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Highest Paying Industries for Credit Counselors

The top 77 highest paying industries for credit counselors (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 $106,150, automobile dealers is the highest paying industry for credit counselors. It is followed by legal services industry (average annual salary $65,000). 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 credit counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 77 Highest Paying Industries for Credit Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Automobile Dealers	$106,150	$42,540	80
2	Legal Services	$65,000	$40,120	50
3	Insurance Carriers	$58,150	$42,520	140
4	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$55,170	$40,530	220
5	Other Financial Investment Activities	$53,450	$32,570	580
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$52,610	$40,690	40
7	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$52,300	$36,170	80
8	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$52,100	$32,500	620
9	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$52,030	$30,090	40
10	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$50,710	$37,480	n/a
11	Wholesale Trade	$50,540	$31,970	30
12	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$49,770	$33,710	40
13	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$49,420	$38,020	n/a
14	Outpatient Care Centers	$49,120	$37,720	30
15	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$48,800	$32,310	60
16	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$48,800	$32,310	60
17	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$48,100	$30,800	2,110
18	Educational Services - Local government owned	$47,800	$31,950	1,980
19	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$47,750	$30,680	2,020
20	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$47,500	$31,950	1,890
21	Employment Services	$47,200	$27,410	150
22	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$46,020	$32,350	240
23	Finance and Insurance	$45,950	$29,550	6,830
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,900	$29,820	2,470
25	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$45,620	$32,010	2,910
26	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$45,390	$31,280	260
27	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$45,280	$28,910	5,990
28	Depository Credit Intermediation	$44,830	$29,050	3,050
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,590	$29,430	180
30	Social Advocacy Organizations	$44,350	$30,420	180
31	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$44,320	$29,580	230
32	Federal, State, and Local Government	$44,320	$29,580	230
33	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$44,210	$30,850	40
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$43,600	$32,170	4,310
35	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$43,550	$32,190	750
36	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$43,320	$30,850	240
37	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,090	$30,490	4,460
38	Educational Services	$43,010	$31,680	11,200
39	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$42,820	$31,930	5,940
40	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,810	$29,590	50
41	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,700	$31,720	7,320
42	Social Assistance	$42,340	$29,690	600
43	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$42,000	$33,140	60
44	Other Schools and Instruction	$42,000	$33,140	60
45	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$41,960	$27,800	1,410
46	Temporary Help Services	$41,920	$26,520	50
47	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,690	$31,290	370
48	Offices of Physicians	$41,500	$29,670	280
49	Technical and Trade Schools	$41,440	$30,530	1,480
50	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$41,390	$32,790	40
51	Hospitals - State government owned	$41,390	$32,790	40
52	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$41,390	$30,780	1,430
53	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$40,180	$31,580	310
54	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$40,180	$31,580	310
55	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$40,160	$31,430	1,620
56	State government, including schools and hospitals	$40,100	$31,370	1,990
57	Educational Services - State government owned	$40,020	$31,380	1,900
58	Junior colleges - State government owned	$39,970	$31,850	260
59	Health Care and Social Assistance	$39,730	$28,040	2,690
60	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,180	$28,200	1,370
61	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,030	$28,050	1,300
62	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,820	$26,980	5,630
63	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$38,760	$25,820	830
64	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$38,570	$31,460	50
65	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,560	$25,920	6,340
66	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$38,510	$27,480	1,720
67	Individual and Family Services	$38,380	$27,280	320
68	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$38,380	$27,390	1,660
69	Office Administrative Services	$37,860	$28,090	170
70	Administrative and Support Services	$37,720	$26,370	420
71	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,720	$26,370	420
72	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$37,430	$22,870	420
73	Educational Support Services	$37,430	$22,870	420
74	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$34,610	$21,230	630
75	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$34,270	$26,350	320
76	Hospitals - Local government owned	$34,270	$26,350	320
77	Business Support Services	$31,050	$23,980	100