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Highest Paying Industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

The top 86 highest paying industries for clinical laboratory 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 $72,350, wholesale trade is the highest paying industry for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians. It is followed by management, scientific, and technical consulting services industry (average annual salary $66,170). 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 86 Highest Paying Industries for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wholesale Trade	$72,350	$29,210	n/a
2	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$66,170	$38,050	390
3	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$60,490	$30,910	120
4	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$59,260	$32,930	490
5	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$58,840	$39,240	180
6	Chemical Manufacturing	$58,670	$33,020	510
7	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$57,590	$33,830	3,250
8	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$56,960	$34,050	4,080
9	Federal government, including USPS	$56,400	$36,200	8,460
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$56,400	$36,200	8,460
11	Manufacturing	$55,860	$32,360	610
12	Educational Services - Local government owned	$55,460	$30,910	270
13	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$54,800	$35,150	780
14	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$53,440	$32,210	n/a
15	Finance and Insurance	$53,440	$32,210	n/a
16	Offices of Dentists	$53,410	$30,370	1,210
17	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$53,390	$30,640	420
18	Hospitals - Privately owned	$52,930	$29,940	142,780
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$52,850	$29,890	139,320
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,730	$33,020	11,850
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,730	$33,020	11,850
22	Hospitals - State government owned	$52,630	$29,990	6,280
23	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$52,600	$29,950	165,890
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$52,510	$29,890	161,370
25	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$52,420	$29,260	5,270
26	Repair and Maintenance	$51,310	$27,550	50
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$50,500	$30,130	41,840
28	Hospitals - Local government owned	$50,010	$30,100	16,830
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$49,990	$30,100	16,780
30	Health Care and Social Assistance	$49,720	$28,580	283,630
31	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$49,700	$29,800	18,470
32	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$49,510	$30,750	60
33	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$49,510	$30,750	60
34	Individual and Family Services	$48,890	$26,620	200
35	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$48,560	$29,190	240
36	State government, including schools and hospitals	$47,740	$27,190	14,910
37	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$47,710	$27,970	59,250
38	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$45,820	$28,830	n/a
39	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$45,450	$27,370	116,540
40	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,340	$27,130	11,890
41	Educational Services	$45,300	$27,040	12,110
42	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$45,210	$25,130	6,480
43	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,170	$25,080	6,600
44	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$45,110	$29,570	5,230
45	Educational Services - Privately owned	$45,090	$29,550	5,240
46	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$44,880	$27,450	8,490
47	Outpatient Care Centers	$44,840	$28,780	9,360
48	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,820	$27,330	1,370
49	Offices of Physicians	$44,720	$27,480	32,120
50	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,610	$27,600	7,450
51	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$44,440	$27,560	7,330
52	Social Assistance	$44,300	$26,030	300
53	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$43,910	$26,630	80
54	Junior colleges - State government owned	$43,510	$22,870	120
55	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$42,860	$23,300	210
56	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$42,450	$23,630	40
57	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$42,450	$23,630	40
58	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$42,140	$26,050	450
59	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$42,130	$24,140	90
60	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$41,950	$25,200	480
61	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,910	$28,000	2,020
62	Testing Laboratories	$41,530	$25,150	430
63	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$41,200	$32,270	n/a
64	Other Residential Care Facilities	$41,160	$32,790	n/a
65	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$39,620	$25,200	12,970
66	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$39,620	$25,200	12,970
67	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$39,440	$24,340	180
68	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$39,330	$20,100	70
69	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$38,340	$25,270	370
70	Home Health Care Services	$38,060	$24,760	660
71	Temporary Help Services	$37,470	$24,460	3,840
72	Employment Services	$37,470	$24,090	4,370
73	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,040	$23,640	4,620
74	Administrative and Support Services	$37,010	$23,640	4,600
75	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$34,990	$21,450	960
76	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$34,280	$25,260	210
77	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$33,170	$18,010	340
78	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$32,560	$18,180	n/a
79	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$31,910	$18,020	n/a
80	Offices of Optometrists	$31,890	$22,020	210
81	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$31,110	$20,590	430
82	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$30,780	$20,860	900
83	Veterinary Services	$30,480	$25,480	n/a
84	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,880	$23,670	n/a
85	Retail Trade	$28,270	$21,030	30
86	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$26,290	$20,790	250