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Highest Paying Industries for Childcare Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for childcare 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 $39,320, psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals is the highest paying industry for childcare workers. It is followed by technical and trade schools - privately owned industry (average annual salary $34,520). 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 childcare workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Childcare Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$39,320	$23,530	n/a
2	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$34,520	$22,570	n/a
3	Hospitals - State government owned	$33,900	$16,670	n/a
4	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,300	$21,040	320
5	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$28,140	$18,220	n/a
6	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$27,780	$18,000	n/a
7	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$27,680	$17,160	n/a
8	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$26,370	$18,310	1,590
9	Junior colleges - State government owned	$26,170	$17,360	490
10	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$26,010	$18,050	150
11	Scientific Research and Development Services	$26,010	$18,070	160
12	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$25,780	$19,060	260
13	Activities Related to Real Estate	$25,690	$17,480	40
14	Finance and Insurance	$25,600	$17,850	70
15	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$25,500	$19,840	40
16	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$25,460	$17,170	n/a
17	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$24,670	$17,870	1,960
18	Gambling Industries	$24,640	$20,200	n/a
19	Transportation and Warehousing	$24,590	$17,850	1,980
20	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$24,520	$17,220	40
21	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$24,520	$17,220	40
22	Educational Support Services	$24,490	$17,060	4,270
23	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$24,400	$17,000	4,010
24	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$24,260	$18,120	6,470
25	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$24,200	$18,200	8,740
26	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$24,030	$18,450	2,260
27	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$23,900	$17,000	170
28	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$23,810	$17,470	570
29	Technical and Trade Schools	$23,710	$16,760	250
30	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$23,600	$17,580	28,460
31	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$23,560	$17,570	1,550
32	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$23,500	$17,450	1,370
33	Real Estate	$23,470	$18,030	180
34	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$23,470	$18,030	180
35	Other Residential Care Facilities	$23,410	$17,410	18,800
36	Lessors of Real Estate	$23,230	$19,860	110
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$23,160	$17,410	101,240
38	Educational Services - Local government owned	$23,100	$17,400	103,620
39	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$22,910	$17,310	119,820
40	Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,890	$17,290	4,100
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,880	$17,260	n/a
42	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$22,870	$17,330	116,470
43	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$22,870	$17,300	121,100
44	Educational Services	$22,870	$17,280	131,690
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$22,830	$16,450	4,630
46	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$22,790	$17,180	5,510
47	Casino Hotels	$22,760	$17,600	120
48	Manufacturing	$22,680	$16,680	190
49	Home Health Care Services	$22,640	$16,690	440
50	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$22,620	$17,020	2,300
51	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$22,580	$18,500	n/a
52	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$22,520	$18,470	210
53	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,380	$17,210	2,620
54	Construction	$22,370	$16,820	60
55	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$22,300	$17,070	4,910
56	Educational Services - State government owned	$22,150	$16,340	3,780
57	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$22,080	$16,770	620
58	Educational Services - Privately owned	$21,920	$16,950	24,290
59	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$21,910	$16,520	n/a
60	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$21,780	$16,770	n/a
61	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$21,670	$17,150	930
62	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,620	$17,090	880
63	Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,620	$17,090	880
64	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$21,610	$16,980	16,700
65	Information	$21,570	$17,200	110
66	Traveler Accommodation	$21,550	$17,370	580
67	Furniture Stores	$21,450	$17,930	200
68	Outpatient Care Centers	$21,380	$17,150	710
69	Other Schools and Instruction	$21,370	$16,750	2,640
70	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$21,320	$16,740	2,430
71	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$21,260	$16,830	12,190
72	Federal, State, and Local Government	$21,260	$16,830	12,190
73	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$21,180	$17,300	n/a
74	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,140	$16,640	40
75	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,140	$16,640	40
76	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,100	$16,800	11,880
77	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$21,100	$17,610	230
78	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$21,070	$17,020	1,040
79	Construction of Buildings	$21,020	$16,260	30
80	Administrative and Support Services	$20,960	$16,680	4,080
81	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$20,960	$16,680	4,080
82	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$20,930	$16,420	n/a
83	Employment Services	$20,880	$16,680	3,870
84	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$20,790	$17,260	480
85	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$20,710	$16,900	2,260
86	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$20,580	$16,350	920
87	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$20,580	$16,710	920
88	Retail Trade	$20,530	$17,260	570
89	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$20,470	$16,370	60
90	Accommodation	$20,460	$17,080	760
91	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$20,390	$16,550	2,730
92	Temporary Help Services	$20,380	$16,590	1,840
93	Individual and Family Services	$20,150	$16,880	20,570
94	Social Advocacy Organizations	$20,140	$16,780	910
95	Grocery Stores	$20,010	$17,190	290
96	Food and Beverage Stores	$20,010	$17,190	290
97	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$19,920	$16,220	670
98	Religious Organizations	$19,900	$17,370	7,290
99	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$19,740	$16,420	300
100	Accommodation and Food Services	$19,620	$16,900	940