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Highest Paying Industries for Broadcast Technicians

The top 49 highest paying industries for broadcast 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 $91,290, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for broadcast technicians. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $91,290). 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 broadcast technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 49 Highest Paying Industries for Broadcast Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$91,290	$91,270	80
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$91,290	$91,270	80
3	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$85,020	$30,990	160
4	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$80,450	$23,360	n/a
5	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$68,650	$20,830	270
6	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$60,330	$35,640	520
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$57,400	$44,260	130
8	Telecommunications	$56,880	$30,360	680
9	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$54,330	$25,740	1,220
10	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$54,270	$25,720	1,250
11	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$51,240	$29,150	40
12	Educational Services - Local government owned	$51,160	$27,570	660
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$50,530	$31,790	140
14	Administrative and Support Services	$50,320	$31,070	110
15	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$50,320	$31,070	110
16	Employment Services	$49,800	$31,870	80
17	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$49,250	$18,500	230
18	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$47,630	$26,110	1,040
19	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$47,600	$22,940	160
20	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$47,450	$18,200	340
21	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$46,450	$24,860	390
22	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,800	$18,220	370
23	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$45,670	$23,870	450
24	Educational Services	$45,580	$25,920	1,800
25	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,450	$26,550	1,160
26	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$44,350	$21,250	1,640
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,910	$26,670	2,480
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$43,640	$27,790	720
29	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,320	$27,270	810
30	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$42,650	$21,170	310
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,230	$25,490	370
32	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,870	$20,700	330
33	Junior colleges - State government owned	$41,510	$18,440	60
34	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$41,070	$22,480	n/a
35	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$40,500	$20,780	50
36	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,680	$26,710	1,360
37	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$38,970	$26,350	1,000
38	Federal, State, and Local Government	$38,970	$26,350	1,000
39	Spectator Sports	$38,560	$19,480	90
40	Satellite Telecommunications	$38,560	$26,680	160
41	Television Broadcasting	$37,280	$19,240	11,960
42	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,340	$26,430	550
43	Information	$35,160	$18,390	22,750
44	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$33,590	$18,230	20,710
45	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$32,630	$18,130	19,070
46	Health Care and Social Assistance	$29,100	$24,840	50
47	Radio Broadcasting	$26,130	$17,290	7,110
48	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$18,880	$17,090	n/a
49	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$18,830	$17,430	n/a