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Highest Paying Industries for Orderlies

The top 47 highest paying industries for orderlies (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 $37,920, residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities is the highest paying industry for orderlies. It is followed by specialty hospitals - privately owned industry (average annual salary $37,410). 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 orderlies in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 47 Highest Paying Industries for Orderlies

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$37,920	$21,780	n/a
2	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$37,410	$20,710	890
3	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$34,600	$19,840	1,030
4	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$34,310	$20,400	270
5	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,010	$19,050	890
6	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,730	$21,650	280
7	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,610	$21,560	290
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,270	$19,990	150
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$29,670	$20,090	200
10	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,280	$25,190	980
11	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$29,260	$23,520	2,030
12	Federal, State, and Local Government	$29,260	$23,520	2,030
13	Educational Services	$29,260	$25,160	990
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,230	$25,160	910
15	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,230	$25,160	910
16	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$28,190	$21,280	200
17	Home Health Care Services	$28,150	$18,290	290
18	State government, including schools and hospitals	$27,920	$22,230	3,120
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$27,900	$19,150	900
20	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$27,640	$18,500	n/a
21	Outpatient Care Centers	$27,580	$19,250	800
22	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,550	$25,520	1,140
23	Hospitals - State government owned	$27,110	$18,920	1,060
24	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$27,040	$18,360	7,200
25	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$26,610	$18,910	n/a
26	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$26,040	$18,430	3,060
27	Hospitals - Privately owned	$25,140	$18,970	32,580
28	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$25,000	$18,700	36,780
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$24,920	$18,930	31,540
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$24,820	$18,670	35,560
31	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$24,540	$17,350	4,090
32	Offices of Physicians	$24,380	$18,260	1,130
33	Health Care and Social Assistance	$24,180	$18,010	48,220
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$23,140	$17,100	3,120
35	Hospitals - Local government owned	$23,130	$17,110	3,140
36	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,800	$19,580	80
37	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$22,300	$16,600	60
38	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$22,130	$18,460	130
39	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$21,250	$16,800	6,090
40	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$21,250	$16,740	8,210
41	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$21,050	$16,680	360
42	Social Assistance	$20,700	$16,470	170
43	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$20,500	$16,390	1,830
44	Individual and Family Services	$20,220	$16,430	110
45	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$20,210	$16,370	230
46	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$19,070	$16,190	n/a
47	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$18,830	$16,960	n/a