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Highest Paying Industries for Medical Appliance Technicians

The top 42 highest paying industries for medical appliance 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 $70,760, electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance is the highest paying industry for medical appliance technicians. It is followed by repair and maintenance industry (average annual salary $69,740). 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 medical appliance technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 42 Highest Paying Industries for Medical Appliance Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$70,760	$23,420	n/a
2	Repair and Maintenance	$69,740	$23,770	n/a
3	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$69,740	$23,770	n/a
4	Outpatient Care Centers	$54,760	$26,330	120
5	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$49,570	$34,200	90
6	Hospitals - Local government owned	$49,570	$34,200	90
7	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$49,210	$33,990	100
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$47,240	$16,950	n/a
9	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$46,690	$32,310	50
10	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$46,690	$32,310	50
11	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$46,630	$16,920	n/a
12	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$46,530	$30,340	140
13	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$41,560	$27,020	190
14	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$40,650	$26,340	690
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$40,030	$26,230	640
16	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$39,900	$19,550	250
17	Home Health Care Services	$38,790	$25,430	n/a
18	Wholesale Trade	$38,710	$25,210	750
19	Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,610	$25,890	590
20	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,300	$25,080	730
21	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$38,300	$25,080	730
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,970	$25,690	540
23	Health Care and Social Assistance	$37,760	$24,490	1,700
24	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$36,320	$21,380	1,000
25	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$35,460	$22,340	7,700
26	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,460	$22,340	7,700
27	Manufacturing	$35,260	$22,400	8,610
28	Retail Trade	$34,710	$22,290	1,440
29	Health and Personal Care Stores	$34,200	$21,990	1,350
30	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$34,090	$22,880	900
31	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$34,090	$22,880	900
32	Offices of Physicians	$33,800	$19,570	540
33	Consumer Goods Rental	$33,270	$21,240	80
34	Rental and Leasing Services	$33,040	$21,750	110
35	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$33,040	$21,750	110
36	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$32,660	$22,840	170
37	Administrative and Support Services	$30,880	$20,910	100
38	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,880	$20,910	100
39	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,180	$18,700	470
40	Employment Services	$29,650	$20,820	80
41	Temporary Help Services	$29,380	$20,760	70
42	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$28,730	$16,700	60