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Highest Paying Industries for Library Technicians

The top 53 highest paying industries for library 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 $56,000, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences is the highest paying industry for library technicians. It is followed by scientific research and development services industry (average annual salary $55,750). 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 library technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Library Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$56,000	$36,170	150
2	Scientific Research and Development Services	$55,750	$35,830	150
3	Federal government, including USPS	$48,340	$36,750	n/a
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$48,340	$36,750	760
5	Offices of Physicians	$44,770	$33,770	30
6	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$44,770	$33,770	30
7	Legal Services	$44,110	$28,400	460
8	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,770	$25,090	800
9	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$40,900	$25,580	40
10	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,650	$27,950	1,100
11	Health Care and Social Assistance	$38,220	$25,940	370
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$37,860	$25,490	7,380
13	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$37,770	$24,090	13,880
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$37,760	$22,150	6,370
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,740	$25,450	9,610
16	Educational Services - State government owned	$37,390	$25,170	8,500
17	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$37,310	$25,720	330
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$37,300	$25,640	320
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,160	$25,720	290
20	Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,100	$25,740	300
21	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,000	$21,430	7,680
22	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$36,950	$21,880	1,680
23	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$35,970	$20,140	400
24	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$35,710	$22,150	2,840
25	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$35,260	$20,390	440
26	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$34,710	$22,280	100
27	Junior colleges - State government owned	$34,180	$22,580	1,050
28	Employment Services	$33,590	$20,120	310
29	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$33,470	$20,770	40
30	Educational Services	$33,280	$20,040	34,790
31	Temporary Help Services	$33,060	$20,050	300
32	Administrative and Support Services	$33,010	$19,940	320
33	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,010	$19,940	320
34	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$32,810	$19,210	1,080
35	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$31,150	$19,020	78,480
36	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$30,850	$20,300	120
37	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,640	$18,740	51,330
38	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,640	$18,740	51,330
39	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,560	$23,580	90
40	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,230	$18,650	49,470
41	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,090	$18,670	68,110
42	Educational Support Services	$30,040	$25,580	70
43	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$29,800	$20,580	40
44	Educational Services - Local government owned	$29,750	$18,740	18,620
45	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$29,550	$21,360	170
46	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$29,550	$21,360	170
47	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$29,390	$18,610	17,910
48	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$29,230	$18,570	16,790
49	Information	$29,140	$18,240	5,940
50	Other Information Services	$29,130	$18,230	5,870
51	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$28,870	$25,330	50
52	Technical and Trade Schools	$28,200	$18,990	50
53	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$27,340	$20,870	130