Compare salaries and employment across 22 industry groups in Rhode Island
| # | Industry | Avg. Salary | Jobs | Employment | Top-Paying Job |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare Practitioners | $147,442 | 49 | 29,960 | Emergency Medicine Physicians |
| 2 | Management | $126,255 | 31 | 28,820 | Chief Executives |
| 3 | Legal | $112,408 | 5 | 4,150 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
| 4 | Computer & Math | $106,740 | 19 | 15,140 | Database Architects |
| 5 | Architecture & Engineering | $89,875 | 21 | 8,110 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
| 6 | Life, Physical & Social Science | $89,716 | 17 | 2,940 | Physicists |
| 7 | Business & Finance | $83,113 | 27 | 34,230 | Project Management Specialists |
| 8 | Education & Training | $81,587 | 45 | 31,400 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary |
| 9 | Installation, Maintenance & Repair | $69,153 | 30 | 15,510 | Commercial Divers |
| 10 | Arts, Design & Entertainment | $68,333 | 23 | 6,590 | Technical Writers |
| 11 | Sales | $66,784 | 17 | 37,630 | Sales Engineers |
| 12 | Construction & Extraction | $64,114 | 24 | 16,760 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| 13 | Transportation & Material Moving | $63,383 | 23 | 30,770 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |
| 14 | Protective Service | $61,866 | 14 | 9,630 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
| 15 | Community & Social Service | $61,273 | 11 | 11,120 | Healthcare Social Workers |
| 16 | Office & Administrative Support | $52,094 | 42 | 53,780 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants |
| 17 | Building & Grounds Maintenance | $49,684 | 8 | 16,030 | First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers |
| 18 | Healthcare Support | $49,355 | 15 | 25,220 | Massage Therapists |
| 19 | Production | $49,281 | 56 | 23,790 | Power Plant Operators |
| 20 | Farming, Fishing & Forestry | $45,655 | 2 | 290 | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
| 21 | Personal Care & Service | $43,948 | 21 | 9,240 | First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
| 22 | Food Preparation & Serving | $40,221 | 14 | 49,570 | Chefs and Head Cooks |
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, 2025 estimates. Industries are grouped by 2-digit SOC code.