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Highest Paying Industries for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

The top 100 highest paying industries for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (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 $51,360, junior colleges - local government owned is the highest paying industry for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. It is followed by insurance carriers industry (average annual salary $50,320). 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 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$51,360	$33,720	40
2	Insurance Carriers	$50,320	$37,550	1,190
3	Finance and Insurance	$50,280	$37,310	1,450
4	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$50,260	$37,310	1,450
5	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$49,980	$34,050	50
6	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$49,880	$36,340	260
7	Other Insurance Related Activities	$49,710	$36,240	250
8	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$47,090	$31,890	n/a
9	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$46,940	$35,510	830
10	Temporary Help Services	$45,340	$32,610	24,050
11	Employment Services	$45,340	$32,650	29,900
12	Religious Organizations	$45,320	$31,050	490
13	Accommodation	$45,310	$32,910	30
14	Accommodation and Food Services	$45,310	$32,910	30
15	Administrative and Support Services	$45,210	$32,590	31,640
16	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,210	$32,590	31,640
17	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$45,200	$31,490	60
18	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$44,680	$32,490	7,690
19	Federal government, including USPS	$44,650	$36,960	17,730
20	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,650	$36,960	17,730
21	Office Administrative Services	$44,480	$32,180	n/a
22	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$44,440	$32,320	8,220
23	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$44,420	$31,150	700
24	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,350	$26,270	260
25	Consumer Goods Rental	$44,350	$33,910	190
26	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$44,170	$34,570	50
27	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$44,040	$31,510	790
28	Information	$43,970	$33,860	50
29	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$43,800	$32,770	46,400
30	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$43,790	$32,830	212,760
31	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$43,790	$31,200	290
32	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$43,700	$32,770	271,860
33	Rental and Leasing Services	$43,700	$29,680	200
34	Home Health Care Services	$43,670	$32,270	78,810
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$43,590	$31,980	2,240
36	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$43,580	$31,120	870
37	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$43,480	$33,030	46,710
38	Federal, State, and Local Government	$43,480	$33,030	46,710
39	Outpatient Care Centers	$43,370	$31,750	20,200
40	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$43,240	$32,080	300
41	Personal Care Services	$43,010	$33,750	n/a
42	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,960	$31,250	14,920
43	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$42,950	$31,540	250
44	Repair and Maintenance	$42,760	$34,050	40
45	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$42,760	$27,350	30
46	Facilities Support Services	$42,580	$31,370	960
47	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$42,470	$31,980	4,270
48	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,390	$31,700	596,750
49	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$42,340	$32,400	1,200
50	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$42,290	$29,320	1,300
51	Other Residential Care Facilities	$42,160	$32,420	1,380
52	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$42,140	$26,430	90
53	Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,950	$31,330	91,610
54	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,920	$31,000	25,310
55	Social Advocacy Organizations	$41,900	$31,800	120
56	Personal and Laundry Services	$41,900	$33,000	n/a
57	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,860	$31,820	14,060
58	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$41,730	$32,030	11,320
59	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,710	$31,200	79,570
60	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,560	$31,630	1,400
61	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,560	$31,620	1,410
62	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$41,400	$31,010	118,650
63	Hospitals - State government owned	$41,380	$30,120	7,170
64	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,370	$31,730	4,340
65	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,340	$29,640	87,220
66	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$41,240	$23,550	310
67	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$41,220	$32,050	7,050
68	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$41,170	$30,900	101,580
69	Individual and Family Services	$41,140	$29,970	8,080
70	Educational Support Services	$41,090	$25,730	70
71	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$41,040	$30,920	8,850
72	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$40,870	$24,390	200
73	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$40,850	$30,620	196,800
74	Offices of Dentists	$40,790	$31,600	340
75	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$40,770	$29,520	6,370
76	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$40,650	$31,230	690
77	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$40,630	$29,390	4,430
78	Social Assistance	$40,570	$29,450	9,440
79	Educational Services - Privately owned	$40,550	$28,210	1,450
80	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$40,420	$26,510	650
81	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$40,270	$29,950	3,890
82	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$40,240	$30,120	3,180
83	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$39,780	$29,670	500
84	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$39,350	$28,960	2,350
85	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$39,040	$24,690	40
86	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$38,920	$27,410	220
87	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$38,890	$27,040	44,170
88	Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,880	$29,290	19,870
89	Health and Personal Care Stores	$38,870	$31,890	200
90	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,850	$29,270	19,770
91	Retail Trade	$38,770	$31,940	210
92	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,750	$31,360	3,820
93	Educational Services - State government owned	$38,490	$31,280	3,220
94	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,480	$31,370	3,110
95	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$38,410	$31,010	970
96	Manufacturing	$38,330	$30,950	320
97	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$38,250	$27,250	100
98	Offices of Physicians	$38,150	$28,500	91,870
99	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$38,120	$32,000	170
100	Food Manufacturing	$37,890	$31,480	190