Best Paying Industries for Helpers--Extraction Workers

$48,400
National Median Salary
18
Industries Analyzed

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Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Metal Ore Mining $74,750 +54.4% 30
2 Coal Mining $71,210 +47.1% 970
3 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $67,410 +39.3% 1,180
4 Oil and Gas Extraction $50,710 +4.8% 140
5 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $49,990 +3.3% 70
6 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $49,930 +3.2% 170
7 Specialty Trade Contractors $49,930 +3.2% 170
8 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $48,880 +1.0% 180
9 Support Activities for Mining $46,130 -4.7% 2,730
10 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $45,900 -5.2% 1,990

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