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Highest Paying Industries for New Accounts Clerks

The top 26 highest paying industries for new accounts clerks (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 $44,340, management, scientific, and technical consulting services is the highest paying industry for new accounts clerks. It is followed by professional, scientific, and technical services industry (average annual salary $41,340). 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 new accounts clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 26 Highest Paying Industries for New Accounts Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$44,340	$39,870	50
2	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$41,340	$27,400	130
3	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$39,870	$27,260	440
4	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$39,630	$27,270	640
5	Employment Services	$37,230	$30,230	30
6	Other Financial Investment Activities	$36,770	$26,550	160
7	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$36,610	$25,120	140
8	Insurance Carriers	$36,460	$25,450	160
9	Other Insurance Related Activities	$35,700	$29,780	30
10	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$35,240	$24,050	970
11	Telephone Call Centers	$34,970	$28,550	90
12	Business Support Services	$34,970	$28,550	90
13	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$34,660	$25,080	980
14	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$34,040	$22,580	750
15	Finance and Insurance	$33,990	$25,210	50,770
16	Depository Credit Intermediation	$33,960	$25,220	48,190
17	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$33,950	$25,180	49,790
18	Health Care and Social Assistance	$32,250	$22,660	80
19	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$31,230	$23,340	630
20	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$31,140	$25,670	340
21	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$29,340	$25,730	n/a
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,190	$21,450	n/a
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,190	$21,450	n/a
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,150	$21,480	n/a
25	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$29,150	$21,480	n/a
26	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$28,600	$25,590	n/a