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Highest Paying Industries for Dental Laboratory Technicians

The top 26 highest paying industries for dental laboratory technicians (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 $82,470, medical and diagnostic laboratories is the highest paying industry for dental laboratory technicians. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $55,030). 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 dental laboratory technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 26 Highest Paying Industries for Dental Laboratory Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$82,470	$22,330	n/a
2	Federal government, including USPS	$55,030	$44,840	530
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$55,030	$44,840	530
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$54,970	$44,830	550
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$54,970	$44,830	550
6	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$53,640	$37,600	660
7	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$44,660	$31,330	100
8	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$44,660	$31,330	100
9	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$42,830	$24,810	50
10	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,830	$24,810	50
11	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,380	$24,670	130
12	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,470	$23,910	150
13	Educational Services	$38,320	$23,980	150
14	Health Care and Social Assistance	$37,600	$23,750	5,230
15	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$37,560	$23,730	5,220
16	Offices of Dentists	$37,100	$23,660	4,900
17	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$37,070	$23,670	100
18	Educational Services - State government owned	$37,070	$23,670	100
19	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$36,410	$21,960	29,010
20	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$36,410	$21,960	29,010
21	Manufacturing	$36,410	$21,960	29,010
22	Employment Services	$28,150	$17,990	180
23	Administrative and Support Services	$28,150	$17,990	180
24	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$28,150	$17,990	180
25	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$23,930	$20,930	n/a
26	Temporary Help Services	$23,410	$17,890	n/a