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What Do Basic Industries Jobs Pay?

By Matthew Zane
Jul. 1, 2022

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Basic industries jobs pay $52,000 per year, on average. However, there’s a wide variety of careers available in basic industries.

For example, a drilling engineer with years of experience working for a top-notch company can make as much as $163,000 per year in basic industries. On the other hand, an entry-level horticulturist only makes about $20,000 per year.

Here are 10 common jobs in basic indutries and their pay rates:

Job Title Average Salary Entry-Level Salary 90th Percentile Salary
Drilling Engineer $93,000 $53,000 $163,000
Food Scientist $68,000 $43,000 $107,000
Logger $68,000 $46,000 $80,000
Agronomist $61,000 $26,000 $138,000
Materials Specialist $46,000 $31,000 $69,000
Miner $44,000 $32,000 $53,000
Iron Worker $39,000 $28,000 $55,000
Horticulturist $35,000 $20,000 $61,000
Steel Worker $34,000 $25,000 $48,000
Metal Fabricator $32,000 $26,000 $40,000

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Matthew Zane

Matthew Zane is the lead editor of Zippia's How To Get A Job Guides. He is a teacher, writer, and world-traveler that wants to help people at every stage of the career life cycle. He completed his masters in American Literature from Trinity College Dublin and BA in English from the University of Connecticut.

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