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Highest Paying Industries for Parking Lot Attendants

The top 100 highest paying industries for parking lot attendants (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 $31,390, state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for parking lot attendants. It is followed by hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $30,510). 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 parking lot attendants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Parking Lot Attendants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$31,390	$21,380	120
2	Hospitals - State government owned	$30,510	$23,730	70
3	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$29,800	$23,270	60
4	General Freight Trucking	$27,350	$18,080	100
5	Truck Transportation	$27,350	$18,080	100
6	State government, including schools and hospitals	$26,420	$17,830	1,200
7	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$25,960	$18,730	60
8	Educational Services - State government owned	$25,690	$17,560	1,010
9	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$25,590	$17,550	980
10	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$25,550	$17,150	50
11	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$25,540	$17,240	60
12	Outpatient Care Centers	$25,230	$18,120	50
13	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$24,870	$18,360	50
14	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$24,720	$17,460	50
15	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$24,590	$17,740	1,510
16	Educational Services	$24,450	$17,680	1,800
17	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$24,160	$17,370	1,040
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$24,150	$17,560	3,170
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$24,150	$17,560	3,170
20	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$24,040	$17,350	220
21	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$23,930	$17,430	230
22	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,900	$17,510	3,060
23	Educational Services - Local government owned	$23,510	$17,320	240
24	Activities Related to Real Estate	$23,510	$18,120	1,000
25	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,480	$17,930	140
26	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,450	$17,640	2,280
27	Health Care and Social Assistance	$23,450	$17,620	2,520
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$23,430	$18,320	530
29	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$23,420	$18,260	70
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$23,400	$17,630	2,230
31	Educational Services - Privately owned	$23,370	$18,280	540
32	Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,320	$17,610	2,160
33	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$23,290	$17,120	1,250
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,290	$17,600	2,110
35	Offices of Physicians	$22,960	$17,760	80
36	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	$22,780	$17,990	70
37	Real Estate	$22,600	$17,540	2,510
38	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$22,140	$17,330	6,880
39	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$22,110	$18,030	170
40	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$21,880	$17,700	n/a
41	Lessors of Real Estate	$21,850	$17,300	1,450
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,820	$16,940	50
43	Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,820	$16,940	50
44	Information	$21,730	$17,960	460
45	Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance	$21,690	$16,790	70
46	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$21,680	$17,040	9,070
47	Automobile Dealers	$21,670	$17,030	9,000
48	Retail Trade	$21,610	$17,050	9,300
49	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$21,570	$17,940	440
50	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$21,570	$17,940	440
51	Finance and Insurance	$21,520	$16,840	50
52	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$21,510	$17,260	50
53	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$21,330	$17,270	5,680
54	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$21,280	$16,850	50
55	Facilities Support Services	$20,860	$17,280	240
56	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$20,840	$17,140	4,860
57	Depository Credit Intermediation	$20,810	$16,710	40
58	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$20,800	$16,920	80
59	Investigation and Security Services	$20,800	$16,920	80
60	Temporary Help Services	$20,660	$16,870	1,700
61	Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$20,490	$16,900	n/a
62	Casino Hotels	$20,490	$16,860	4,180
63	Administrative and Support Services	$20,270	$16,990	2,810
64	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$20,270	$16,990	2,810
65	Other Support Services	$20,180	$17,180	340
66	Employment Services	$20,180	$16,900	2,080
67	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$19,990	$17,180	320
68	Performing Arts Companies	$19,920	$16,910	180
69	Traveler Accommodation	$19,900	$16,900	8,700
70	Accommodation	$19,900	$16,900	8,700
71	Accommodation and Food Services	$19,790	$16,940	10,360
72	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$19,630	$16,910	2,230
73	Repair and Maintenance	$19,610	$17,270	170
74	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$19,610	$17,090	87,020
75	Other Personal Services	$19,600	$17,100	85,370
76	Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$19,600	$17,270	170
77	Personal and Laundry Services	$19,590	$17,090	85,590
78	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$19,500	$16,650	90
79	Social Assistance	$19,450	$16,810	n/a
80	Transportation and Warehousing	$19,430	$16,710	630
81	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$19,420	$17,090	1,380
82	Special Food Services	$19,420	$17,410	230
83	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$19,380	$16,790	3,320
84	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$19,380	$16,920	10,410
85	Full-Service Restaurants	$19,370	$17,080	1,360
86	Food Services and Drinking Places	$19,370	$17,100	1,650
87	Spectator Sports	$19,370	$16,940	1,540
88	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$19,350	$17,180	1,870
89	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$19,340	$16,970	6,930
90	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$19,340	$16,650	1,600
91	Rental and Leasing Services	$19,300	$16,920	2,350
92	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$19,290	$16,920	2,350
93	Grocery Stores	$19,230	$16,690	n/a
94	Food and Beverage Stores	$19,230	$16,690	n/a
95	Civic and Social Organizations	$19,200	$16,330	180
96	Gambling Industries	$19,160	$16,830	2,820
97	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$19,090	$16,460	380
98	Support Activities for Transportation	$18,890	$16,560	n/a
99	Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$18,800	$16,280	320
100	Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair	$18,670	$17,570	60