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Highest Paying Industries for Health Technologists and Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries for health technologists and 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 $71,120, offices of dentists is the highest paying industry for health technologists and technicians. It is followed by medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry (average annual salary $66,680). 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 health technologists and technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Health Technologists and Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Dentists	$71,120	$46,630	194,380
2	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$66,680	$34,880	2,970
3	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$66,680	$34,880	2,970
4	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$62,920	$35,150	40
5	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$58,650	$33,880	290
6	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$57,950	$41,550	30
7	Manufacturing	$56,490	$30,840	4,880
8	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$56,320	$25,590	220
9	Legal Services	$55,270	$17,880	n/a
10	Other Financial Investment Activities	$55,170	$42,370	n/a
11	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$55,170	$42,370	n/a
12	Mining	$53,780	$37,360	110
13	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$53,440	$37,930	850
14	Scheduled Air Transportation	$53,350	$32,120	n/a
15	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$52,630	$29,770	94,310
16	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$52,390	$33,180	3,930
17	Shoe Stores	$51,820	$17,580	n/a
18	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$51,820	$17,580	n/a
19	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$50,500	$35,030	n/a
20	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$49,460	$32,750	70
21	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$49,160	$27,670	240
22	Air Transportation	$48,300	$18,310	120
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$47,160	$28,090	23,930
24	Federal government, including USPS	$47,110	$36,750	47,700
25	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$47,110	$36,750	47,700
26	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,020	$35,160	70
27	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,000	$36,460	60
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,960	$28,200	670,340
29	Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,470	$27,770	711,970
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$46,310	$27,870	796,020
31	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$46,150	$28,530	28,170
32	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$45,850	$27,440	862,610
33	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$45,500	$27,500	1,200
34	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$45,330	$27,840	23,970
35	Chemical Manufacturing	$45,310	$27,150	1,300
36	Religious Organizations	$45,210	$31,230	510
37	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,120	$32,170	110
38	Hospitals - State government owned	$45,080	$26,160	48,320
39	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$45,000	$29,270	9,500
40	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$44,990	$32,000	100
41	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$44,660	$27,680	310
42	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$44,660	$26,040	955,310
43	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,600	$26,970	2,136,970
44	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,440	$28,740	10,550
45	Employment Services	$44,100	$27,510	49,220
46	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$44,090	$28,330	1,230
47	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,080	$27,540	9,830
48	Other Insurance Related Activities	$44,060	$28,320	1,210
49	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$43,990	$26,030	410
50	Temporary Help Services	$43,890	$27,520	38,490
51	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$43,750	$27,430	9,540
52	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$43,600	$28,490	28,400
53	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$43,150	$25,800	7,280
54	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$43,040	$31,530	234,730
55	Home Health Care Services	$42,860	$31,400	87,640
56	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$42,830	$30,590	51,380
57	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$42,680	$30,750	306,220
58	Finance and Insurance	$42,390	$28,610	5,200
59	State government, including schools and hospitals	$42,280	$26,310	102,990
60	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$42,260	$27,810	18,050
61	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$42,240	$26,070	101,750
62	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$42,230	$25,950	64,410
63	Hospitals - Local government owned	$42,220	$26,070	102,320
64	Administrative and Support Services	$42,220	$25,950	64,300
65	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$42,220	$28,520	5,100
66	Educational Services - State government owned	$42,180	$27,760	18,350
67	Testing Laboratories	$42,030	$25,990	650
68	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$41,930	$25,290	5,650
69	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$41,830	$25,570	750
70	Outpatient Care Centers	$41,800	$26,840	91,870
71	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,760	$25,180	355,060
72	Insurance Carriers	$41,700	$28,600	3,870
73	Repair and Maintenance	$41,630	$28,780	210
74	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$41,490	$27,340	9,460
75	Rental and Leasing Services	$41,210	$25,890	1,150
76	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,180	$24,360	173,150
77	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,180	$24,360	173,150
78	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$41,040	$33,100	n/a
79	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$41,040	$33,100	n/a
80	Offices of Physicians	$41,000	$26,790	301,180
81	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$40,690	$23,950	20,460
82	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$40,680	$19,050	40
83	Educational Services	$40,510	$25,340	41,580
84	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$40,420	$25,490	19,470
85	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$40,330	$25,010	1,260
86	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,200	$25,990	36,320
87	Engineering Services	$40,170	$22,220	n/a
88	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$40,060	$24,400	4,850
89	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$40,020	$26,100	150
90	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$39,970	$27,820	3,390
91	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$39,910	$26,210	750
92	Junior colleges - State government owned	$39,570	$24,410	160
93	Consumer Goods Rental	$39,560	$25,930	920
94	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$39,450	$26,650	7,110
95	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$39,350	$23,650	80
96	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$39,310	$25,760	8,390
97	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$39,260	$24,900	250
98	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$39,050	$23,340	204,360
99	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$38,820	$23,390	40
100	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$38,770	$24,890	570