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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians (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 $82,710, miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians. It is followed by pipeline transportation industry (average annual salary $76,180). 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 miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$82,710	$45,020	n/a
2	Pipeline Transportation	$76,180	$27,710	40
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$74,910	$41,270	610
4	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$71,350	$48,830	50
5	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$70,710	$32,530	70
6	Utilities	$67,800	$33,880	940
7	Information	$67,650	$39,080	90
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$67,250	$36,730	80
9	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$64,220	$34,770	810
10	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$63,710	$37,500	180
11	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$59,660	$33,160	220
12	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$58,940	$51,190	n/a
13	Repair and Maintenance	$58,000	$50,030	n/a
14	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$57,880	$24,300	1,560
15	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$56,980	$22,100	n/a
16	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$56,080	$36,260	120
17	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$55,720	$33,310	860
18	Transportation and Warehousing	$55,490	$29,260	140
19	Natural Gas Distribution	$55,370	$30,570	140
20	Oil and Gas Extraction	$55,190	$33,580	300
21	Wholesale Trade	$54,400	$31,170	590
22	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$53,870	$32,810	80
23	Insurance Carriers	$53,580	$32,580	70
24	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$53,100	$28,180	70
25	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$52,990	$18,340	90
26	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,300	$32,250	n/a
27	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,300	$32,250	n/a
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$52,150	$23,770	540
29	Hospitals - Local government owned	$52,150	$23,770	540
30	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$52,000	$22,750	1,720
31	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$51,770	$35,020	50
32	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$51,660	$32,280	270
33	Finance and Insurance	$51,210	$32,420	110
34	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$50,810	$33,160	90
35	Construction	$50,730	$30,810	160
36	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$50,560	$32,230	950
37	Other Food Manufacturing	$50,330	$24,100	30
38	Metal Ore Mining	$49,940	$35,680	50
39	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$49,820	$32,750	40
40	Outpatient Care Centers	$49,670	$27,630	320
41	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,610	$30,790	1,900
42	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$48,940	$33,180	80
43	Offices of Physicians	$48,790	$29,670	410
44	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$48,480	$31,760	40
45	Waste Collection	$48,400	$35,020	40
46	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$48,320	$21,770	710
47	Chemical Manufacturing	$48,240	$31,480	750
48	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$48,230	$22,950	90
49	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$48,010	$29,810	330
50	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,680	$30,000	17,750
51	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$47,600	$31,240	540
52	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$47,440	$29,480	19,110
53	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$47,440	$27,780	7,330
54	Machinery Manufacturing	$47,270	$30,580	320
55	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$47,180	$31,590	70
56	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$46,870	$27,570	10,130
57	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$46,670	$31,120	100
58	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$46,510	$30,330	430
59	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$46,250	$26,140	1,120
60	Scientific Research and Development Services	$46,140	$25,660	8,240
61	Temporary Help Services	$46,070	$28,610	8,120
62	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$45,900	$32,600	30
63	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$45,880	$40,010	90
64	Employment Services	$45,830	$28,200	8,430
65	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$45,830	$19,210	180
66	Administrative and Support Services	$45,730	$27,920	8,570
67	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$45,670	$25,810	1,080
68	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$45,670	$31,220	430
69	Manufacturing	$45,530	$30,060	3,570
70	Mining	$45,480	$31,030	1,560
71	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$45,470	$28,670	90
72	Specialty Trade Contractors	$45,470	$31,660	n/a
73	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$45,450	$30,090	40
74	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$45,200	$33,250	40
75	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$45,150	$32,770	100
76	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$44,880	$29,690	170
77	Individual and Family Services	$44,770	$28,080	n/a
78	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$44,690	$32,410	310
79	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$44,620	$29,240	180
80	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$44,610	$30,620	n/a
81	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$44,590	$31,390	130
82	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$44,550	$25,560	6,780
83	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,510	$25,550	6,870
84	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$44,510	$30,920	130
85	Traveler Accommodation	$44,290	$28,480	50
86	Social Advocacy Organizations	$44,140	$25,290	870
87	Engineering Services	$43,980	$26,560	3,940
88	Support Activities for Mining	$43,930	$30,360	1,130
89	Health Care and Social Assistance	$43,600	$24,940	6,870
90	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$43,460	$33,030	30
91	Foundries	$43,330	$32,130	120
92	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$43,280	$29,300	70
93	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$43,160	$28,230	350
94	Accommodation	$42,590	$25,480	70
95	Accommodation and Food Services	$42,590	$25,480	70
96	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$42,400	$31,380	30
97	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,300	$27,390	60,530
98	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,300	$27,390	60,530
99	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$42,230	$23,140	3,560
100	Social Assistance	$42,180	$26,150	170