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Highest Paying Industries for Other Health Technologists and Technicians

The top 78 highest paying industries for other 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 $56,790, offices of all other health practitioners is the highest paying industry for other health technologists and technicians. It is followed by state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $55,930). 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 technologists and technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 78 Highest Paying Industries for Other Health Technologists and Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$56,790	$28,120	1,190
2	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$55,930	$17,690	550
3	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$55,530	$35,430	50
4	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$55,400	$34,650	50
5	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$55,400	$34,650	50
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$54,350	$40,160	4,870
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$54,350	$40,160	4,870
8	Federal government, including USPS	$54,330	$43,090	3,470
9	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$54,330	$43,090	3,470
10	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$53,960	$33,070	850
11	Manufacturing	$53,570	$33,590	90
12	Scientific Research and Development Services	$53,090	$33,120	140
13	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$52,890	$29,350	60
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$51,770	$32,810	130
15	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$50,820	$30,960	250
16	Individual and Family Services	$49,260	$25,310	100
17	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$48,520	$29,580	n/a
18	Social Assistance	$47,520	$24,710	120
19	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,470	$26,930	13,250
20	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$47,460	$27,410	1,560
21	Employment Services	$46,740	$27,970	340
22	Educational Services - Local government owned	$46,200	$32,210	580
23	Administrative and Support Services	$46,020	$28,030	390
24	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$46,020	$28,030	390
25	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$45,960	$36,220	30
26	Insurance Carriers	$45,960	$36,220	30
27	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$45,380	$32,020	410
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$45,050	$32,430	380
29	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$44,980	$31,510	440
30	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$44,850	$27,590	1,180
31	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$44,680	$27,350	1,190
32	Offices of Physicians	$44,580	$27,540	9,420
33	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$44,550	$35,630	70
34	Finance and Insurance	$44,550	$35,580	70
35	State government, including schools and hospitals	$43,920	$26,030	3,880
36	Educational Services	$43,490	$28,420	2,240
37	Other Insurance Related Activities	$43,280	$35,340	n/a
38	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$43,280	$35,340	n/a
39	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$43,270	$28,060	1,740
40	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$43,200	$30,360	1,220
41	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,100	$30,410	1,230
42	Offices of Dentists	$42,810	$30,070	n/a
43	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$42,480	$25,270	1,990
44	Consumer Goods Rental	$42,280	$28,020	50
45	Hospitals - State government owned	$42,120	$25,320	2,110
46	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,970	$26,630	39,060
47	Hospitals - Privately owned	$41,930	$26,570	40,170
48	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,870	$25,100	5,900
49	Temporary Help Services	$41,840	$26,240	150
50	Home Health Care Services	$41,810	$31,340	240
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$41,650	$26,310	45,490
52	Rental and Leasing Services	$41,610	$27,410	50
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$41,610	$27,410	50
54	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$41,590	$26,270	46,740
55	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$40,380	$23,760	2,620
56	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,360	$26,380	86,450
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$40,050	$23,090	410
58	Educational Services - Privately owned	$39,790	$22,950	430
59	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$39,780	$25,180	990
60	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$39,460	$31,950	30
61	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$39,180	$26,510	39,510
62	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$38,890	$25,240	1,080
63	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$38,530	$25,750	170
64	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,380	$24,310	4,440
65	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$38,370	$29,100	70
66	Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,310	$24,280	4,460
67	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,150	$26,570	120
68	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$38,140	$22,510	50
69	Outpatient Care Centers	$37,570	$26,390	24,270
70	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$37,300	$28,710	40
71	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$35,740	$22,250	680
72	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$34,870	$24,620	80
73	Health and Personal Care Stores	$33,490	$20,620	340
74	Retail Trade	$33,490	$20,620	340
75	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$32,290	$26,160	40
76	Offices of Chiropractors	$31,850	$25,800	130
77	Offices of Optometrists	$31,780	$22,010	580
78	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$31,420	$25,970	80