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Highest Paying Industries for Community Health Workers

The top 84 highest paying industries for community health workers (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 $64,040, specialty hospitals - privately owned is the highest paying industry for community health workers. It is followed by specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry (average annual salary $62,800). 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 community health workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 84 Highest Paying Industries for Community Health Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$64,040	$28,230	130
2	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$62,800	$29,100	150
3	Scientific Research and Development Services	$61,680	$37,520	350
4	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$55,310	$26,530	580
5	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$50,740	$28,450	360
6	Insurance Carriers	$50,610	$28,620	370
7	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$50,250	$26,630	140
8	Finance and Insurance	$49,880	$28,880	410
9	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$49,860	$28,820	400
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$46,580	$27,270	300
11	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$45,970	$27,910	490
12	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$45,770	$27,560	500
13	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$44,930	$26,090	150
14	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$43,100	$27,240	40
15	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$42,900	$31,450	30
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$42,710	$26,700	140
17	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$42,100	$20,590	130
18	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$41,850	$22,080	240
19	Hospitals - Local government owned	$41,670	$29,400	610
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$41,460	$29,510	590
21	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$41,310	$23,410	4,080
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$41,190	$23,960	3,360
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,000	$23,050	2,620
24	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$40,930	$25,850	1,870
25	Hospitals - Privately owned	$40,590	$22,560	3,170
26	Offices of Dentists	$40,460	$26,790	n/a
27	Home Health Care Services	$39,990	$18,160	1,500
28	Religious Organizations	$39,620	$17,980	280
29	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,410	$30,830	1,360
30	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,150	$25,590	2,780
31	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$39,090	$27,810	70
32	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$39,060	$26,550	160
33	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$39,060	$20,860	570
34	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,900	$21,960	640
35	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$38,480	$21,780	4,860
36	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$38,470	$21,780	4,860
37	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,990	$24,160	11,110
38	Social Advocacy Organizations	$37,920	$22,660	2,050
39	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,890	$24,300	8,060
40	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,890	$24,300	8,060
41	Junior colleges - State government owned	$37,600	$28,210	30
42	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,570	$23,450	8,340
43	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,470	$23,230	6,710
44	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$37,130	$19,650	220
45	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,690	$22,480	1,120
46	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,500	$22,360	1,070
47	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,310	$22,840	1,530
48	Educational Services	$36,190	$22,570	2,910
49	Educational Services - Local government owned	$36,040	$21,800	1,020
50	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$35,930	$25,080	460
51	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$35,850	$21,650	980
52	Educational Services - Privately owned	$35,740	$24,440	770
53	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$35,620	$23,470	890
54	Other Residential Care Facilities	$35,530	$24,060	470
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$35,510	$21,500	1,210
56	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$35,200	$21,720	50
57	Educational Support Services	$35,200	$21,720	50
58	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$34,540	$24,000	520
59	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$34,450	$20,990	9,980
60	Offices of Physicians	$33,970	$21,440	2,550
61	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$33,720	$22,020	1,910
62	Administrative and Support Services	$33,160	$20,780	350
63	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,160	$20,780	350
64	Employment Services	$33,140	$21,400	250
65	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,010	$20,000	29,910
66	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$32,650	$20,140	210
67	Outpatient Care Centers	$32,350	$20,930	4,410
68	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,090	$20,320	410
69	Temporary Help Services	$31,050	$20,770	200
70	Individual and Family Services	$30,730	$18,700	9,810
71	Social Assistance	$30,690	$19,050	13,080
72	Child Day Care Services	$30,410	$21,170	410
73	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$30,410	$19,760	2,380
74	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$29,950	$20,130	2,780
75	Civic and Social Organizations	$29,640	$17,310	470
76	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$28,580	$19,640	1,220
77	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$27,490	$19,480	1,910
78	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$27,410	$17,100	2,920
79	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$25,250	$18,150	950
80	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$25,240	$19,220	690
81	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$24,080	$20,500	40
82	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$23,990	$20,480	40
83	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$23,990	$20,480	40
84	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$23,990	$20,480	40