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Highest Paying Industries for Medical Equipment Preparers

The top 61 highest paying industries for medical equipment preparers (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 $47,760, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for medical equipment preparers. It is followed by manufacturing industry (average annual salary $45,150). 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 medical equipment preparers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 61 Highest Paying Industries for Medical Equipment Preparers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$47,760	$33,520	50
2	Manufacturing	$45,150	$31,000	40
3	Testing Laboratories	$39,840	$21,430	110
4	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$39,840	$21,430	110
5	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$39,810	$27,270	40
6	Educational Services - Local government owned	$37,570	$26,890	120
7	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$35,870	$24,500	820
8	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$35,480	$24,570	900
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$35,370	$25,090	1,300
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$35,300	$24,470	180
11	Educational Services - Privately owned	$35,230	$24,410	180
12	Hospitals - State government owned	$35,220	$25,160	1,380
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,640	$24,620	1,880
14	Outpatient Care Centers	$34,390	$25,030	3,660
15	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$34,380	$22,840	730
16	Educational Services	$34,270	$22,770	740
17	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$34,210	$24,320	170
18	Federal, State, and Local Government	$34,210	$24,320	170
19	Home Health Care Services	$34,160	$25,100	780
20	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$33,760	$26,040	80
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,480	$22,820	80
22	Offices of Physicians	$33,220	$23,270	2,890
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,910	$23,030	31,060
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,910	$20,400	440
25	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,910	$20,550	450
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,840	$23,000	30,240
27	Wholesale Trade	$32,840	$22,380	n/a
28	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$32,780	$22,370	n/a
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,720	$22,330	n/a
30	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,710	$25,750	50
31	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$32,550	$22,690	36,010
32	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$32,480	$22,650	35,100
33	Health Care and Social Assistance	$32,300	$22,370	47,090
34	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$31,360	$21,480	11,050
35	Scientific Research and Development Services	$31,290	$21,500	150
36	Rental and Leasing Services	$31,210	$23,980	550
37	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$31,210	$23,980	550
38	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$31,030	$21,470	150
39	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$31,000	$21,450	600
40	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,890	$18,310	390
41	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,770	$20,850	450
42	Administrative and Support Services	$30,620	$20,880	760
43	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,620	$20,880	760
44	Consumer Goods Rental	$30,550	$23,020	450
45	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,530	$21,190	5,690
46	Employment Services	$30,470	$20,770	740
47	Temporary Help Services	$30,040	$20,660	n/a
48	Health and Personal Care Stores	$29,840	$24,290	190
49	Retail Trade	$29,840	$24,290	190
50	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$29,280	$21,070	140
51	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,950	$20,550	3,770
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$28,690	$20,450	3,570
53	Hospitals - Local government owned	$28,690	$20,450	3,570
54	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$27,550	$20,990	600
55	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$26,550	$19,140	n/a
56	Offices of Dentists	$25,720	$19,010	2,380
57	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,960	$19,390	250
58	Repair and Maintenance	$23,780	$19,900	200
59	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$23,630	$19,860	190
60	Veterinary Services	$19,480	$16,420	n/a
61	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$19,480	$16,420	n/a