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Highest Paying Industries for Word Processors and Typists

The top 100 highest paying industries for word processors and typists (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 $69,420, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for word processors and typists. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $67,530). 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 word processors and typists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Word Processors and Typists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$69,420	$52,010	210
2	Utilities	$67,530	$39,920	250
3	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$59,630	$34,250	n/a
4	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$54,650	$36,380	50
5	Telecommunications	$54,360	$31,850	50
6	Rail Transportation	$52,470	$32,600	50
7	Transportation and Warehousing	$49,820	$23,500	100
8	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$44,960	$31,620	50
9	Engineering Services	$44,850	$28,940	380
10	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$44,690	$24,030	90
11	Other Financial Investment Activities	$44,210	$25,760	60
12	Other Information Services	$43,700	$26,460	90
13	Scientific Research and Development Services	$43,400	$32,100	140
14	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$43,220	$26,880	460
15	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$43,210	$32,280	n/a
16	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$42,640	$29,740	40
17	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$41,500	$31,880	110
18	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$41,310	$29,960	30
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$40,870	$31,640	770
20	Hospitals - Local government owned	$40,870	$31,640	770
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$40,610	$32,200	50
22	Activities Related to Real Estate	$40,320	$22,960	320
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$39,270	$24,350	260
24	Legal Services	$38,820	$24,630	3,800
25	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$38,560	$31,800	n/a
26	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$38,530	$31,770	n/a
27	Hospitals - State government owned	$38,280	$29,470	1,000
28	Real Estate	$38,190	$23,410	420
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$38,140	$27,560	1,710
30	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$38,100	$23,310	430
31	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$38,060	$28,100	2,700
32	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,000	$21,610	7,100
33	Federal government, including USPS	$37,950	$30,690	3,990
34	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$37,950	$30,390	3,980
35	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$37,920	$27,890	100
36	Spectator Sports	$37,790	$27,790	100
37	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$37,740	$24,490	300
38	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,730	$29,290	19,580
39	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$37,720	$27,350	110
40	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$37,580	$24,170	250
41	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,560	$28,280	46,640
42	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,560	$28,280	46,640
43	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$37,450	$19,210	1,320
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,390	$27,030	23,090
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,370	$29,210	22,680
46	Manufacturing	$37,360	$27,730	n/a
47	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$37,310	$28,730	840
48	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$37,250	$27,630	60
49	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,230	$26,910	60,390
50	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$37,180	$28,860	n/a
51	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,100	$25,690	33,730
52	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,490	$26,130	1,610
53	Health Care and Social Assistance	$36,430	$25,610	3,650
54	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,390	$26,490	1,360
55	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$36,300	$22,150	830
56	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$36,000	$21,340	50
57	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$35,880	$26,130	40
58	Educational Services - Local government owned	$35,730	$21,180	9,870
59	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$35,680	$20,980	9,000
60	Educational Services	$35,560	$22,130	12,380
61	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$35,560	$25,510	930
62	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$35,550	$22,370	1,020
63	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$35,400	$21,340	9,640
64	Finance and Insurance	$35,360	$24,490	2,390
65	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$35,350	$26,060	880
66	Hospitals - Privately owned	$35,310	$26,060	930
67	Offices of Physicians	$35,130	$25,210	330
68	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$35,120	$24,550	2,110
69	Educational Services - Privately owned	$35,100	$23,420	420
70	Educational Services - State government owned	$35,010	$25,620	2,100
71	Other Insurance Related Activities	$34,960	$25,820	630
72	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$34,750	$21,010	n/a
73	Insurance Carriers	$34,680	$23,290	1,190
74	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$34,460	$25,140	90
75	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$34,420	$25,990	60
76	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$34,360	$26,070	60
77	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$34,330	$18,460	380
78	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$34,220	$19,460	130
79	Testing Laboratories	$34,150	$22,720	60
80	Home Health Care Services	$33,820	$26,590	40
81	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$33,810	$22,660	140
82	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$33,680	$23,820	80
83	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$33,660	$18,030	70
84	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$33,310	$22,410	970
85	Junior colleges - State government owned	$33,180	$23,440	190
86	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$33,170	$19,450	810
87	Office Administrative Services	$31,700	$22,630	310
88	Temporary Help Services	$31,640	$20,720	2,620
89	Outpatient Care Centers	$31,630	$18,170	50
90	Employment Services	$31,540	$20,740	2,720
91	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$31,460	$22,420	630
92	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$31,270	$21,430	60
93	Depository Credit Intermediation	$31,220	$25,510	70
94	Educational Support Services	$31,070	$21,720	80
95	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$31,010	$18,920	180
96	Security Systems Services	$30,920	$25,000	n/a
97	Wholesale Trade	$30,780	$19,680	240
98	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$30,380	$25,160	550
99	Investigation and Security Services	$30,050	$25,310	80
100	Construction	$29,980	$21,260	80