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Highest Paying Industries for Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers

The top 51 highest paying industries for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers (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 $52,960, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences is the highest paying industry for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers. It is followed by scientific research and development services industry (average annual salary $52,960). 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 police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 51 Highest Paying Industries for Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$52,960	$42,200	50
2	Scientific Research and Development Services	$52,960	$42,200	50
3	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$51,010	$40,990	90
4	Telephone Call Centers	$48,860	$30,660	790
5	Business Support Services	$48,860	$30,660	790
6	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$48,540	$32,570	50
7	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$48,540	$32,570	50
8	Manufacturing	$48,070	$25,620	50
9	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$45,130	$32,840	40
10	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$44,240	$23,710	70
11	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$43,340	$31,300	5,860
12	Hospitals - State government owned	$42,830	$30,100	170
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,530	$29,260	7,280
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$39,770	$27,700	100
15	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,990	$24,430	520
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,800	$24,270	83,980
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,800	$24,270	83,980
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,740	$24,290	85,880
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$37,660	$24,290	510
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,410	$23,880	78,120
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,380	$23,870	78,600
22	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,250	$25,110	1,750
23	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$36,200	$21,710	2,480
24	Administrative and Support Services	$36,190	$21,750	2,460
25	Educational Services	$36,020	$25,210	2,030
26	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$35,670	$26,350	60
27	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$35,650	$26,390	70
28	Educational Services - Local government owned	$35,560	$25,940	260
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$35,510	$25,270	1,220
30	Educational Services - State government owned	$35,460	$25,270	1,250
31	Transportation and Warehousing	$35,430	$22,800	60
32	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$35,120	$22,380	n/a
33	Support Activities for Transportation	$35,120	$22,380	n/a
34	Other Support Services	$35,020	$22,390	450
35	Offices of Physicians	$34,650	$20,320	90
36	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$34,160	$25,380	160
37	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$34,080	$25,370	200
38	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$33,950	$22,790	1,390
39	Junior colleges - State government owned	$33,690	$25,350	30
40	Ambulance Services	$33,220	$20,890	5,850
41	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,220	$20,890	5,850
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$33,190	$22,570	1,300
43	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,120	$21,130	7,520
44	Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,030	$22,780	1,020
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,900	$20,740	6,120
46	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,850	$22,720	1,010
47	Security Systems Services	$31,370	$20,590	1,080
48	Investigation and Security Services	$31,370	$20,590	1,080
49	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$30,860	$21,390	200
50	Hospitals - Local government owned	$30,860	$21,390	200
51	Outpatient Care Centers	$27,470	$17,460	180