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Highest Paying Industries for Athletic Trainers

The top 54 highest paying industries for athletic trainers (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 $70,770, business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations is the highest paying industry for athletic trainers. It is followed by elementary and secondary schools - local government owned industry (average annual salary $54,310). 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 athletic trainers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 54 Highest Paying Industries for Athletic Trainers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$70,770	$41,620	40
2	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$54,310	$34,190	1,700
3	Educational Services - Local government owned	$54,060	$33,290	2,050
4	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$52,960	$33,720	2,200
5	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$52,440	$30,790	330
6	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$51,570	$32,670	2,530
7	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$51,020	$41,650	70
8	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$49,800	$33,870	110
9	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$49,690	$33,860	110
10	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$49,220	$27,860	420
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$48,830	$33,930	120
12	Hospitals - State government owned	$48,830	$33,930	120
13	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$48,720	$33,010	60
14	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$48,720	$33,010	60
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$48,560	$31,720	4,780
16	Performing Arts Companies	$47,250	$34,700	40
17	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$47,240	$32,000	430
18	Educational Services	$46,240	$30,190	7,730
19	State government, including schools and hospitals	$45,680	$31,070	2,250
20	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,490	$30,790	2,130
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$45,450	$31,100	1,970
22	Civic and Social Organizations	$45,430	$32,560	70
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,660	$33,700	2,820
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,610	$33,720	2,760
25	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$44,610	$33,660	3,270
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$44,570	$33,680	3,200
27	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,090	$29,970	4,760
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,630	$32,940	90
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,170	$33,350	320
30	Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,170	$33,350	320
31	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$43,090	$29,120	2,770
32	Offices of Physicians	$42,990	$32,100	1,900
33	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,850	$28,500	3,550
34	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,390	$31,440	9,990
35	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$42,320	$20,450	90
36	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$42,230	$21,730	1,290
37	Spectator Sports	$41,960	$21,860	1,170
38	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,490	$25,850	150
39	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,490	$25,850	150
40	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,490	$25,850	150
41	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,250	$30,860	6,560
42	Offices of Chiropractors	$41,160	$31,090	140
43	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$40,700	$20,750	4,250
44	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$40,600	$30,900	4,140
45	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$40,540	$30,900	3,980
46	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$40,010	$20,320	2,750
47	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$39,960	$20,470	2,960
48	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$39,940	$20,460	2,960
49	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,890	$18,860	490
50	Junior colleges - State government owned	$38,890	$25,200	80
51	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$36,500	$19,400	350
52	Other Schools and Instruction	$36,500	$19,400	350
53	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$28,180	$21,250	n/a
54	Social Assistance	$28,180	$21,250	n/a