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Highest Paying Industries for Other Personal Care and Service Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other personal 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 $83,340, finance and insurance is the highest paying industry for other personal care and service workers. It is followed by food services and drinking places industry (average annual salary $42,090). 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 other personal care and service workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Personal Care and Service Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Finance and Insurance	$83,340	$21,560	n/a
2	Food Services and Drinking Places	$42,090	$20,800	n/a
3	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$41,290	$19,340	50
4	Performing Arts Companies	$40,920	$19,440	100
5	Educational Support Services	$33,890	$23,470	110
6	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$31,230	$23,350	n/a
7	Casino Hotels	$30,930	$19,160	1,940
8	Legal Services	$30,460	$18,480	30
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,090	$17,430	2,070
10	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$28,760	$17,180	n/a
11	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$28,160	$19,870	310
12	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$27,930	$25,010	70
13	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$27,200	$20,890	90
14	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$26,830	$17,360	n/a
15	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$26,400	$18,480	30
16	Death Care Services	$25,740	$17,350	830
17	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$25,610	$19,880	200
18	Other Schools and Instruction	$25,610	$19,880	200
19	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$25,160	$17,440	580
20	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$24,990	$17,180	n/a
21	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$24,600	$17,800	180
22	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$24,600	$17,800	180
23	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$24,330	$17,390	5,000
24	Accommodation and Food Services	$24,320	$17,520	4,230
25	Traveler Accommodation	$24,140	$17,520	4,050
26	Social Advocacy Organizations	$24,130	$16,880	100
27	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$24,130	$17,450	2,740
28	Accommodation	$24,070	$17,500	4,100
29	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$24,070	$18,040	190
30	Educational Services - Local government owned	$24,060	$17,380	2,150
31	Educational Services	$23,760	$17,410	4,370
32	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$23,540	$17,270	1,830
33	Educational Services - State government owned	$23,540	$16,930	760
34	Educational Services - Privately owned	$23,500	$17,860	1,450
35	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$23,470	$16,760	40
36	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$23,470	$16,760	40
37	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$23,350	$17,310	470
38	Administrative and Support Services	$23,330	$17,290	1,440
39	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$23,330	$17,290	1,440
40	Home Health Care Services	$23,050	$16,390	490
41	Religious Organizations	$22,750	$16,940	70
42	Other Personal Services	$22,730	$17,090	1,960
43	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$22,670	$16,890	1,190
44	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$22,580	$17,070	n/a
45	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,550	$16,990	140
46	Lessors of Real Estate	$22,470	$18,070	410
47	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$22,440	$18,460	n/a
48	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,360	$17,610	330
49	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$22,340	$17,160	1,140
50	Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$22,340	$19,770	350
51	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$22,300	$18,840	n/a
52	Individual and Family Services	$22,250	$17,230	1,420
53	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$22,210	$18,970	19,620
54	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$22,130	$17,680	120
55	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$22,100	$19,050	15,920
56	Federal, State, and Local Government	$22,100	$19,050	15,920
57	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$22,040	$17,410	40
58	Technical and Trade Schools	$22,040	$17,410	40
59	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$22,020	$18,320	120
60	State government, including schools and hospitals	$21,890	$19,060	14,610
61	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,870	$19,090	13,830
62	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$21,830	$16,860	730
63	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$21,810	$16,780	640
64	Employment Services	$21,740	$16,960	1,090
65	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$21,560	$16,850	n/a
66	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$21,470	$16,550	170
67	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$21,450	$17,110	1,090
68	Automobile Dealers	$21,420	$16,550	160
69	Offices of Physicians	$21,350	$17,150	190
70	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$21,320	$17,290	n/a
71	Social Assistance	$21,310	$17,050	2,660
72	Real Estate	$21,300	$17,560	1,050
73	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$21,290	$17,540	1,070
74	Gambling Industries	$21,280	$17,420	n/a
75	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$21,120	$16,940	890
76	Health Care and Social Assistance	$21,000	$17,060	10,640
77	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$20,920	$17,120	110
78	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$20,870	$17,140	n/a
79	Hospitals - Local government owned	$20,870	$17,140	n/a
80	Hospitals - Privately owned	$20,840	$17,280	4,290
81	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$20,830	$17,260	4,650
82	Transportation and Warehousing	$20,830	$17,600	1,680
83	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$20,810	$17,280	4,240
84	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$20,810	$17,270	n/a
85	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$20,610	$16,680	2,130
86	Activities Related to Real Estate	$20,540	$17,400	640
87	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$20,320	$17,030	3,900
88	Temporary Help Services	$19,980	$16,480	690
89	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$19,850	$16,720	530
90	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$19,840	$16,690	210
91	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$19,810	$16,700	150
92	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$19,800	$17,020	2,980
93	Spectator Sports	$19,790	$16,560	n/a
94	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$19,760	$16,810	520
95	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$19,730	$16,840	13,440
96	Personal and Laundry Services	$19,600	$16,800	12,280
97	Child Day Care Services	$19,500	$16,540	n/a
98	Manufacturing	$19,450	$17,320	80
99	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$19,430	$17,250	980
100	Support Activities for Transportation	$19,430	$17,250	980