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Highest Paying Industries for Other Healthcare Support Occupations

The top 100 highest paying industries for other healthcare support occupations (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 $50,800, other schools and instruction - privately owned is the highest paying industry for other healthcare support occupations. It is followed by other schools and instruction industry (average annual salary $49,020). 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 other healthcare support occupations in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Healthcare Support Occupations

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$50,800	$21,060	380
2	Other Schools and Instruction	$49,020	$21,100	410
3	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$42,860	$22,760	120
4	Federal government, including USPS	$41,480	$33,740	18,410
5	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$41,480	$33,740	18,410
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,190	$25,440	31,470
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,190	$25,440	31,470
8	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$39,020	$21,500	200
9	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$38,690	$31,990	300
10	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$37,030	$24,450	1,190
11	Civic and Social Organizations	$36,580	$17,100	170
12	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$36,500	$18,550	320
13	Machinery Manufacturing	$36,500	$30,620	60
14	Testing Laboratories	$36,230	$24,630	220
15	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$36,150	$24,380	220
16	Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,060	$27,910	300
17	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,060	$27,910	300
18	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$35,990	$18,820	n/a
19	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,990	$18,820	n/a
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$35,500	$24,510	10,530
21	Hospitals - State government owned	$35,450	$24,390	12,330
22	Finance and Insurance	$35,430	$25,950	1,140
23	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$35,320	$25,980	1,020
24	Offices of Dentists	$35,290	$24,300	294,220
25	Personal Care Services	$35,190	$18,290	43,740
26	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$35,150	$25,240	n/a
27	Personal and Laundry Services	$35,030	$18,290	44,390
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$34,930	$22,600	86,540
29	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$34,880	$22,660	3,640
30	Insurance Carriers	$34,880	$25,560	720
31	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$34,630	$18,300	46,470
32	Educational Services - Local government owned	$34,610	$22,880	8,310
33	Manufacturing	$34,570	$20,060	960
34	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$34,490	$25,550	670
35	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$34,450	$23,800	5,650
36	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$34,250	$22,520	7,460
37	Educational Services - Privately owned	$34,250	$23,250	7,250
38	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$34,210	$23,590	6,300
39	Transportation and Warehousing	$34,070	$20,380	40
40	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$34,060	$18,780	70
41	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$34,060	$23,950	6,270
42	Child Day Care Services	$33,890	$20,500	50
43	Gambling Industries	$33,830	$17,980	110
44	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$33,810	$22,050	8,180
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$33,780	$22,480	26,150
46	Educational Services	$33,710	$22,920	24,050
47	Facilities Support Services	$33,610	$22,140	90
48	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,520	$23,740	14,750
49	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$33,510	$22,450	2,280
50	Home Health Care Services	$33,470	$21,330	4,080
51	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,460	$20,920	7,720
52	Office Administrative Services	$33,400	$23,480	2,600
53	Spectator Sports	$33,390	$18,670	70
54	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$33,220	$18,480	230
55	Technical and Trade Schools	$33,220	$18,480	230
56	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$33,170	$21,480	180
57	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$33,090	$21,800	1,100
58	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$32,970	$18,420	580
59	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$32,970	$18,420	580
60	Rental and Leasing Services	$32,910	$23,500	790
61	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$32,860	$23,480	820
62	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$32,710	$20,250	410
63	Chemical Manufacturing	$32,710	$20,230	420
64	Scientific Research and Development Services	$32,670	$21,160	3,990
65	Junior colleges - State government owned	$32,660	$20,260	50
66	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$32,620	$22,030	610
67	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,590	$23,200	7,900
68	Wholesale Trade	$32,550	$19,270	1,000
69	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,330	$20,860	5,340
70	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$32,280	$21,130	390
71	Consumer Goods Rental	$32,270	$22,650	660
72	Employment Services	$32,240	$21,030	19,310
73	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$32,230	$23,460	40,770
74	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,200	$22,700	8,490
75	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$32,160	$20,330	31,880
76	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,150	$20,830	400
77	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,130	$22,180	902,160
78	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,110	$22,720	193,000
79	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,050	$22,710	186,360
80	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$32,000	$22,480	231,110
81	Health Care and Social Assistance	$32,000	$22,140	1,156,430
82	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$31,920	$22,460	222,530
83	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$31,920	$20,320	7,430
84	Outpatient Care Centers	$31,820	$22,850	52,260
85	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$31,750	$20,920	3,690
86	Administrative and Support Services	$31,700	$19,880	35,550
87	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$31,700	$19,880	35,550
88	Temporary Help Services	$31,630	$21,820	12,300
89	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$31,370	$21,180	41,980
90	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$31,340	$16,700	70
91	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$30,810	$17,510	3,930
92	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$30,620	$17,530	4,640
93	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$30,590	$17,510	4,480
94	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$30,540	$25,500	100
95	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$30,520	$17,490	4,340
96	Offices of Physicians	$30,450	$21,880	393,410
97	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,440	$21,610	990
98	Traveler Accommodation	$30,330	$17,200	8,330
99	Accommodation	$30,310	$17,200	8,350
100	Other Residential Care Facilities	$30,270	$22,410	450