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Highest Paying Industries for Other Healthcare Support Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other healthcare support workers (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 $49,580, insurance carriers and related activities is the highest paying industry for other healthcare support workers. It is followed by direct health and medical insurance carriers industry (average annual salary $49,120). 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 workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$49,580	$31,160	90
2	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$49,120	$31,020	90
3	Insurance Carriers	$49,120	$31,020	90
4	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$44,790	$29,970	110
5	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$44,260	$28,660	630
6	Finance and Insurance	$44,080	$31,500	160
7	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$43,820	$23,260	120
8	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$43,430	$26,000	340
9	Federal government, including USPS	$42,300	$34,590	14,480
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$42,300	$34,590	14,480
11	Wholesale Trade	$41,840	$32,060	70
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,290	$31,460	18,320
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,290	$31,460	18,320
14	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$39,270	$24,660	920
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,950	$23,890	30,300
16	Consumer Goods Rental	$37,460	$21,280	180
17	Office Administrative Services	$37,400	$27,390	n/a
18	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,240	$22,740	770
19	Home Health Care Services	$36,980	$25,630	850
20	Rental and Leasing Services	$36,760	$21,860	210
21	Hospitals - State government owned	$36,620	$19,340	1,160
22	Machinery Manufacturing	$36,620	$30,880	60
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$36,560	$22,400	930
24	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$36,400	$22,090	220
25	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$36,280	$18,430	n/a
26	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$36,280	$18,430	n/a
27	Scientific Research and Development Services	$36,260	$22,480	280
28	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$36,220	$22,520	880
29	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$36,070	$22,430	280
30	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$35,870	$22,460	940
31	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$35,460	$26,110	50
32	Other Schools and Instruction	$35,410	$22,140	50
33	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,060	$17,960	2,110
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$35,050	$25,450	380
35	Manufacturing	$34,980	$19,070	n/a
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$34,970	$25,090	590
37	Offices of Physicians	$34,730	$23,450	5,530
38	Outpatient Care Centers	$34,700	$22,320	2,180
39	Educational Services - Local government owned	$34,580	$22,410	7,160
40	Administrative and Support Services	$34,550	$18,480	1,180
41	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,550	$18,480	1,180
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$34,460	$22,360	6,890
43	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,300	$19,650	1,740
44	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$34,260	$21,250	n/a
45	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$34,190	$21,420	130
46	Educational Services	$34,070	$21,920	8,810
47	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$33,980	$21,920	7,550
48	Child Day Care Services	$33,920	$19,440	40
49	Other General Merchandise Stores	$33,800	$24,770	640
50	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$33,730	$20,360	11,870
51	General Merchandise Stores	$33,560	$24,690	650
52	State government, including schools and hospitals	$33,370	$19,510	3,950
53	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,220	$22,260	220
54	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,890	$21,530	32,290
55	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,890	$21,000	19,470
56	Employment Services	$32,870	$17,990	900
57	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,810	$21,490	31,200
58	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$32,730	$21,300	36,030
59	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,620	$18,540	510
60	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$32,500	$21,210	34,180
61	Retail Trade	$32,360	$22,110	1,110
62	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,340	$20,560	2,300
63	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$32,280	$25,520	n/a
64	Health Care and Social Assistance	$32,220	$20,770	63,330
65	Individual and Family Services	$32,210	$20,470	800
66	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,160	$20,550	2,320
67	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$32,060	$20,790	2,530
68	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$31,950	$20,890	3,690
69	Temporary Help Services	$31,710	$17,680	700
70	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$31,470	$20,140	510
71	Personal Care Services	$31,460	$18,630	2,690
72	Social Assistance	$31,450	$20,450	990
73	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$31,430	$18,720	2,810
74	Personal and Laundry Services	$31,400	$18,630	2,710
75	Health and Personal Care Stores	$31,390	$20,570	460
76	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$31,260	$21,870	60
77	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$31,110	$18,730	560
78	Other Residential Care Facilities	$31,090	$24,630	280
79	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$30,900	$20,850	2,440
80	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$30,840	$21,320	1,880
81	Educational Support Services	$30,550	$21,490	100
82	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$29,600	$25,120	n/a
83	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,590	$19,320	1,060
84	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$29,420	$19,950	2,500
85	Hospitals - Local government owned	$29,360	$19,970	2,580
86	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$29,180	$19,720	4,480
87	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$28,320	$17,010	480
88	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$28,190	$18,340	6,840
89	Offices of Dentists	$28,000	$18,620	420
90	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$27,670	$20,340	540
91	Offices of Chiropractors	$27,630	$20,770	410
92	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$27,630	$19,560	50
93	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$27,500	$20,840	130
94	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$26,840	$21,170	130
95	Offices of Optometrists	$26,830	$19,060	830
96	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$26,410	$17,540	2,860
97	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$26,310	$18,740	260
98	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$25,700	$17,540	1,270
99	Veterinary Services	$25,350	$20,640	n/a
100	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$25,320	$17,750	520