| Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Rail Transportation
|
$44,020 |
$29,730 |
180 |
| 2 |
Lessors of Real Estate
|
$37,950 |
$20,620 |
5,840 |
| 3 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$34,840 |
$22,080 |
40 |
| 4 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$34,350 |
$22,400 |
60 |
| 5 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$34,310 |
$20,250 |
10,910 |
| 6 |
Real Estate
|
$34,300 |
$20,250 |
10,910 |
| 7 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$32,620 |
$25,850 |
n/a |
| 8 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$31,900 |
$25,720 |
30 |
| 9 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$31,900 |
$25,720 |
30 |
| 10 |
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
|
$31,420 |
$18,910 |
250 |
| 11 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$30,490 |
$21,960 |
690 |
| 12 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$30,440 |
$21,810 |
650 |
| 13 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$30,150 |
$21,520 |
750 |
| 14 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$30,070 |
$21,400 |
720 |
| 15 |
Activities Related to Real Estate
|
$30,050 |
$20,050 |
4,820 |
| 16 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$29,310 |
$20,060 |
2,210 |
| 17 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$29,190 |
$20,080 |
2,380 |
| 18 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$28,290 |
$17,100 |
110 |
| 19 |
Civic and Social Organizations
|
$27,840 |
$20,330 |
170 |
| 20 |
Special Food Services
|
$27,750 |
$21,080 |
50 |
| 21 |
Food Services and Drinking Places
|
$27,750 |
$21,080 |
50 |
| 22 |
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
|
$27,170 |
$19,730 |
360 |
| 23 |
Casino Hotels
|
$26,890 |
$17,330 |
4,340 |
| 24 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$26,470 |
$18,550 |
100 |
| 25 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$26,300 |
$17,830 |
5,410 |
| 26 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$26,030 |
$17,360 |
120 |
| 27 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$25,750 |
$16,980 |
90 |
| 28 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$25,640 |
$17,960 |
n/a |
| 29 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$25,640 |
$17,960 |
n/a |
| 30 |
Temporary Help Services
|
$25,550 |
$18,290 |
n/a |
| 31 |
Educational Services
|
$25,270 |
$17,260 |
120 |
| 32 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$25,240 |
$16,870 |
100 |
| 33 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$25,080 |
$19,860 |
2,860 |
| 34 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
|
$25,060 |
$18,770 |
210 |
| 35 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$25,060 |
$19,220 |
60 |
| 36 |
Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$25,060 |
$19,220 |
60 |
| 37 |
Employment Services
|
$25,060 |
$17,810 |
n/a |
| 38 |
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
|
$24,890 |
$17,800 |
150 |
| 39 |
Rooming and Boarding Houses
|
$24,460 |
$17,680 |
40 |
| 40 |
Other Personal Services
|
$24,030 |
$17,220 |
3,000 |
| 41 |
Personal and Laundry Services
|
$23,960 |
$17,230 |
3,030 |
| 42 |
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
$23,700 |
$19,540 |
2,030 |
| 43 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
|
$23,610 |
$19,590 |
1,810 |
| 44 |
Scheduled Air Transportation
|
$23,370 |
$16,950 |
n/a |
| 45 |
Accommodation and Food Services
|
$22,890 |
$17,140 |
36,560 |
| 46 |
Traveler Accommodation
|
$22,880 |
$17,140 |
36,440 |
| 47 |
Accommodation
|
$22,880 |
$17,140 |
36,510 |
| 48 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$22,800 |
$16,880 |
260 |
| 49 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$22,800 |
$16,880 |
260 |
| 50 |
Air Transportation
|
$22,790 |
$16,840 |
n/a |
| 51 |
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
|
$22,300 |
$17,590 |
60 |
| 52 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$22,180 |
$16,810 |
240 |
| 53 |
Facilities Support Services
|
$21,860 |
$17,640 |
100 |
| 54 |
Support Activities for Road Transportation
|
$21,510 |
$16,830 |
n/a |
| 55 |
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
|
$21,370 |
$16,370 |
180 |
| 56 |
Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services
|
$20,880 |
$17,690 |
40 |
| 57 |
Investigation and Security Services
|
$20,880 |
$17,690 |
40 |
| 58 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$20,600 |
$16,960 |
1,620 |
| 59 |
Spectator Sports
|
$20,550 |
$16,320 |
90 |
| 60 |
Gambling Industries
|
$20,450 |
$16,970 |
1,240 |
| 61 |
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
|
$20,310 |
$16,830 |
1,980 |
| 62 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$20,300 |
$16,950 |
1,510 |
| 63 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
$20,010 |
$16,540 |
3,940 |
| 64 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$19,860 |
$16,930 |
11,470 |
| 65 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
|
$19,840 |
$16,590 |
740 |
| 66 |
Nonscheduled Air Transportation
|
$19,650 |
$16,380 |
210 |
| 67 |
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
|
$19,550 |
$16,280 |
1,850 |
| 68 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
|
$19,520 |
$16,280 |
1,740 |
| 69 |
Support Activities for Transportation
|
$19,520 |
$16,920 |
9,550 |
| 70 |
Support Activities for Air Transportation
|
$19,510 |
$16,920 |
9,520 |