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Highest Paying Industries for Animal Care and Service Workers

The top 86 highest paying industries for animal care and service 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 $37,930, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for animal care and service workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $37,930). 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 animal care and service workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 86 Highest Paying Industries for Animal Care and Service Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$37,930	$29,160	510
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$37,930	$29,160	510
3	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,090	$27,060	190
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$32,920	$23,650	60
5	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,780	$24,030	60
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$32,530	$22,260	60
7	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,390	$22,640	60
8	Transportation and Warehousing	$31,930	$17,400	120
9	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$30,990	$17,790	80
10	Chemical Manufacturing	$30,600	$18,720	50
11	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$30,250	$18,530	50
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,140	$19,450	4,560
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,140	$19,450	4,560
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$30,040	$19,220	450
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,980	$20,770	1,220
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$29,960	$19,660	5,650
17	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,630	$20,190	1,490
18	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,430	$20,470	1,030
19	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,430	$20,470	1,030
20	Manufacturing	$29,290	$17,880	80
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,840	$19,010	3,870
22	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,740	$19,020	3,920
23	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$28,450	$18,260	730
24	Scientific Research and Development Services	$28,450	$18,260	730
25	Educational Services	$28,020	$18,650	2,030
26	Casino Hotels	$27,200	$18,870	150
27	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$27,190	$20,070	200
28	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$26,490	$17,650	6,430
29	Educational Services - Privately owned	$26,430	$17,700	960
30	Individual and Family Services	$24,320	$19,090	260
31	Social Assistance	$24,300	$19,070	270
32	Health Care and Social Assistance	$24,120	$17,300	580
33	Traveler Accommodation	$24,090	$17,680	290
34	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$24,070	$17,280	3,940
35	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$24,070	$17,280	3,940
36	Support Activities for Animal Production	$24,060	$17,280	3,940
37	Civic and Social Organizations	$23,940	$16,720	60
38	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$23,530	$17,350	18,830
39	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$23,520	$17,140	290
40	Other Schools and Instruction	$23,520	$17,140	290
41	Temporary Help Services	$23,470	$17,490	250
42	Educational Services - Local government owned	$23,370	$20,250	n/a
43	Accommodation	$23,180	$17,450	370
44	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$23,020	$16,790	100
45	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$22,850	$20,390	n/a
46	Accommodation and Food Services	$22,840	$17,270	430
47	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$22,700	$17,040	2,390
48	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$22,640	$17,170	60
49	Spectator Sports	$22,450	$17,310	9,610
50	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,430	$16,860	90
51	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$22,410	$17,300	10,010
52	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$22,130	$16,810	100
53	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$22,090	$19,870	n/a
54	Investigation and Security Services	$22,090	$19,870	n/a
55	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$22,030	$17,460	150
56	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$22,010	$17,580	180
57	Employment Services	$21,990	$16,970	580
58	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$21,920	$17,210	150
59	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$21,810	$16,860	1,770
60	Administrative and Support Services	$21,700	$17,090	840
61	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$21,700	$17,090	840
62	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$21,330	$17,700	n/a
63	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,280	$16,310	200
64	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$21,250	$16,960	110
65	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$21,230	$17,050	50
66	Performing Arts Companies	$21,010	$16,420	190
67	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$20,980	$16,450	170
68	Wholesale Trade	$20,900	$17,000	480
69	Other Personal Services	$20,720	$16,830	71,160
70	Personal and Laundry Services	$20,720	$16,830	71,160
71	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$20,690	$17,050	380
72	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$20,570	$16,800	81,760
73	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$19,980	$17,060	250
74	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$19,610	$16,630	10,610
75	Social Advocacy Organizations	$19,570	$16,620	10,460
76	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$19,520	$17,100	80
77	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$19,430	$16,470	27,110
78	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$19,370	$16,460	26,270
79	Veterinary Services	$19,340	$16,450	26,100
80	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$19,310	$16,600	31,750
81	Retail Trade	$19,310	$16,600	31,980
82	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$19,300	$16,600	31,870
83	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$18,790	$16,240	40
84	Nonstore Retailers	$18,790	$16,240	40
85	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$18,410	$15,970	n/a
86	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$18,130	$15,900	n/a