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Highest Paying Industries for Other Counselors

The top 77 highest paying industries for other 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 $75,470, offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists is the highest paying industry for other counselors. It is followed by elementary and secondary schools - local government owned industry (average annual salary $60,180). 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 other counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 77 Highest Paying Industries for Other Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$75,470	$61,050	110
2	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$60,180	$48,460	4,800
3	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$59,890	$46,490	4,950
4	Educational Services - Local government owned	$59,760	$45,200	5,030
5	Educational Services	$58,630	$39,460	5,870
6	Temporary Help Services	$56,970	$27,040	110
7	Insurance Carriers	$56,520	$30,950	410
8	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$55,680	$34,520	200
9	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$55,600	$31,200	460
10	Finance and Insurance	$55,600	$31,170	460
11	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$55,090	$34,560	9,340
12	Employment Services	$54,820	$26,890	160
13	Offices of Physicians	$53,270	$27,740	1,090
14	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,530	$34,200	12,340
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,110	$31,370	1,100
16	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$50,540	$29,170	330
17	Educational Services - State government owned	$50,270	$29,400	380
18	Hospitals - Privately owned	$50,170	$29,130	1,380
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$49,750	$31,110	1,220
20	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$48,950	$31,300	50
21	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,570	$29,380	1,600
22	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$48,440	$27,520	580
23	Home Health Care Services	$46,610	$21,870	480
24	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,140	$20,220	270
25	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,130	$31,910	4,190
26	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$46,070	$32,300	230
27	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$45,810	$24,790	350
28	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$45,380	$34,860	80
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$45,320	$32,480	6,710
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$45,320	$32,480	6,710
31	Administrative and Support Services	$45,010	$27,130	340
32	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,010	$27,130	340
33	Hospitals - State government owned	$44,910	$32,830	100
34	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$44,780	$26,820	420
35	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$44,380	$24,050	230
36	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$44,380	$37,940	80
37	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,320	$33,490	2,990
38	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,030	$31,380	60
39	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$43,810	$31,790	80
40	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$43,770	$26,790	3,680
41	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$43,700	$33,670	2,520
42	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,360	$24,160	330
43	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,860	$24,430	470
44	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$42,260	$22,840	130
45	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$41,170	$24,640	140
46	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$41,110	$26,000	230
47	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$41,030	$26,020	210
48	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$40,140	$27,190	390
49	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$39,960	$27,990	30
50	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$38,530	$27,020	1,250
51	Health Care and Social Assistance	$38,180	$23,800	12,780
52	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$38,170	$27,180	60
53	Other Schools and Instruction	$38,170	$27,180	60
54	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,120	$26,630	1,680
55	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,040	$29,030	110
56	Facilities Support Services	$37,940	$28,500	100
57	Hospitals - Local government owned	$37,870	$28,770	120
58	Individual and Family Services	$37,220	$23,960	4,210
59	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$36,960	$25,890	290
60	Social Assistance	$35,510	$21,870	5,850
61	Religious Organizations	$34,560	$19,520	30
62	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$34,090	$22,170	810
63	Other Residential Care Facilities	$33,990	$21,840	790
64	Social Advocacy Organizations	$33,690	$19,870	300
65	Personal and Laundry Services	$33,230	$21,680	950
66	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$33,150	$22,310	1,650
67	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$33,130	$20,060	1,430
68	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$32,920	$18,340	480
69	Child Day Care Services	$32,760	$17,180	130
70	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$32,730	$21,700	150
71	Civic and Social Organizations	$32,640	$19,490	50
72	Death Care Services	$31,170	$21,270	420
73	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$30,010	$22,390	640
74	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$29,630	$22,740	480
75	Other Personal Services	$29,250	$22,230	90
76	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$27,260	$19,170	710
77	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$24,430	$16,520	90