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Highest Paying Industries for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors

The top 86 highest paying industries for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors (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 $68,560, insurance carriers and related activities is the highest paying industry for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors. It is followed by other insurance related activities industry (average annual salary $67,180). 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 educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 86 Highest Paying Industries for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$68,560	$44,540	n/a
2	Other Insurance Related Activities	$67,180	$42,290	n/a
3	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$67,180	$42,290	n/a
4	Finance and Insurance	$66,970	$40,010	140
5	Federal government, including USPS	$64,590	$49,520	860
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$64,590	$49,520	860
7	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$61,400	$40,720	113,470
8	Educational Services - Local government owned	$60,840	$39,650	128,180
9	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$60,660	$39,850	125,080
10	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$60,560	$39,300	131,550
11	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$57,510	$36,120	168,820
12	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$57,510	$35,900	280
13	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$56,020	$42,280	60
14	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$55,760	$40,400	1,620
15	Educational Services	$55,580	$34,580	206,720
16	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$55,190	$32,850	13,600
17	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$52,790	$34,790	280
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$52,340	$31,850	9,990
19	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,150	$32,370	8,950
20	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,150	$32,370	8,950
21	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$51,510	$32,810	20,380
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$51,320	$26,740	470
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$50,440	$36,940	200
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$50,060	$37,020	190
25	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,020	$32,710	4,730
26	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$49,840	$30,760	460
27	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,470	$30,150	3,360
28	Scientific Research and Development Services	$49,270	$30,080	560
29	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$48,360	$29,070	170
30	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,100	$32,240	270
31	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$47,890	$33,050	1,870
32	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$47,880	$32,580	350
33	Educational Support Services	$47,880	$26,970	3,370
34	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$47,780	$31,160	n/a
35	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$47,500	$26,500	3,100
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$47,320	$31,250	46,940
37	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$46,890	$31,030	1,050
38	Other Schools and Instruction	$46,880	$29,290	1,870
39	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$46,850	$33,450	400
40	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$46,690	$32,920	n/a
41	Hospitals - State government owned	$46,640	$33,610	80
42	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$46,480	$33,420	370
43	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$46,470	$29,100	1,810
44	Junior colleges - State government owned	$46,410	$32,650	4,910
45	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$46,360	$27,980	100
46	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$46,350	$31,520	26,360
47	Technical and Trade Schools	$46,230	$31,190	3,390
48	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$46,110	$33,380	70
49	State government, including schools and hospitals	$46,020	$32,390	36,410
50	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,670	$31,850	51,670
51	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,660	$32,360	31,600
52	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$45,570	$28,340	930
53	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$45,490	$31,070	2,880
54	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$45,200	$27,730	960
55	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$45,000	$32,190	24,840
56	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$44,400	$31,100	230
57	Administrative and Support Services	$44,300	$27,570	1,390
58	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$44,300	$27,570	1,390
59	Facilities Support Services	$42,410	$31,620	290
60	Employment Services	$41,590	$25,170	870
61	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$41,570	$25,010	1,040
62	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$41,440	$20,750	1,440
63	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$41,040	$22,690	820
64	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$40,880	$20,560	1,400
65	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$40,580	$27,210	650
66	Outpatient Care Centers	$40,440	$24,700	670
67	Social Advocacy Organizations	$40,090	$25,100	350
68	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$38,230	$19,120	910
69	Temporary Help Services	$37,980	$28,390	140
70	Individual and Family Services	$36,500	$22,010	6,890
71	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$36,220	$24,710	450
72	Health Care and Social Assistance	$36,120	$21,960	25,630
73	Social Assistance	$36,050	$22,110	20,010
74	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$35,600	$22,030	11,940
75	Other Residential Care Facilities	$35,430	$22,020	1,790
76	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$35,200	$21,660	4,350
77	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$34,740	$21,480	2,530
78	Child Day Care Services	$34,470	$21,640	530
79	Home Health Care Services	$33,960	$16,840	30
80	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$33,450	$19,080	120
81	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$32,890	$19,100	140
82	Religious Organizations	$32,190	$22,100	120
83	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$31,490	$20,230	1,530
84	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,990	$17,870	390
85	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$30,200	$20,860	1,490
86	Offices of Physicians	$24,310	$16,780	70