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Highest Paying Industries for Receptionists and Information Clerks

The top 100 highest paying industries for receptionists and information 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 $56,770, postal service (federal government) is the highest paying industry for receptionists and information clerks. It is followed by rail transportation industry (average annual salary $52,100). 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 receptionists and information clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Receptionists and Information Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Postal Service (federal government)	$56,770	$56,760	270
2	Rail Transportation	$52,100	$25,890	90
3	Shoe Stores	$40,540	$24,410	n/a
4	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$37,920	$20,350	550
5	Federal government, including USPS	$37,790	$28,920	770
6	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$35,700	$23,100	50
7	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$35,330	$21,920	250
8	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$35,310	$19,130	230
9	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$33,910	$28,280	490
10	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$33,790	$25,000	60
11	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$33,420	$20,610	150
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$33,400	$23,750	1,120
13	Natural Gas Distribution	$33,130	$21,070	40
14	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$33,050	$21,430	90
15	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$32,450	$22,130	170
16	Utilities	$32,400	$20,180	250
17	Hospitals - State government owned	$32,290	$21,880	1,320
18	Scientific Research and Development Services	$32,260	$21,500	1,370
19	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$31,710	$21,460	1,120
20	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$31,640	$21,220	2,550
21	Offices of Dentists	$31,550	$20,540	75,460
22	Other Financial Investment Activities	$31,190	$20,350	3,510
23	Specialized Design Services	$31,160	$20,330	510
24	Hardware Manufacturing	$31,090	$23,710	70
25	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$30,960	$20,200	5,020
26	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$30,870	$21,860	720
27	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$30,790	$20,400	5,540
28	Oil and Gas Extraction	$30,620	$19,070	790
29	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$30,520	$22,050	680
30	Engineering Services	$30,440	$20,200	3,480
31	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$30,440	$19,890	1,500
32	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$30,330	$21,370	50
33	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$30,320	$20,940	100
34	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$30,300	$21,210	3,850
35	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$30,300	$21,680	840
36	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$30,290	$21,660	1,940
37	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$30,280	$21,750	40
38	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$30,270	$19,690	2,170
39	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$30,250	$19,030	570
40	Software Publishers	$30,210	$20,370	580
41	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$30,180	$21,040	550
42	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$30,170	$21,170	380
43	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$30,100	$21,350	170
44	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$29,980	$20,350	50
45	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$29,970	$21,690	740
46	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,930	$19,480	9,110
47	Other Information Services	$29,880	$19,340	340
48	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$29,860	$21,190	270
49	Roofing Contractors	$29,830	$19,770	670
50	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$29,810	$20,630	260
51	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$29,780	$21,900	100
52	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$29,780	$20,390	40
53	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$29,780	$20,030	70
54	Other Food Manufacturing	$29,730	$20,410	330
55	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$29,670	$21,590	1,100
56	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,660	$18,770	3,990
57	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$29,650	$21,870	90
58	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$29,590	$20,210	5,140
59	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$29,540	$19,150	600
60	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$29,490	$19,130	280
61	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$29,480	$19,500	2,870
62	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$29,470	$20,490	240
63	Forging and Stamping	$29,460	$22,070	180
64	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$29,430	$17,990	50
65	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$29,430	$21,350	140
66	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$29,410	$20,440	430
67	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$29,400	$20,800	750
68	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$29,390	$19,430	180
69	Masonry Contractors	$29,390	$18,880	200
70	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$29,370	$18,960	40
71	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$29,340	$20,500	9,960
72	Mining	$29,320	$19,010	2,060
73	Insurance Carriers	$29,300	$19,750	3,300
74	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$29,280	$20,660	720
75	Urban Transit Systems	$29,260	$21,430	220
76	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$29,240	$20,630	180
77	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$29,200	$21,540	720
78	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$29,190	$21,130	300
79	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$29,140	$20,120	800
80	Ambulance Services	$29,120	$19,940	150
81	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$29,060	$20,180	400
82	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$29,020	$20,920	560
83	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$29,020	$19,680	500
84	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$29,020	$18,930	240
85	Nonresidential Building Construction	$29,010	$19,660	2,420
86	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$28,980	$19,740	520
87	Machinery Manufacturing	$28,980	$20,640	2,820
88	Support Activities for Mining	$28,980	$18,690	980
89	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$28,960	$20,720	5,430
90	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$28,940	$19,960	950
91	Testing Laboratories	$28,900	$20,710	580
92	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$28,880	$20,670	600
93	General Rental Centers	$28,870	$18,420	100
94	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$28,850	$19,090	2,080
95	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,850	$19,830	1,250
96	Outpatient Care Centers	$28,840	$20,470	20,330
97	Inland Water Transportation	$28,830	$19,770	60
98	Beverage Manufacturing	$28,830	$20,180	390
99	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$28,820	$20,820	32,910
100	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$28,750	$18,880	100