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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers

The top 60 highest paying industries for postsecondary vocational education teachers (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 $86,840, computer systems design and related services is the highest paying industry for postsecondary vocational education teachers. It is followed by colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned industry (average annual salary $81,660). 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 postsecondary vocational education teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 60 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$86,840	$61,240	130
2	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$81,660	$41,930	520
3	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$78,420	$32,430	540
4	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$73,240	$41,490	290
5	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$69,060	$40,660	310
6	Hospitals - State government owned	$67,030	$36,830	50
7	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$66,150	$43,130	30
8	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$65,900	$42,670	40
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$65,900	$42,670	40
10	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$65,650	$43,810	40
11	Manufacturing	$62,160	$34,820	60
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$60,570	$50,040	50
13	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$59,660	$38,220	80
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$56,980	$49,320	30
15	Hospitals - Privately owned	$56,980	$49,320	30
16	Software Publishers	$56,860	$27,960	40
17	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$56,860	$27,960	40
18	Repair and Maintenance	$56,370	$17,300	50
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$53,880	$20,090	4,000
20	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$53,760	$27,610	25,440
21	Educational Support Services	$53,720	$30,620	350
22	Educational Services - Local government owned	$53,570	$27,480	25,130
23	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$53,510	$26,310	22,100
24	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$53,350	$30,490	340
25	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$53,200	$25,700	10,180
26	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,960	$37,820	3,870
27	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,960	$37,820	3,870
28	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,320	$37,720	3,560
29	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$52,280	$34,300	30
30	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$52,280	$34,300	30
31	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$51,400	$36,290	2,490
32	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$50,480	$29,190	56,080
33	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$50,320	$28,460	47,760
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$50,300	$26,760	5,670
35	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$49,550	$28,450	7,120
36	State government, including schools and hospitals	$48,770	$30,420	30,630
37	Transportation and Warehousing	$48,500	$30,400	120
38	Junior colleges - State government owned	$48,420	$31,080	18,530
39	Educational Services - State government owned	$48,280	$29,380	27,030
40	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$48,280	$29,630	90
41	Support Activities for Transportation	$48,280	$29,630	90
42	Educational Services	$48,130	$27,940	113,680
43	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$47,630	$31,200	5,650
44	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$47,580	$31,160	5,670
45	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$46,300	$31,970	4,230
46	Educational Services - Privately owned	$46,180	$27,670	61,520
47	Other Schools and Instruction	$45,920	$26,930	2,100
48	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$45,630	$28,090	n/a
49	Technical and Trade Schools	$45,620	$27,880	47,620
50	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$44,950	$27,460	40,900
51	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$44,280	$26,320	1,840
52	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,860	$25,640	1,620
53	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$42,740	$25,720	1,410
54	Social Assistance	$42,710	$25,790	1,440
55	Wholesale Trade	$38,530	$32,050	n/a
56	Personal and Laundry Services	$34,570	$26,910	n/a
57	Personal Care Services	$34,380	$26,830	n/a
58	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$31,610	$23,280	70
59	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$30,940	$21,710	80
60	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$30,600	$21,630	80