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Highest Paying Industries for Social and Human Service Assistants

The top 100 highest paying industries for social and human service assistants (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 $44,420, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for social and human service assistants. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $44,420). 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 social and human service assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Social and Human Service Assistants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$44,420	$32,680	1,500
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,420	$32,680	1,500
3	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$42,900	$30,150	240
4	Junior colleges - State government owned	$42,500	$23,770	110
5	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$41,770	$25,060	150
6	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$39,010	$21,100	350
7	Hospitals - State government owned	$38,890	$27,300	3,490
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$38,520	$27,320	3,100
9	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$37,300	$27,070	360
10	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,990	$26,660	200
11	Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,820	$26,880	190
12	Scientific Research and Development Services	$36,660	$26,720	470
13	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$36,300	$24,790	700
14	Finance and Insurance	$36,080	$24,820	720
15	Insurance Carriers	$36,050	$23,320	500
16	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$36,020	$23,440	450
17	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$36,010	$23,940	220
18	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$35,940	$19,920	220
19	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,760	$21,730	38,910
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$35,690	$22,880	74,620
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$35,690	$22,880	74,620
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$35,620	$25,100	1,130
23	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$35,540	$22,730	85,100
24	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,530	$21,230	420
25	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,530	$21,230	420
26	Hospitals - Local government owned	$35,520	$24,850	1,180
27	State government, including schools and hospitals	$35,430	$23,990	38,770
28	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,380	$23,930	930
29	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,340	$21,570	44,830
30	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,140	$23,980	34,220
31	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$35,030	$25,540	110
32	Lessors of Real Estate	$34,970	$23,360	330
33	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$34,710	$21,770	5,300
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$34,550	$22,710	6,650
35	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$34,420	$23,160	12,670
36	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$34,310	$23,940	5,610
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,850	$22,320	5,280
38	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$33,820	$20,060	190
39	Real Estate	$33,630	$22,640	530
40	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$33,630	$22,640	530
41	Office Administrative Services	$33,380	$20,770	340
42	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$33,130	$23,730	410
43	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$32,930	$23,560	1,580
44	Educational Support Services	$32,640	$22,700	1,720
45	Educational Services - Local government owned	$32,110	$20,410	4,750
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$32,080	$20,640	4,320
47	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,050	$21,940	8,000
48	Offices of Physicians	$32,010	$22,170	1,760
49	Activities Related to Real Estate	$31,630	$21,950	200
50	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$31,510	$19,230	22,670
51	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$31,490	$19,230	22,700
52	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$31,450	$20,910	5,520
53	Home Health Care Services	$31,170	$21,760	1,870
54	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$30,830	$22,710	260
55	Educational Services	$30,820	$20,230	9,370
56	Social Advocacy Organizations	$30,810	$19,340	14,270
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$30,660	$21,150	260
58	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$30,570	$20,560	5,480
59	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$30,440	$20,760	4,240
60	Other Schools and Instruction	$30,140	$21,500	560
61	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$29,980	$19,840	140
62	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$29,920	$21,460	550
63	Educational Services - Privately owned	$29,910	$21,030	3,570
64	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$29,900	$20,790	3,420
65	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$29,760	$17,590	70
66	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,550	$21,110	70
67	Legal Services	$29,380	$21,750	n/a
68	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,370	$21,190	2,460
69	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$29,290	$19,790	1,590
70	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$29,240	$20,250	26,700
71	Individual and Family Services	$29,210	$19,500	92,310
72	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,060	$17,750	1,060
73	Temporary Help Services	$28,950	$20,280	700
74	Outpatient Care Centers	$28,900	$20,060	17,680
75	Religious Organizations	$28,870	$17,690	590
76	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$28,850	$17,840	1,150
77	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$28,790	$20,160	15,350
78	Employment Services	$28,780	$20,310	1,020
79	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,620	$19,950	4,950
80	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$28,450	$17,350	n/a
81	Social Assistance	$28,400	$19,210	138,150
82	Administrative and Support Services	$28,390	$19,150	1,950
83	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$28,390	$19,150	1,950
84	Civic and Social Organizations	$28,270	$17,350	2,320
85	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$28,180	$17,320	n/a
86	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$28,180	$17,320	n/a
87	Health Care and Social Assistance	$28,160	$19,490	239,490
88	Child Day Care Services	$28,050	$19,340	4,870
89	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$28,020	$17,530	880
90	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$27,860	$18,740	19,200
91	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$27,590	$19,280	29,110
92	Retail Trade	$27,010	$19,250	120
93	Other Residential Care Facilities	$26,980	$19,300	13,200
94	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$26,700	$20,540	1,100
95	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$26,330	$18,390	60
96	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$26,310	$19,410	61,960
97	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$26,050	$19,490	22,850
98	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$25,560	$18,620	21,770
99	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$25,510	$19,240	41,650
100	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$25,500	$18,400	470