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Highest Paying Industries for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides

The top 68 highest paying industries for occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and 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 $62,520, temporary help services is the highest paying industry for occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides. It is followed by all other ambulatory health care services industry (average annual salary $61,500). 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 occupational therapy and physical therapist assistants and aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 68 Highest Paying Industries for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Temporary Help Services	$62,520	$31,930	870
2	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$61,500	$27,290	290
3	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$61,500	$27,290	290
4	Home Health Care Services	$59,810	$38,760	9,220
5	Employment Services	$59,220	$27,110	1,200
6	Administrative and Support Services	$59,140	$27,230	1,220
7	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$59,140	$27,230	1,220
8	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$57,860	$32,570	390
9	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$56,240	$25,670	19,180
10	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$55,640	$25,350	22,260
11	Other Residential Care Facilities	$54,860	$38,530	n/a
12	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$52,550	$25,160	620
13	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$51,740	$25,480	880
14	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$51,580	$23,310	2,170
15	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$48,860	$22,530	640
16	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$48,140	$26,060	120
17	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$47,360	$29,930	50
18	Outpatient Care Centers	$46,290	$21,630	1,910
19	Child Day Care Services	$45,850	$26,970	70
20	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$45,850	$18,050	120
21	Educational Services - Privately owned	$45,620	$27,300	270
22	Hospitals - Local government owned	$45,490	$21,610	4,140
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$45,420	$21,550	4,080
24	Health Care and Social Assistance	$45,060	$21,120	158,870
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$44,440	$22,950	7,240
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$44,200	$23,240	28,970
27	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,200	$23,430	200
28	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$44,180	$26,980	210
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,160	$23,600	24,300
30	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$44,030	$26,590	2,270
31	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$44,010	$26,630	2,520
32	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,970	$26,500	430
33	Hospitals - State government owned	$43,870	$23,130	1,220
34	Educational Services	$43,820	$26,610	2,910
35	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$43,810	$22,290	490
36	Educational Services - Local government owned	$43,730	$26,700	2,460
37	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$43,690	$22,770	36,240
38	Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,420	$22,940	30,880
39	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$43,100	$21,900	140
40	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$42,820	$20,290	98,630
41	Educational Services - State government owned	$42,810	$22,410	180
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$42,150	$23,760	30
43	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,820	$22,460	10,760
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,320	$22,270	630
45	Educational Support Services	$40,620	$29,570	170
46	Individual and Family Services	$40,480	$21,530	1,130
47	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$40,200	$19,850	76,500
48	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$40,160	$19,880	77,930
49	Social Assistance	$40,040	$22,000	1,730
50	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$39,610	$28,970	160
51	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$38,440	$21,400	6,460
52	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$38,360	$21,370	6,660
53	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$38,260	$22,110	520
54	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$37,340	$20,270	740
55	Offices of Physicians	$36,400	$20,990	9,240
56	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$35,400	$23,820	590
57	State government, including schools and hospitals	$32,990	$22,220	3,520
58	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,710	$22,220	2,760
59	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,710	$22,220	2,760
60	Offices of Chiropractors	$30,240	$21,810	660
61	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$29,420	$20,790	50
62	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$29,420	$20,790	50
63	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$29,420	$20,790	50
64	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$28,980	$20,470	60
65	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,340	$22,210	2,130
66	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$22,900	$18,150	50
67	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$22,900	$18,150	50
68	Wholesale Trade	$22,900	$18,150	50