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Highest Paying Industries for Personal Care Aides

The top 100 highest paying industries for personal care aides (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 $38,140, state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for personal care aides. It is followed by state government, including schools and hospitals industry (average annual salary $37,000). 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 personal care aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Personal Care Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,140	$20,680	16,340
2	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,000	$18,690	17,690
3	Religious Organizations	$29,130	$20,490	370
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,700	$21,750	n/a
5	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$27,700	$20,770	140
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$27,690	$18,650	n/a
7	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$27,610	$17,290	30,450
8	Federal, State, and Local Government	$27,610	$17,290	30,450
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$26,800	$17,210	33,940
10	Finance and Insurance	$26,690	$20,000	450
11	Educational Services - Local government owned	$26,650	$18,050	1,270
12	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$26,630	$18,050	1,260
13	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$26,270	$17,580	80
14	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$26,270	$17,580	80
15	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$25,600	$17,830	1,470
16	Accommodation	$25,380	$17,940	n/a
17	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$25,270	$17,920	290
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$25,010	$17,520	3,220
19	Other Financial Investment Activities	$24,920	$20,050	280
20	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$24,920	$20,050	280
21	Educational Services - Privately owned	$24,840	$18,010	1,950
22	Educational Services	$24,740	$17,690	3,800
23	Accommodation and Food Services	$24,590	$17,560	380
24	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$24,210	$17,880	290
25	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$23,530	$16,800	1,120
26	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$23,240	$16,830	80
27	Educational Support Services	$23,160	$17,050	70
28	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$23,090	$18,040	110
29	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$22,950	$16,990	60
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,510	$17,720	5,210
31	Hospitals - Local government owned	$22,470	$16,500	870
32	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,360	$17,150	2,260
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$22,330	$17,530	5,990
34	Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,280	$17,540	5,940
35	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$22,250	$17,300	1,940
36	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$22,220	$17,270	7,580
37	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$21,970	$16,910	5,170
38	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$21,900	$19,340	280
39	Other Schools and Instruction	$21,900	$19,340	280
40	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$21,860	$17,720	2,160
41	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$21,810	$16,920	16,250
42	Educational Services - State government owned	$21,780	$16,460	590
43	Administrative and Support Services	$21,750	$17,390	31,970
44	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$21,750	$17,390	31,970
45	Employment Services	$21,740	$17,390	31,800
46	Outpatient Care Centers	$21,730	$17,220	7,750
47	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$21,720	$16,930	3,110
48	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$21,700	$17,280	8,800
49	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$21,690	$17,160	660
50	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$21,680	$16,440	700
51	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$21,620	$17,120	138,760
52	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$21,590	$17,070	152,430
53	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,560	$16,890	14,110
54	Social Advocacy Organizations	$21,490	$17,040	5,230
55	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$21,410	$17,000	22,470
56	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$21,350	$17,040	294,520
57	Temporary Help Services	$21,300	$16,930	17,350
58	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$21,290	$16,810	4,810
59	Civic and Social Organizations	$21,280	$17,060	960
60	Hospitals - State government owned	$21,230	$16,390	760
61	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$21,220	$16,620	13,670
62	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,210	$16,510	490
63	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,210	$16,510	490
64	Other Residential Care Facilities	$21,180	$16,890	7,900
65	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$21,100	$16,870	47,680
66	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,060	$16,380	740
67	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$21,040	$17,030	111,720
68	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$21,030	$16,860	11,020
69	Lessors of Real Estate	$21,000	$16,890	1,460
70	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$20,880	$16,270	490
71	Offices of Physicians	$20,840	$16,520	1,430
72	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$20,810	$16,900	80
73	Social Assistance	$20,760	$16,720	550,310
74	Individual and Family Services	$20,730	$16,700	498,180
75	Real Estate	$20,720	$17,020	n/a
76	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$20,720	$17,020	n/a
77	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$20,660	$16,670	469,880
78	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$20,630	$16,740	n/a
79	Health Care and Social Assistance	$20,280	$16,550	1,169,160
80	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$20,230	$17,150	400
81	Activities Related to Real Estate	$20,110	$17,080	n/a
82	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$19,920	$16,710	140
83	Child Day Care Services	$19,740	$16,470	2,200
84	Retail Trade	$19,200	$17,300	n/a
85	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$18,980	$16,590	120
86	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$18,980	$16,590	120
87	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$18,920	$16,180	500
88	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$18,740	$16,110	316,760
89	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$18,700	$16,190	n/a
90	Home Health Care Services	$18,670	$16,090	303,980
91	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$18,560	$16,150	n/a
92	Other Personal Services	$18,490	$16,100	2,160
93	Personal and Laundry Services	$18,460	$16,090	2,220
94	Personal Care Services	$17,750	$15,950	n/a
95	Transportation and Warehousing	$17,690	$15,670	390