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Highest Paying Industries for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

The top 77 highest paying industries for medical and clinical laboratory 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 $53,960, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for medical and clinical laboratory technicians. It is followed by offices of dentists industry (average annual salary $53,270). 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 medical and clinical laboratory technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 77 Highest Paying Industries for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$53,960	$36,750	120
2	Offices of Dentists	$53,270	$28,460	1,050
3	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$52,610	$32,020	370
4	Individual and Family Services	$52,350	$24,910	160
5	Chemical Manufacturing	$51,840	$32,140	380
6	Manufacturing	$48,300	$31,330	450
7	Educational Services - Local government owned	$48,100	$28,120	190
8	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$46,030	$28,410	1,330
9	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$45,590	$26,850	40
10	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$44,220	$28,360	1,540
11	Federal government, including USPS	$42,290	$32,050	3,360
12	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$42,290	$32,050	3,360
13	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$40,950	$28,750	40
14	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$40,950	$28,750	40
15	Junior colleges - State government owned	$40,930	$22,330	80
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$40,880	$29,220	5,070
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$40,880	$29,220	5,070
18	Other Residential Care Facilities	$40,460	$32,680	n/a
19	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$40,310	$24,190	400
20	Testing Laboratories	$40,260	$24,160	370
21	Outpatient Care Centers	$40,240	$27,350	6,630
22	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$40,010	$25,340	8,420
23	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,880	$25,560	820
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$39,880	$25,260	7,400
25	Social Assistance	$39,860	$25,080	240
26	Hospitals - Local government owned	$39,860	$25,260	7,410
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$39,590	$25,200	18,150
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$39,570	$26,640	170
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$39,250	$25,180	2,270
30	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$39,210	$27,090	2,970
31	Educational Services - Privately owned	$39,190	$27,070	2,980
32	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$39,050	$25,780	70,680
33	Scientific Research and Development Services	$39,020	$26,430	4,740
34	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$39,000	$26,420	4,700
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$38,990	$25,750	68,870
36	Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,960	$25,830	60,710
37	Hospitals - State government owned	$38,940	$25,450	2,560
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,870	$25,800	59,200
39	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,850	$26,190	5,330
40	Offices of Physicians	$38,570	$25,780	19,560
41	Health Care and Social Assistance	$38,350	$25,520	139,160
42	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$38,250	$22,440	150
43	Educational Services	$38,020	$23,550	6,080
44	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,000	$23,580	5,920
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$37,760	$25,320	67,470
46	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$37,390	$28,410	200
47	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$37,360	$25,280	30,520
48	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$37,120	$23,110	90
49	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$36,940	$23,420	260
50	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,870	$22,620	6,370
51	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$36,840	$19,550	60
52	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$35,940	$26,710	40
53	Temporary Help Services	$35,760	$23,670	3,310
54	Educational Services - State government owned	$35,630	$21,420	2,910
55	Employment Services	$35,480	$23,240	3,680
56	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$35,450	$21,400	2,830
57	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,270	$23,180	8,490
58	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,270	$23,180	8,490
59	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$35,100	$22,900	3,920
60	Administrative and Support Services	$35,090	$22,900	3,910
61	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,030	$24,190	890
62	Home Health Care Services	$34,870	$23,170	520
63	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$34,340	$22,670	60
64	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$34,190	$20,380	710
65	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$33,610	$21,910	330
66	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$33,520	$24,610	270
67	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$32,010	$17,640	300
68	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$31,970	$25,820	50
69	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$31,840	$21,580	760
70	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$31,720	$24,960	180
71	Offices of Optometrists	$31,630	$21,310	150
72	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$31,340	$18,010	n/a
73	Veterinary Services	$30,480	$25,480	n/a
74	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$30,310	$17,850	n/a
75	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,880	$23,670	n/a
76	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$29,290	$21,710	90
77	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$26,650	$20,970	230