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Highest Paying Industries for Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians

The top 70 highest paying industries for archivists, curators, and museum technicians (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 $66,480, securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities is the highest paying industry for archivists, curators, and museum technicians. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $60,700). 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 archivists, curators, and museum technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 70 Highest Paying Industries for Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$66,480	$50,480	n/a
2	Federal government, including USPS	$60,700	$34,840	2,680
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$60,700	$34,840	2,680
4	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$59,950	$41,210	n/a
5	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$58,620	$38,940	60
6	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$58,470	$29,550	60
7	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$58,120	$29,690	60
8	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$56,710	$25,560	140
9	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$56,170	$35,950	30
10	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$56,040	$35,520	30
11	Manufacturing	$55,400	$25,060	30
12	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$54,660	$29,580	100
13	Finance and Insurance	$54,630	$27,780	90
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$53,780	$31,690	2,140
15	Educational Services - Privately owned	$53,400	$31,200	2,270
16	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$52,670	$30,680	30
17	Performing Arts Companies	$52,120	$24,180	50
18	Legal Services	$51,110	$35,490	50
19	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$50,450	$22,030	40
20	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$50,400	$29,540	4,090
21	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$50,290	$24,610	80
22	Educational Services	$50,210	$29,300	4,420
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$50,150	$29,220	100
24	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$49,400	$28,150	160
25	Health Care and Social Assistance	$49,100	$31,390	90
26	Retail Trade	$48,940	$24,230	220
27	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$48,870	$30,090	190
28	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$48,850	$24,900	90
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,500	$28,040	40
30	Educational Services - Local government owned	$48,270	$27,410	180
31	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,200	$28,380	6,710
32	Federal, State, and Local Government	$48,200	$28,380	6,710
33	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,150	$28,380	40
34	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,980	$28,160	730
35	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,910	$28,280	8,880
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$47,500	$27,620	40
37	Educational Services - State government owned	$47,360	$28,110	1,970
38	Hospitals - Privately owned	$47,290	$27,960	40
39	Administrative and Support Services	$47,180	$26,210	100
40	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$47,180	$26,210	100
41	Religious Organizations	$47,090	$37,060	70
42	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$46,910	$28,310	730
43	Information	$46,860	$28,560	960
44	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$46,850	$28,250	730
45	Other Information Services	$46,810	$28,530	790
46	Social Advocacy Organizations	$46,520	$32,100	80
47	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,830	$27,080	270
48	State government, including schools and hospitals	$45,720	$26,130	4,000
49	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$44,950	$18,900	90
50	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$44,870	$22,340	n/a
51	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$44,130	$18,860	80
52	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$43,940	$23,190	2,030
53	Transportation and Warehousing	$43,800	$33,540	n/a
54	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$43,710	$31,330	70
55	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$43,380	$23,800	12,070
56	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$43,310	$23,900	11,520
57	Civic and Social Organizations	$43,230	$26,130	410
58	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,180	$24,170	2,200
59	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$42,790	$20,690	340
60	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,760	$23,990	1,990
61	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$42,490	$29,860	130
62	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$42,460	$32,930	70
63	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$38,530	$32,500	50
64	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$38,170	$21,540	n/a
65	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$36,100	$24,600	40
66	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$36,100	$24,600	40
67	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,420	$24,480	n/a
68	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$34,300	$26,630	30
69	Newspaper Publishers	$30,620	$19,310	30
70	Specialized Design Services	$29,820	$25,520	n/a