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Highest Paying Industries for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

The top 100 highest paying industries for food servers, nonrestaurant (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 $26,670, specialty hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for food servers, nonrestaurant. It is followed by other personal services industry (average annual salary $25,580). 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 food servers, nonrestaurant in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$26,670	$17,630	210
2	Other Personal Services	$25,580	$17,710	870
3	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$25,540	$17,500	5,360
4	Hospitals - Local government owned	$25,540	$17,500	5,360
5	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$24,870	$17,570	180
6	Educational Services - State government owned	$24,790	$17,560	480
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$24,700	$17,550	470
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$24,360	$17,940	370
9	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$24,250	$17,320	80
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$24,180	$17,560	1,590
11	State government, including schools and hospitals	$24,170	$17,700	2,650
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$24,050	$17,470	840
13	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$23,890	$17,850	920
14	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,850	$18,530	580
15	Beverage Manufacturing	$23,730	$19,500	100
16	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$23,730	$19,500	100
17	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$23,610	$17,770	540
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$23,580	$17,660	41,070
19	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,560	$17,650	43,630
20	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$23,530	$17,980	50
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,420	$17,680	34,870
22	Specialty Food Stores	$23,420	$16,820	n/a
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,390	$17,680	36,680
24	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$23,130	$17,130	280
25	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$23,000	$17,310	780
26	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$22,940	$17,470	1,640
27	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$22,840	$16,920	50
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$22,750	$17,110	13,700
29	Manufacturing	$22,710	$18,020	260
30	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$22,700	$17,390	150
31	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$22,700	$17,390	150
32	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$22,630	$17,450	1,440
33	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,570	$17,240	220
34	Personal and Laundry Services	$22,560	$16,880	1,090
35	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$22,390	$17,860	40
36	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$22,310	$17,020	11,050
37	Outpatient Care Centers	$22,230	$17,680	180
38	Retail Trade	$22,200	$17,580	540
39	Offices of Physicians	$22,160	$17,160	320
40	Food Manufacturing	$22,100	$17,720	160
41	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$22,030	$17,340	n/a
42	Special Food Services	$22,020	$17,210	32,520
43	Food and Beverage Stores	$21,800	$17,470	350
44	Educational Services	$21,780	$16,810	2,680
45	Grocery Stores	$21,450	$17,560	280
46	Educational Services - Local government owned	$21,390	$16,590	1,860
47	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$21,250	$16,560	1,860
48	Spectator Sports	$21,170	$17,350	50
49	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$21,120	$16,540	1,780
50	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,040	$16,810	1,170
51	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$20,940	$16,950	2,750
52	Federal, State, and Local Government	$20,940	$16,950	2,750
53	Other Residential Care Facilities	$20,860	$17,150	210
54	Information	$20,730	$17,020	450
55	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$20,660	$17,000	450
56	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$20,660	$17,000	450
57	Motion Picture and Video Exhibition	$20,530	$16,990	440
58	Individual and Family Services	$20,500	$16,810	870
59	Temporary Help Services	$20,460	$16,730	3,490
60	Health Care and Social Assistance	$20,380	$16,890	136,160
61	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$20,370	$17,090	510
62	Employment Services	$20,370	$16,650	4,290
63	Social Assistance	$20,350	$16,890	1,250
64	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$20,270	$16,970	70
65	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$20,180	$16,850	820
66	Full-Service Restaurants	$20,170	$16,830	6,150
67	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$20,030	$17,560	70
68	Administrative and Support Services	$19,960	$16,580	5,140
69	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,960	$16,580	5,140
70	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$19,930	$16,860	1,920
71	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$19,810	$16,430	150
72	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$19,810	$17,250	130
73	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$19,780	$16,440	320
74	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$19,690	$16,520	n/a
75	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$19,650	$16,820	2,160
76	Traveler Accommodation	$19,590	$16,800	33,440
77	Accommodation	$19,590	$16,800	33,740
78	Activities Related to Real Estate	$19,460	$16,870	270
79	Educational Services - Privately owned	$19,450	$17,130	340
80	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$19,440	$16,790	43,000
81	Home Health Care Services	$19,440	$16,460	520
82	Accommodation and Food Services	$19,420	$16,570	92,760
83	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$19,330	$16,500	3,160
84	Food Services and Drinking Places	$19,310	$16,440	59,020
85	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$19,290	$16,730	90,120
86	Wholesale Trade	$19,280	$16,960	40
87	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$19,170	$16,680	46,080
88	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$19,140	$17,110	260
89	Real Estate	$19,140	$16,730	1,800
90	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$19,140	$16,730	1,800
91	Civic and Social Organizations	$19,110	$16,540	530
92	Lessors of Real Estate	$19,100	$16,690	1,530
93	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$19,070	$16,800	820
94	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$19,020	$16,530	5,770
95	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$18,990	$16,520	5,490
96	Religious Organizations	$18,980	$17,880	n/a
97	Casino Hotels	$18,920	$16,650	1,950
98	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$18,880	$16,610	210
99	Facilities Support Services	$18,880	$16,330	n/a
100	Gambling Industries	$18,740	$16,430	2,000