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Highest Paying Industries for Conservation Scientists

The top 31 highest paying industries for conservation scientists (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 $85,190, utilities is the highest paying industry for conservation scientists. It is followed by temporary help services industry (average annual salary $82,140). 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 conservation scientists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 31 Highest Paying Industries for Conservation Scientists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Utilities	$85,190	$48,200	70
2	Temporary Help Services	$82,140	$63,230	50
3	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$82,080	$47,110	310
4	Engineering Services	$82,050	$47,130	290
5	Employment Services	$75,820	$49,670	90
6	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$75,820	$32,520	260
7	Administrative and Support Services	$75,360	$51,020	110
8	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$75,060	$50,020	110
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$73,820	$36,310	310
10	Federal government, including USPS	$73,430	$51,110	6,690
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$73,430	$51,110	6,690
12	Educational Services - Privately owned	$72,480	$47,030	n/a
13	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$72,350	$49,390	50
14	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$70,420	$38,460	1,230
15	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$68,460	$45,200	50
16	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$65,410	$37,310	610
17	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$63,620	$34,000	110
18	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$63,410	$33,670	110
19	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$61,850	$38,210	14,970
20	Federal, State, and Local Government	$61,850	$38,210	14,970
21	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$61,520	$38,200	15,660
22	Social Advocacy Organizations	$60,140	$37,430	1,850
23	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$59,900	$37,150	1,890
24	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$59,900	$37,150	1,890
25	Educational Services	$55,370	$37,830	770
26	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$53,690	$37,330	690
27	Educational Services - State government owned	$53,690	$37,330	690
28	State government, including schools and hospitals	$52,390	$36,610	5,500
29	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,380	$36,610	4,810
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$49,910	$29,990	3,470
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,910	$29,990	3,470