Fun Fact: Best Paying Blue-Collar Jobs
Posted by segacor on January 2, 2008
| Occupation | Average Earnings of Full-Time Workers |
| Drillers, oil well | $62,409.00 |
| Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers | $62,347.00 |
| Locomotive operating | $59,517.00 |
| Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $58,062.00 |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters | $57,672.00 |
| Power plant operators | $56,545.00 |
| Supervisors, extractive | $56,228.00 |
| Supervisors, carpenters and related workers | $55,833.00 |
| Aircraft engine mechanics | $55,539.00 |
| Electrical power installers and repairers | $55,395.00 |
– G. Scott Thomas, bizjournals
