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

The top 100 highest paying industries for other 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 $104,930, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for other life, physical, and social science technicians. It is followed by miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry (average annual salary $82,660). 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 other life, physical, and social science technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$104,930	$45,680	60
2	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$82,660	$44,650	n/a
3	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$78,150	$52,110	110
4	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$75,540	$32,890	40
5	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$71,350	$48,830	50
6	Information	$67,500	$38,750	90
7	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$66,760	$38,530	70
8	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$60,430	$41,940	n/a
9	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$58,940	$51,190	n/a
10	Repair and Maintenance	$58,070	$49,970	n/a
11	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$57,810	$21,990	n/a
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$57,180	$39,210	100
13	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$54,750	$29,070	250
14	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$54,610	$32,900	680
15	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$54,140	$41,320	40
16	Outpatient Care Centers	$54,060	$28,250	260
17	Utilities	$54,020	$30,780	240
18	Wholesale Trade	$53,950	$30,210	490
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$53,690	$33,480	450
20	Hospitals - Local government owned	$53,690	$33,480	450
21	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$53,040	$27,760	210
22	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,300	$32,250	n/a
23	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,300	$32,250	n/a
24	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$52,160	$22,540	1,640
25	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$50,810	$33,160	90
26	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$50,660	$34,840	100
27	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$50,520	$31,170	n/a
28	Federal government, including USPS	$50,360	$34,420	7,570
29	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$50,360	$34,420	7,570
30	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$50,230	$26,920	60
31	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$49,910	$33,080	n/a
32	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$49,910	$33,080	n/a
33	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$49,820	$32,750	40
34	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$49,770	$31,600	130
35	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$49,250	$31,450	220
36	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$48,720	$29,060	6,060
37	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$48,380	$29,790	1,230
38	Oil and Gas Extraction	$48,270	$27,400	110
39	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$48,200	$32,060	410
40	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$47,810	$29,570	300
41	Insurance Carriers	$47,670	$31,830	50
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$47,660	$29,240	2,300
43	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$47,650	$31,110	510
44	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$47,580	$30,410	50
45	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$47,440	$30,010	580
46	Office Administrative Services	$47,360	$24,190	50
47	Offices of Physicians	$47,260	$28,900	350
48	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$47,240	$31,620	10,940
49	Federal, State, and Local Government	$47,240	$31,620	10,940
50	Health Care and Social Assistance	$47,210	$29,040	4,360
51	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$47,200	$22,710	80
52	Scientific Research and Development Services	$47,090	$25,720	6,900
53	Machinery Manufacturing	$46,910	$30,610	280
54	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$46,900	$28,860	3,070
55	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$46,660	$27,910	90
56	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$46,470	$30,300	430
57	Temporary Help Services	$46,220	$28,460	7,490
58	Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,200	$28,260	2,440
59	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,190	$28,460	1,800
60	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$46,180	$30,080	90
61	Employment Services	$46,110	$28,260	7,640
62	Administrative and Support Services	$46,070	$28,030	7,720
63	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,950	$25,050	14,990
64	Support Activities for Mining	$45,930	$30,070	n/a
65	Mining	$45,930	$29,800	n/a
66	Transportation and Warehousing	$45,880	$28,480	70
67	Chemical Manufacturing	$45,870	$31,080	610
68	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,650	$26,780	7,980
69	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$45,640	$31,250	410
70	Finance and Insurance	$45,570	$31,700	80
71	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$45,560	$33,110	40
72	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$45,510	$32,810	40
73	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$45,470	$31,940	50
74	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$45,450	$30,090	40
75	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$45,150	$32,770	100
76	Engineering Services	$45,120	$25,920	1,610
77	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$44,890	$20,350	150
78	Manufacturing	$44,800	$29,820	3,060
79	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$44,760	$29,630	160
80	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$44,520	$32,440	270
81	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,180	$25,250	6,380
82	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$44,160	$25,260	6,300
83	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$43,980	$30,680	130
84	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,860	$27,350	3,010
85	Foundries	$43,820	$32,170	120
86	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$43,690	$25,920	4,820
87	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$43,640	$28,710	1,770
88	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$43,460	$33,030	30
89	Paper Manufacturing	$43,460	$33,030	30
90	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$43,320	$28,740	50
91	Testing Laboratories	$43,200	$26,050	3,040
92	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,090	$23,920	27,540
93	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$42,980	$25,920	150
94	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$42,520	$28,340	50
95	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$42,340	$27,640	290
96	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$42,270	$20,420	1,480
97	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$42,040	$31,450	320
98	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$41,900	$31,590	310
99	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$41,690	$25,480	140
100	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,590	$21,580	21,600