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Highest Paying Industries for Statistical Assistants

The top 88 highest paying industries for statistical assistants (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 $66,130, computer systems design and related services is the highest paying industry for statistical assistants. It is followed by rail transportation industry (average annual salary $54,020). 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 statistical assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 88 Highest Paying Industries for Statistical Assistants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$66,130	$41,720	230
2	Rail Transportation	$54,020	$44,310	n/a
3	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$53,300	$39,330	180
4	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$53,030	$32,280	30
5	Telecommunications	$53,030	$32,280	30
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$52,920	$32,000	530
7	Outpatient Care Centers	$52,830	$38,590	190
8	Educational Services - State government owned	$52,710	$31,780	560
9	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$52,490	$38,670	70
10	Chemical Manufacturing	$52,490	$39,970	30
11	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$52,300	$39,850	30
12	Transportation and Warehousing	$51,600	$37,200	70
13	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$51,200	$34,970	250
14	Other Financial Investment Activities	$50,620	$33,510	70
15	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$50,520	$31,150	860
16	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$49,850	$32,680	30
17	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$49,850	$32,680	30
18	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$49,460	$40,250	30
19	Manufacturing	$48,750	$29,460	130
20	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$48,550	$30,570	1,230
21	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$48,510	$31,570	30
22	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$48,340	$33,580	720
23	Educational Services	$48,040	$31,290	1,120
24	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$47,990	$33,900	60
25	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$47,990	$33,900	60
26	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$47,540	$30,630	260
27	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,070	$34,760	850
28	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$47,060	$35,270	180
29	Insurance Carriers	$46,320	$30,820	3,200
30	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$46,280	$32,450	130
31	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$45,980	$31,070	3,620
32	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$45,950	$30,410	2,380
33	Finance and Insurance	$45,950	$31,180	3,880
34	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,910	$32,760	1,070
35	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$45,750	$31,620	50
36	Other Insurance Related Activities	$45,650	$31,990	220
37	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,200	$30,420	520
38	Wholesale Trade	$45,190	$27,850	80
39	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$44,910	$29,340	390
40	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$44,490	$30,180	330
41	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,180	$30,320	400
42	Other Information Services	$43,760	$18,320	250
43	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$43,720	$18,040	n/a
44	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$43,670	$18,710	130
45	Employment Services	$43,430	$26,290	90
46	Information	$43,360	$18,790	n/a
47	Offices of Physicians	$43,030	$27,560	40
48	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$42,850	$18,370	n/a
49	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$42,760	$31,830	420
50	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$42,430	$32,020	130
51	Temporary Help Services	$42,070	$25,270	30
52	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$42,060	$27,150	310
53	Administrative and Support Services	$42,050	$26,610	140
54	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$42,050	$26,610	140
55	Junior colleges - State government owned	$42,030	$29,890	30
56	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$41,530	$29,000	60
57	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,930	$27,580	1,050
58	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,310	$31,950	560
59	Educational Services - Local government owned	$39,170	$31,740	160
60	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$39,140	$31,720	200
61	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,960	$31,920	520
62	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$38,900	$31,330	580
63	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,820	$25,760	60
64	Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,820	$25,760	60
65	Depository Credit Intermediation	$38,760	$28,980	40
66	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$38,570	$28,810	60
67	Nonstore Retailers	$38,570	$28,810	60
68	Retail Trade	$38,570	$28,810	60
69	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$38,250	$26,750	720
70	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$38,240	$31,810	150
71	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$38,130	$31,690	130
72	Social Assistance	$37,750	$23,170	80
73	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$37,530	$28,160	60
74	Spectator Sports	$37,310	$27,340	n/a
75	Individual and Family Services	$36,330	$21,860	60
76	Software Publishers	$36,010	$27,930	n/a
77	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$35,900	$19,160	60
78	Federal government, including USPS	$35,810	$28,280	1,040
79	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$35,810	$28,280	1,040
80	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$35,260	$19,500	70
81	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$34,390	$21,880	5,580
82	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,050	$21,600	4,710
83	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,050	$21,600	4,710
84	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,140	$21,010	3,480
85	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$28,590	$21,360	n/a
86	Hospitals - State government owned	$27,920	$21,320	n/a
87	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$27,300	$21,210	n/a
88	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,260	$20,770	2,820