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Highest Paying Industries for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

The top 100 highest paying industries for self-enrichment 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 $85,490, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for self-enrichment education teachers. It is followed by professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry (average annual salary $74,670). 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 self-enrichment education teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$85,490	$32,340	n/a
2	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$74,670	$43,120	40
3	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$72,560	$34,210	70
4	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$70,340	$50,900	240
5	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$69,130	$18,460	50
6	Other Information Services	$67,700	$50,660	420
7	Information	$63,700	$32,190	550
8	Wholesale Trade	$60,390	$19,080	110
9	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$55,610	$34,870	340
10	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$52,420	$41,840	40
11	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$51,060	$28,600	300
12	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$50,770	$24,770	660
13	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$48,440	$31,500	40
14	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$47,660	$20,890	10,510
15	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$47,190	$39,240	50
16	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$46,770	$22,050	1,290
17	Educational Services - Local government owned	$46,340	$20,850	14,490
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$46,150	$20,130	15,500
19	Performing Arts Companies	$45,870	$21,590	4,990
20	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$45,810	$19,840	3,010
21	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$44,100	$20,850	6,490
22	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$43,820	$21,770	2,000
23	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	$43,790	$24,900	70
24	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$43,790	$24,900	70
25	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$43,340	$19,370	760
26	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,200	$19,680	18,980
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$42,940	$20,400	22,300
28	Scientific Research and Development Services	$42,930	$24,690	90
29	Junior colleges - State government owned	$42,700	$28,040	1,470
30	Educational Services - State government owned	$42,690	$26,920	2,510
31	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$42,490	$19,050	390
32	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$42,330	$19,550	3,760
33	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,840	$26,530	600
34	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,820	$26,530	3,330
35	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$41,140	$21,860	4,040
36	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$41,030	$22,450	50
37	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$40,990	$31,580	30
38	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$40,990	$31,580	30
39	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$40,050	$19,770	2,420
40	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$39,020	$32,660	210
41	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$38,930	$19,310	4,750
42	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,590	$20,150	140
43	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$38,460	$17,760	400
44	Religious Organizations	$37,770	$18,640	8,290
45	Home Health Care Services	$37,720	$18,800	n/a
46	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$37,520	$24,380	540
47	Child Day Care Services	$37,510	$21,550	2,150
48	Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,380	$22,130	170
49	Technical and Trade Schools	$37,350	$20,100	3,550
50	Educational Services	$37,340	$18,930	131,820
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,280	$22,390	140
52	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$37,030	$19,720	110
53	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$36,870	$19,820	3,290
54	Spectator Sports	$36,590	$19,370	160
55	Social Advocacy Organizations	$36,050	$19,220	3,550
56	Educational Services - Privately owned	$35,990	$18,790	114,820
57	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$35,980	$18,590	800
58	Casino Hotels	$35,870	$19,240	n/a
59	Other Schools and Instruction	$35,710	$18,750	100,090
60	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$35,710	$19,170	1,990
61	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$35,640	$18,740	99,750
62	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$35,450	$25,380	750
63	Educational Support Services	$35,420	$18,980	2,880
64	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$35,230	$18,430	20,240
65	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$35,140	$18,940	2,840
66	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$35,000	$21,120	200
67	Individual and Family Services	$34,930	$19,190	5,200
68	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$34,860	$18,440	21,250
69	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$34,810	$19,980	710
70	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$34,480	$18,460	19,130
71	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$34,360	$21,860	530
72	Facilities Support Services	$34,300	$20,700	50
73	Social Assistance	$34,130	$18,900	10,330
74	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$33,940	$19,130	5,000
75	Federal, State, and Local Government	$33,940	$19,130	5,000
76	Other Support Services	$33,760	$18,260	130
77	Food Services and Drinking Places	$33,630	$18,980	40
78	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$33,510	$23,040	420
79	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,370	$18,610	12,210
80	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,240	$18,850	4,400
81	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,060	$19,510	580
82	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,050	$17,340	520
83	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$33,000	$17,040	150
84	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$32,830	$20,560	70
85	Temporary Help Services	$32,830	$24,690	180
86	Administrative and Support Services	$32,680	$19,460	570
87	Other Residential Care Facilities	$32,380	$17,980	390
88	Sporting Goods Stores	$31,930	$18,940	n/a
89	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$31,790	$21,240	n/a
90	Transportation and Warehousing	$31,610	$19,410	220
91	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$31,540	$19,080	5,120
92	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$31,440	$17,800	1,030
93	Home Furnishings Stores	$31,390	$19,340	120
94	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$31,390	$19,340	120
95	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$30,830	$25,530	190
96	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$30,820	$25,380	200
97	Employment Services	$30,720	$24,610	270
98	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,700	$17,870	7,350
99	Personal Care Services	$30,590	$18,840	910
100	Traveler Accommodation	$30,410	$20,190	310