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Highest Paying Industries for Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides

The top 57 highest paying industries for occupational therapy 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 $66,040, all other ambulatory health care services is the highest paying industry for occupational therapy assistants and aides. It is followed by other ambulatory health care services industry (average annual salary $66,040). 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 assistants and aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 57 Highest Paying Industries for Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$66,040	$44,640	110
2	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$66,040	$44,640	110
3	Home Health Care Services	$63,130	$42,530	2,000
4	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$57,580	$28,880	7,290
5	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$57,010	$28,770	8,460
6	Temporary Help Services	$56,680	$32,420	300
7	Administrative and Support Services	$56,180	$31,640	410
8	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$56,180	$31,640	410
9	Employment Services	$56,150	$31,630	410
10	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$55,410	$22,890	19,750
11	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$55,170	$31,020	240
12	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$55,050	$29,860	700
13	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$54,730	$21,580	16,220
14	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$54,560	$21,650	16,550
15	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$54,530	$29,280	50
16	Health Care and Social Assistance	$53,150	$24,620	37,310
17	Child Day Care Services	$51,100	$32,060	50
18	Offices of Physicians	$50,010	$25,400	760
19	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$49,980	$26,640	450
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$47,960	$27,250	710
21	Outpatient Care Centers	$47,880	$25,480	340
22	Hospitals - Local government owned	$47,820	$27,600	730
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$45,490	$26,440	5,620
24	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$45,460	$26,940	240
25	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$45,250	$26,490	4,760
26	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$45,110	$24,930	7,940
27	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$45,070	$27,080	100
28	Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,870	$24,790	6,860
29	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$44,180	$25,740	170
30	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,140	$28,310	550
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$43,780	$26,700	940
32	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,700	$26,400	3,850
33	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,670	$26,300	2,910
34	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$43,640	$24,300	270
35	Hospitals - State government owned	$43,380	$25,480	350
36	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$43,150	$21,910	2,080
37	Educational Services - Privately owned	$43,010	$27,060	170
38	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,950	$26,550	800
39	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,950	$26,550	800
40	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$42,820	$21,840	2,050
41	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$42,810	$19,510	50
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$42,590	$26,460	1,930
43	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$42,580	$26,390	1,770
44	Educational Services - Local government owned	$42,350	$26,510	1,930
45	Educational Services	$42,340	$26,450	2,140
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$42,310	$27,220	140
47	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$41,300	$22,320	210
48	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,620	$21,240	250
49	Educational Services - State government owned	$40,390	$19,160	50
50	Educational Support Services	$39,460	$29,290	140
51	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$38,640	$28,770	130
52	Social Assistance	$38,150	$22,040	1,150
53	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$37,820	$25,110	150
54	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$37,690	$21,940	360
55	Individual and Family Services	$37,670	$21,770	730
56	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,940	$20,150	40
57	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$35,130	$20,770	430