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Highest Paying Industries for Pumping Station Operators

The top 65 highest paying industries for pumping station 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 $71,640, deep sea, coastal, and great lakes water transportation is the highest paying industry for pumping station operators. It is followed by water transportation industry (average annual salary $71,450). 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 pumping station operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 65 Highest Paying Industries for Pumping Station Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$71,640	$62,010	150
2	Water Transportation	$71,450	$60,910	150
3	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$70,120	$28,770	n/a
4	Other Pipeline Transportation	$66,510	$34,050	340
5	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$64,870	$29,270	90
6	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$62,050	$43,750	210
7	Natural Gas Distribution	$61,070	$39,700	760
8	Utilities	$60,440	$37,700	870
9	Warehousing and Storage	$59,270	$33,270	210
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$58,780	$38,310	3,610
11	Pipeline Transportation	$58,560	$39,400	2,890
12	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$57,760	$39,500	2,340
13	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$56,760	$42,750	200
14	Specialized Freight Trucking	$55,840	$49,950	n/a
15	Truck Transportation	$55,840	$49,950	n/a
16	Support Activities for Transportation	$55,780	$34,210	320
17	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$55,220	$24,470	120
18	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$54,360	$29,250	80
19	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$51,600	$32,160	120
20	Oil and Gas Extraction	$50,630	$27,870	10,150
21	Coal Mining	$48,350	$27,390	110
22	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$48,190	$28,610	510
23	Chemical Manufacturing	$46,620	$27,680	680
24	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$46,390	$29,250	480
25	Mining	$46,160	$26,730	19,340
26	Manufacturing	$45,980	$28,150	1,600
27	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$45,630	$34,120	60
28	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$45,190	$29,200	280
29	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$44,870	$25,670	1,390
30	Rental and Leasing Services	$44,520	$28,560	280
31	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$44,520	$28,560	280
32	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$43,880	$26,510	140
33	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$43,820	$33,400	70
34	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$43,570	$26,700	1,710
35	Machinery Manufacturing	$43,490	$31,800	80
36	Wholesale Trade	$43,270	$27,140	2,030
37	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$43,060	$31,270	n/a
38	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$42,420	$27,530	30
39	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$42,170	$27,170	320
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,170	$27,170	320
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,170	$27,170	320
42	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$42,060	$31,030	280
43	Support Activities for Mining	$42,020	$25,850	9,040
44	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$41,790	$31,020	260
45	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,320	$26,720	290
46	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,320	$26,720	290
47	Waste Collection	$38,060	$26,260	70
48	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$36,880	$30,590	230
49	Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,330	$28,620	350
50	Construction	$36,100	$26,870	610
51	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$35,770	$31,990	n/a
52	Food Manufacturing	$35,350	$26,380	80
53	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$35,350	$28,830	260
54	Utility System Construction	$35,080	$25,620	220
55	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$34,990	$25,660	240
56	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$34,240	$28,240	50
57	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$32,190	$26,080	40
58	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,500	$22,460	300
59	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,040	$22,480	340
60	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$29,170	$21,420	210
61	Administrative and Support Services	$28,090	$22,610	40
62	Employment Services	$28,010	$22,560	40
63	Direct Selling Establishments	$26,850	$19,270	240
64	Nonstore Retailers	$26,850	$19,270	240
65	Retail Trade	$25,880	$18,040	340