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Highest Paying Industries for Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners

The top 75 highest paying industries for other health diagnosing and treating practitioners (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 $116,060, local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for other health diagnosing and treating practitioners. It is followed by psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $91,020). 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 health diagnosing and treating practitioners in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest Paying Industries for Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$116,060	$44,440	490
2	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$91,020	$81,260	60
3	Federal government, including USPS	$90,300	$53,390	13,050
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$90,300	$53,390	13,050
5	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$89,920	$52,510	14,160
6	Federal, State, and Local Government	$89,920	$52,510	14,160
7	Individual and Family Services	$87,190	$33,050	n/a
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$85,750	$43,210	100
9	Social Assistance	$81,450	$33,190	n/a
10	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$79,990	$41,400	40
11	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$79,120	$52,170	17,310
12	Temporary Help Services	$78,230	$54,660	50
13	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$77,480	$55,390	150
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$76,640	$51,610	60
15	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$75,700	$53,510	250
16	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$75,120	$42,530	1,160
17	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$74,860	$50,940	180
18	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$74,480	$44,730	630
19	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$74,330	$51,250	140
20	Administrative and Support Services	$74,230	$51,220	140
21	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$73,720	$50,060	140
22	Scientific Research and Development Services	$73,140	$43,770	70
23	Employment Services	$72,390	$52,420	90
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$72,070	$61,390	1,480
25	Educational Services - State government owned	$72,050	$61,000	1,490
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$71,980	$40,670	5,610
27	Hospitals - Privately owned	$71,940	$40,730	5,790
28	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$71,570	$55,630	n/a
29	Educational Services	$71,150	$52,680	n/a
30	Offices of Chiropractors	$70,920	$26,630	260
31	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$70,710	$35,400	160
32	Offices of Physicians	$70,300	$39,160	4,040
33	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$69,360	$41,900	7,240
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$68,980	$41,750	6,960
35	Hospitals - Local government owned	$68,980	$41,910	460
36	State government, including schools and hospitals	$68,750	$49,970	n/a
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$68,400	$41,570	440
38	Home Health Care Services	$68,380	$43,600	130
39	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$67,900	$22,980	420
40	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$66,750	$33,310	130
41	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$66,700	$34,380	120
42	Health Care and Social Assistance	$66,630	$34,080	18,080
43	Manufacturing	$66,560	$41,910	50
44	Insurance Carriers	$65,760	$50,060	180
45	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$65,760	$50,060	180
46	Finance and Insurance	$65,700	$49,980	180
47	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$65,400	$49,790	170
48	Educational Services - Local government owned	$64,950	$39,110	210
49	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$64,880	$42,930	250
50	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$64,880	$30,160	n/a
51	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$64,880	$30,160	n/a
52	Outpatient Care Centers	$64,870	$26,780	650
53	Educational Services - Privately owned	$64,500	$42,680	260
54	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$63,720	$31,190	10,600
55	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$62,180	$45,130	n/a
56	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$61,560	$45,060	n/a
57	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$61,280	$30,190	30
58	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$59,200	$28,610	5,390
59	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$58,880	$39,970	40
60	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$57,670	$39,430	90
61	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$57,500	$29,300	4,620
62	Retail Trade	$57,270	$30,940	160
63	Hospitals - State government owned	$57,160	$45,060	990
64	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,000	$35,920	30
65	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$56,800	$36,870	30
66	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$56,330	$44,660	910
67	Health and Personal Care Stores	$56,110	$30,860	160
68	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$52,350	$30,810	n/a
69	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$51,350	$33,020	50
70	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$40,790	$32,740	n/a
71	Personal Care Services	$38,860	$32,830	50
72	Personal and Laundry Services	$38,860	$32,830	50
73	Wholesale Trade	$37,640	$31,780	n/a
74	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,830	$30,950	90
75	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,830	$30,950	90