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Highest Paying Industries for Health Educators

The top 100 highest paying industries for health educators (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 $99,450, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for health educators. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $99,450). 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 health educators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Health Educators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$99,450	$52,180	3,070
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$99,450	$52,180	3,070
3	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$73,980	$50,220	40
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$71,040	$35,920	60
5	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$70,270	$29,950	40
6	Technical and Trade Schools	$69,120	$41,670	50
7	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$67,710	$30,060	200
8	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$67,490	$39,310	510
9	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$67,000	$38,090	460
10	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$65,950	$43,360	70
11	Hospitals - Privately owned	$61,760	$33,980	11,160
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$61,740	$33,860	10,530
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$60,810	$33,840	12,240
14	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$60,720	$33,870	13,080
15	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$60,080	$33,120	480
16	Wholesale Trade	$59,000	$33,920	500
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$57,690	$34,140	1,430
18	Hospitals - Local government owned	$57,670	$34,200	1,440
19	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$56,720	$33,380	460
20	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$56,720	$33,380	460
21	Home Health Care Services	$55,780	$31,280	700
22	Office Administrative Services	$55,170	$30,680	80
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,970	$31,840	650
24	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$54,550	$30,500	670
25	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$53,290	$30,800	620
26	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$52,800	$30,070	250
27	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,550	$32,640	12,960
28	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,550	$32,640	12,960
29	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,170	$32,150	17,410
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$51,680	$30,990	1,260
31	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$51,240	$31,170	600
32	Offices of Physicians	$51,160	$31,200	3,120
33	Insurance Carriers	$50,830	$30,880	820
34	Health Care and Social Assistance	$50,810	$29,060	30,110
35	Finance and Insurance	$50,540	$31,360	880
36	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$50,520	$31,320	880
37	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$50,330	$26,840	90
38	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$50,290	$26,580	n/a
39	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$50,000	$30,790	790
40	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,710	$26,550	1,940
41	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$49,700	$32,730	350
42	Educational Services - Local government owned	$49,460	$25,000	570
43	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$49,240	$23,340	260
44	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,210	$31,180	1,180
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,180	$28,660	9,740
46	Hospitals - State government owned	$49,170	$31,650	480
47	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,070	$30,790	1,340
48	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$48,830	$21,660	n/a
49	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$48,750	$21,960	790
50	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,700	$32,780	180
51	Scientific Research and Development Services	$48,540	$32,210	490
52	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$48,440	$31,480	8,850
53	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,250	$31,530	3,060
54	Ambulance Services	$48,220	$27,750	150
55	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$48,200	$32,640	280
56	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$48,140	$27,830	1,970
57	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$48,050	$35,200	60
58	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$47,960	$29,740	270
59	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$47,960	$30,780	1,220
60	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$47,870	$29,930	330
61	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$47,850	$30,430	2,510
62	Junior colleges - State government owned	$47,650	$32,380	150
63	Educational Services	$47,520	$27,610	4,470
64	Social Advocacy Organizations	$47,470	$26,460	1,410
65	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$47,460	$33,210	550
66	Other Schools and Instruction	$47,460	$33,220	550
67	State government, including schools and hospitals	$47,380	$31,230	5,500
68	Administrative and Support Services	$47,290	$31,460	230
69	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$47,290	$31,460	230
70	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$47,170	$26,290	150
71	Other Residential Care Facilities	$47,100	$28,480	50
72	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,870	$31,630	6,840
73	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$46,860	$30,980	140
74	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$46,820	$25,640	4,650
75	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$46,710	$32,070	170
76	Other Insurance Related Activities	$46,520	$34,180	30
77	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$46,410	$25,680	4,730
78	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$46,260	$28,710	n/a
79	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$46,210	$28,520	n/a
80	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$46,170	$28,390	n/a
81	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$46,170	$28,390	n/a
82	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$45,850	$34,010	290
83	Outpatient Care Centers	$45,680	$26,380	3,690
84	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$45,470	$24,790	1,770
85	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,320	$30,030	1,960
86	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$45,080	$29,710	1,810
87	Offices of Dentists	$44,500	$22,120	200
88	Temporary Help Services	$43,510	$31,840	50
89	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$42,580	$26,950	590
90	Employment Services	$42,090	$31,450	130
91	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$41,880	$26,630	120
92	Educational Support Services	$41,660	$24,790	150
93	Religious Organizations	$41,450	$33,070	n/a
94	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$40,780	$22,240	240
95	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$40,530	$22,290	830
96	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$40,390	$22,290	590
97	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$39,790	$25,300	140
98	Individual and Family Services	$39,250	$26,260	4,450
99	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$39,210	$23,460	30
100	Social Assistance	$38,810	$26,250	5,520