38,730
 1,100
51 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
$38,730
 n/a
52 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
$38,050
 1,220
53 Retail Trade
$38,000
 50
54 Residential Building Construction
$37,770
 480
55 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
$37,740
 2,870
56 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
$37,480
 470
57 Local government, including schools and hospitals
$37,300
 1,640
58 Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$37,300
 1,640
59 Construction of Buildings
$37,280
 2,360
60 General Freight Trucking
$37,250
 n/a
61 Food Manufacturing
$37,150
 80
62 Nonresidential Building Construction
$37,140
 1,880
63 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
$36,970
 7,140
64 Support Activities for Transportation
$36,940
 80
65 Death Care Services
$36,690
 360
66 Personal and Laundry Services
$36,690
 360
67 Waste Collection
$36,580
 730
68 Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores
$36,420
 40
69 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
$36,420
 40
70 Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$36,390
 390
71 Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$36,140
 1,830
72 Federal, State, and Local Government
$36,140
 1,830
73 Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$36,110
 1,840
74 Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
$35,830
 580
75 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
$35,750
 90
76 Temporary Help Services
$35,610
 100
77 Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
$35,150
 520
78 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
$34,890
 1,100
79 Wholesale Trade
$34,260
 1,320
80 Land Subdivision
$34,030
 100
81 Employment Services
$33,980
 140
82 Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$33,680
 450
83 State government, including schools and hospitals
$30,650
 200
84 State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$30,650
 190
85 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
$30,430
 210
86 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$30,400
 210
87 Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
$29,980
 n/a
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