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Highest Paying Industries for Genetic Counselors

The top 27 highest paying industries for genetic counselors (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 $90,310, medical and diagnostic laboratories is the highest paying industry for genetic counselors. It is followed by management of companies and enterprises industry (average annual salary $77,670). 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 genetic counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest Paying Industries for Genetic Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$90,310	$60,240	n/a
2	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$77,670	$50,580	60
3	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$71,500	$37,480	960
4	Home Health Care Services	$70,010	$37,070	n/a
5	Health Care and Social Assistance	$68,300	$44,260	1,880
6	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$68,250	$51,700	n/a
7	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$68,150	$51,880	n/a
8	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$67,140	$51,110	710
9	Hospitals - Privately owned	$66,800	$50,300	810
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$66,660	$50,300	800
11	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$66,410	$49,560	910
12	Offices of Physicians	$65,180	$45,800	480
13	Hospitals - State government owned	$64,180	$48,940	60
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$63,260	$47,010	50
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$61,880	$48,340	160
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$61,870	$42,400	210
17	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$61,830	$30,030	50
18	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$61,760	$49,390	100
19	Educational Services - State government owned	$61,760	$49,390	100
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$61,400	$29,820	50
21	Hospitals - Local government owned	$61,400	$29,820	50
22	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$59,340	$42,440	210
23	Educational Services	$59,340	$42,440	210
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$56,680	$39,980	110
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$56,680	$39,980	110
26	Outpatient Care Centers	$50,870	$26,830	n/a
27	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$41,560	$23,630	40