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Highest Paying Industries for Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides

The top 100 highest paying industries for nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (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 $35,850, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $35,850). 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 nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$35,850	$31,090	12,940
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$35,850	$31,090	12,940
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$31,110	$24,370	2,870
4	Educational Services - State government owned	$30,880	$24,360	2,950
5	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,710	$20,870	4,000
6	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$30,520	$22,100	160
7	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$30,430	$20,690	210
8	Insurance Carriers	$30,400	$20,920	200
9	Finance and Insurance	$30,340	$20,620	220
10	Lessors of Real Estate	$30,150	$25,070	n/a
11	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$29,190	$21,660	590
12	Scientific Research and Development Services	$29,180	$21,670	590
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$28,920	$20,730	13,910
14	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$28,770	$19,560	98,000
15	Federal, State, and Local Government	$28,770	$19,560	98,000
16	Hospitals - State government owned	$28,340	$19,990	37,290
17	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$28,330	$21,030	400
18	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$28,040	$19,300	21,230
19	Outpatient Care Centers	$28,030	$19,810	19,590
20	Educational Services	$27,860	$19,090	10,060
21	State government, including schools and hospitals	$27,830	$19,930	84,990
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$27,680	$19,310	196,290
23	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,490	$19,350	44,750
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,370	$20,090	332,910
25	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$27,340	$24,090	70
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$27,320	$19,620	34,810
27	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,310	$20,070	368,530
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,190	$19,940	398,170
29	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,190	$19,920	458,200
30	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,130	$18,720	40,310
31	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$27,070	$19,890	22,840
32	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$27,040	$20,010	25,220
33	Religious Organizations	$26,970	$19,900	1,110
34	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$26,690	$20,610	140
35	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$26,680	$20,850	2,160
36	Educational Services - Local government owned	$26,450	$18,600	5,670
37	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,450	$19,500	1,950
38	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,360	$19,780	12,780
39	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$26,300	$17,830	800
40	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$26,210	$18,610	98,360
41	Offices of Physicians	$26,100	$18,380	19,240
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$26,000	$18,530	5,990
43	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$25,980	$18,450	5,310
44	Educational Services - Privately owned	$25,910	$18,150	1,450
45	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$25,850	$16,940	1,170
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$25,760	$18,890	620
47	Hospitals - Local government owned	$25,480	$18,520	52,380
48	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$25,400	$18,470	51,360
49	Wholesale Trade	$25,060	$19,890	30
50	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,040	$19,260	1,280
51	Temporary Help Services	$24,810	$18,380	51,930
52	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$24,730	$20,260	n/a
53	Administrative and Support Services	$24,690	$18,410	61,120
54	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,690	$18,410	61,120
55	Employment Services	$24,680	$18,410	60,790
56	Real Estate	$24,450	$20,210	n/a
57	Personal Care Services	$24,380	$17,490	n/a
58	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$23,980	$18,340	650,420
59	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$23,960	$17,870	3,490
60	Facilities Support Services	$23,900	$20,420	70
61	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$23,400	$17,930	1,064,440
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	$23,400	$17,700	2,173,020
63	Activities Related to Real Estate	$23,390	$20,000	210
64	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$23,210	$17,200	2,410
65	Child Day Care Services	$23,180	$20,130	160
66	Retail Trade	$23,130	$18,350	130
67	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$23,020	$18,460	n/a
68	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$22,990	$18,380	n/a
69	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$22,870	$17,660	252,060
70	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$22,670	$16,650	7,850
71	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$22,630	$18,420	40
72	Offices of Chiropractors	$22,480	$16,860	60
73	Offices of Dentists	$22,450	$17,050	820
74	Other Residential Care Facilities	$22,420	$17,330	21,350
75	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$22,420	$17,560	1,630
76	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$22,410	$17,550	1,630
77	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$22,390	$16,940	340
78	Social Advocacy Organizations	$22,380	$18,300	n/a
79	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$22,360	$17,160	26,100
80	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$22,320	$19,490	n/a
81	Health and Personal Care Stores	$22,230	$18,100	110
82	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,120	$17,500	500
83	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$22,110	$17,340	140,610
84	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$22,060	$17,380	114,510
85	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,790	$17,110	471,340
86	Home Health Care Services	$21,450	$17,060	421,800
87	Social Assistance	$21,040	$16,870	179,030
88	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$21,030	$16,870	6,800
89	Individual and Family Services	$21,030	$16,870	171,580
90	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$20,970	$16,830	159,060
91	Personal and Laundry Services	$20,170	$17,000	190
92	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$19,040	$16,120	3,100