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Highest Paying Industries for Hoist and Winch Operators

The top 48 highest paying industries for hoist and winch 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 $88,760, local government, including schools and hospitals is the highest paying industry for hoist and winch operators. It is followed by local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $88,760). 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 hoist and winch operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 48 Highest Paying Industries for Hoist and Winch Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$88,760	$58,590	n/a
2	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$88,760	$58,590	270
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$88,760	$58,590	n/a
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$88,760	$58,590	270
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$88,760	$58,590	270
6	Specialized Freight Trucking	$71,940	$28,080	30
7	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$70,980	$36,130	240
8	Utilities	$70,980	$36,130	240
9	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$63,080	$44,250	320
10	Support Activities for Transportation	$63,080	$44,250	320
11	Transportation and Warehousing	$61,540	$38,050	390
12	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$51,230	$26,400	n/a
13	Truck Transportation	$50,300	$27,760	60
14	Coal Mining	$46,850	$32,040	80
15	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$45,050	$30,650	130
16	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$44,950	$32,360	160
17	Construction	$44,630	$29,900	180
18	Specialty Trade Contractors	$43,450	$27,320	40
19	Metal Ore Mining	$41,970	$32,800	60
20	Utility System Construction	$38,920	$32,510	70
21	Death Care Services	$37,710	$27,380	50
22	Personal and Laundry Services	$37,710	$27,380	50
23	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$37,580	$27,710	50
24	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$37,430	$22,420	n/a
25	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$37,430	$22,420	n/a
26	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$37,430	$22,420	n/a
27	Mining	$36,580	$28,220	430
28	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$36,100	$31,550	n/a
29	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$35,600	$23,880	80
30	Wood Product Manufacturing	$35,600	$24,000	80
31	Foundries	$35,230	$31,590	40
32	Support Activities for Mining	$34,550	$26,780	270
33	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$33,720	$24,670	80
34	Manufacturing	$33,080	$23,160	710
35	Printing and Related Support Activities	$31,700	$25,710	100
36	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$31,410	$26,500	140
37	Wholesale Trade	$31,310	$23,030	230
38	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$30,930	$22,230	140
39	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$29,360	$18,770	80
40	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,290	$20,060	130
41	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$29,030	$23,590	80
42	Employment Services	$28,580	$19,290	100
43	Administrative and Support Services	$28,580	$19,290	100
44	Temporary Help Services	$28,470	$19,200	100
45	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$28,420	$18,670	40
46	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$25,220	$20,400	80
47	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$24,400	$20,340	n/a
48	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$24,170	$17,900	30