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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Healthcare Support Occupations

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous 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 $42,860, computer systems design and related services is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous healthcare support occupations. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $41,480). 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 miscellaneous healthcare support occupations in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$42,860	$22,760	120
2	Federal government, including USPS	$41,480	$33,740	18,410
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$41,480	$33,740	18,410
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,200	$25,480	31,370
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,200	$25,480	31,370
6	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$39,110	$21,530	190
7	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$38,720	$31,990	300
8	Gambling Industries	$37,030	$18,540	40
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$37,030	$24,450	1,190
10	Machinery Manufacturing	$36,500	$30,620	60
11	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$36,310	$19,020	250
12	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$36,280	$25,770	n/a
13	Testing Laboratories	$36,230	$24,630	220
14	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$36,150	$24,380	220
15	Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,060	$27,910	300
16	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,060	$27,910	300
17	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$35,990	$18,820	n/a
18	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,990	$18,820	n/a
19	Transportation and Warehousing	$35,710	$19,860	40
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$35,490	$24,530	10,470
21	Hospitals - State government owned	$35,440	$24,410	12,270
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	$35,300	$24,300	294,190
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$34,930	$22,620	86,080
26	Insurance Carriers	$34,880	$25,560	720
27	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$34,800	$22,630	3,620
28	Educational Services - Local government owned	$34,620	$22,890	8,310
29	Manufacturing	$34,570	$20,100	960
30	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$34,490	$25,550	670
31	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$34,410	$23,790	5,610
32	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$34,250	$22,520	7,460
33	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$34,170	$23,580	6,250
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$34,050	$23,980	6,240
35	Child Day Care Services	$33,890	$20,500	50
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$33,850	$23,620	6,690
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$33,810	$22,070	8,170
38	State government, including schools and hospitals	$33,760	$22,480	26,010
39	Facilities Support Services	$33,610	$22,140	90
40	Educational Services	$33,580	$23,010	23,400
41	Office Administrative Services	$33,490	$24,170	2,540
42	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$33,480	$22,440	2,280
43	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,480	$23,740	n/a
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,410	$20,950	7,630
45	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$33,150	$21,880	180
46	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$33,120	$18,500	570
47	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$33,120	$18,500	570
48	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$33,070	$21,790	1,100
49	Rental and Leasing Services	$32,910	$23,500	790
50	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$32,790	$23,480	800
51	Home Health Care Services	$32,760	$21,170	n/a
52	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$32,710	$20,250	410
53	Chemical Manufacturing	$32,710	$20,290	420
54	Wholesale Trade	$32,680	$19,540	990
55	Scientific Research and Development Services	$32,670	$21,160	3,990
56	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$32,570	$22,010	600
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,520	$23,170	7,820
58	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,360	$20,870	5,330
59	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$32,280	$21,130	390
60	Consumer Goods Rental	$32,270	$22,650	660
61	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,270	$21,130	390
62	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$32,230	$23,460	40,770
63	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,130	$22,670	8,400
64	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,080	$22,720	192,260
65	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,020	$22,700	185,660
66	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$31,970	$22,480	230,240
67	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$31,940	$22,190	872,790
68	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$31,890	$22,450	221,710
69	Personal Care Services	$31,880	$18,760	2,840
70	Health Care and Social Assistance	$31,840	$22,150	1,126,030
71	Outpatient Care Centers	$31,790	$22,840	52,060
72	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$31,750	$20,920	3,690
73	Temporary Help Services	$31,600	$21,810	12,270
74	Employment Services	$31,590	$21,610	16,610
75	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$31,350	$21,200	41,660
76	Administrative and Support Services	$31,250	$20,080	32,780
77	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$31,250	$20,080	32,780
78	Personal and Laundry Services	$30,890	$18,530	3,260
79	Junior colleges - State government owned	$30,710	$20,390	40
80	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$30,540	$25,500	100
81	Offices of Physicians	$30,420	$21,870	n/a
82	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,390	$21,600	980
83	Other Residential Care Facilities	$30,270	$22,410	450
84	Other General Merchandise Stores	$30,240	$20,560	n/a
85	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$30,220	$18,160	70
86	Technical and Trade Schools	$30,220	$18,160	70
87	Other Schools and Instruction	$30,100	$20,450	100
88	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,090	$21,500	25,550
89	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,080	$21,480	25,800
90	Business Support Services	$30,030	$18,560	13,450
91	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$29,990	$25,200	120
92	Educational Support Services	$29,950	$22,760	150
93	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$29,900	$20,990	2,190
94	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$29,880	$20,030	5,690
95	Individual and Family Services	$29,810	$20,740	1,820
96	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$29,760	$21,040	25,570
97	Hospitals - Local government owned	$29,760	$21,040	25,710
98	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$29,690	$19,960	70
99	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$29,660	$20,630	1,070
100	Social Assistance	$29,600	$20,940	2,500