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Highest Paying Industries for Other Education, Training, and Library Occupations

The top 100 highest paying industries for other education, training, and library occupations (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 $83,680, direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers is the highest paying industry for other education, training, and library occupations. It is followed by other personal services industry (average annual salary $77,180). 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 other education, training, and library occupations in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$83,680	$61,660	n/a
2	Other Personal Services	$77,180	$18,720	n/a
3	Personal and Laundry Services	$77,180	$18,720	n/a
4	Software Publishers	$70,220	$43,690	200
5	Utilities	$69,710	$44,700	150
6	Manufacturing	$68,540	$40,650	130
7	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,460	$44,260	150
8	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$68,450	$51,380	30
9	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$68,200	$40,160	180
10	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$66,290	$38,720	310
11	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$64,470	$36,840	30
12	Wholesale Trade	$62,890	$34,990	360
13	Information	$62,610	$34,020	680
14	Other Insurance Related Activities	$62,460	$42,310	40
15	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$62,460	$42,310	40
16	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$61,150	$27,990	n/a
17	Other Information Services	$59,650	$30,120	190
18	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$58,670	$45,270	n/a
19	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$58,050	$32,620	300
20	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$57,530	$23,460	160
21	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$56,950	$31,180	560
22	Engineering Services	$56,880	$32,520	350
23	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$56,650	$30,670	360
24	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$56,510	$31,480	110
25	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,440	$22,090	11,450
26	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$56,340	$28,710	50
27	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$56,310	$29,720	1,410
28	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$55,970	$27,830	3,760
29	Scientific Research and Development Services	$55,890	$26,100	830
30	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$55,190	$27,300	950
31	Hospitals - State government owned	$53,680	$23,730	470
32	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$53,570	$25,900	1,680
33	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$53,170	$21,110	270
34	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$51,890	$24,500	3,320
35	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$51,480	$24,160	3,480
36	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$50,890	$31,520	90
37	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$49,980	$22,520	470
38	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,810	$34,190	60
39	Finance and Insurance	$48,750	$32,300	520
40	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$48,480	$36,410	50
41	Other Support Services	$47,410	$26,480	190
42	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$47,190	$31,690	460
43	Insurance Carriers	$46,160	$31,470	420
44	Federal government, including USPS	$44,630	$30,760	9,210
45	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,630	$30,760	9,210
46	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$44,500	$34,310	110
47	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$44,500	$34,310	110
48	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,640	$19,280	1,970
49	Support Activities for Animal Production	$43,550	$34,100	100
50	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$42,770	$18,890	1,240
51	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$42,200	$26,200	40
52	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,720	$20,570	27,380
53	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$40,680	$20,360	3,810
54	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,540	$20,380	75,910
55	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,920	$20,280	38,000
56	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,920	$20,280	38,000
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$39,880	$20,230	48,020
58	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$39,310	$23,100	110
59	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,240	$20,330	80,830
60	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$38,920	$21,460	520
61	Technical and Trade Schools	$38,530	$19,490	4,810
62	Educational Services - State government owned	$37,650	$19,990	68,920
63	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$37,520	$19,080	34,750
64	Offices of Physicians	$37,500	$22,180	370
65	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$37,410	$19,570	22,360
66	Junior colleges - State government owned	$37,260	$18,060	11,160
67	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$36,710	$29,210	80
68	Retail Trade	$36,700	$28,800	60
69	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$36,630	$20,930	2,880
70	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$35,630	$19,620	20,330
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$35,490	$19,610	3,730
72	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$35,060	$20,040	2,390
73	Accommodation	$34,600	$21,160	60
74	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$34,330	$22,360	230
75	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$34,300	$21,970	360
76	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$33,800	$20,520	50
77	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,760	$19,980	1,370
78	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$32,850	$19,220	1,560
79	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,590	$21,640	250
80	Educational Support Services	$32,380	$18,730	27,420
81	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,360	$20,120	1,790
82	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$30,890	$19,240	420
83	Performing Arts Companies	$30,860	$21,210	150
84	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$30,200	$22,070	70
85	Transportation and Warehousing	$30,190	$26,130	100
86	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$29,650	$25,170	n/a
87	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$29,640	$18,380	17,340
88	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$29,630	$17,310	580
89	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$29,370	$22,690	8,850
90	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$29,180	$20,460	630
91	Educational Services - Privately owned	$29,010	$18,250	160,720
92	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$28,340	$19,950	420
93	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$28,170	$17,040	130
94	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$28,130	$17,430	620
95	Hospitals - Local government owned	$28,030	$17,050	130
96	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$27,700	$17,380	600
97	Administrative and Support Services	$27,590	$18,630	8,230
98	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,590	$18,630	8,240
99	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$27,560	$18,860	140
100	Temporary Help Services	$27,340	$18,840	7,370