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Highest Paying Industries for Rehabilitation Counselors

The top 71 highest paying industries for rehabilitation 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 $76,980, general medical and surgical hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for rehabilitation counselors. It is followed by educational support services - local government owned industry (average annual salary $62,880). 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 rehabilitation counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 71 Highest Paying Industries for Rehabilitation Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$76,980	$53,810	n/a
2	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$62,880	$27,820	290
3	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$59,210	$28,950	n/a
4	Educational Support Services	$58,480	$28,220	380
5	Hospitals - State government owned	$56,570	$28,840	750
6	Insurance Carriers	$55,220	$33,020	70
7	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$54,390	$27,290	570
8	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$52,290	$28,300	280
9	Educational Services - Local government owned	$51,150	$28,590	680
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$50,640	$23,970	190
11	Hospitals - Local government owned	$49,650	$21,620	210
12	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$49,610	$29,330	340
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$47,550	$31,580	450
14	Educational Services	$46,830	$28,380	1,440
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$46,620	$26,510	1,590
16	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$46,040	$25,350	2,810
17	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$45,970	$31,990	330
18	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$45,800	$32,300	90
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,730	$24,960	60
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$45,390	$29,720	17,640
21	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,990	$29,950	16,590
22	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,860	$31,260	470
23	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$44,650	$29,390	24,710
24	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$44,180	$29,410	22,790
25	Federal, State, and Local Government	$44,180	$29,410	22,790
26	Other Insurance Related Activities	$43,920	$28,470	30
27	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,890	$26,610	300
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,750	$26,240	1,280
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$43,450	$31,210	60
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,290	$26,040	7,080
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,500	$25,860	6,200
32	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$42,220	$26,580	310
33	Hospitals - Privately owned	$42,150	$24,730	1,850
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$41,740	$26,160	250
35	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$41,410	$32,090	60
36	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$41,170	$22,400	880
37	Offices of Physicians	$41,030	$28,130	280
38	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$38,450	$24,250	80
39	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$38,410	$24,460	370
40	Facilities Support Services	$37,110	$24,620	170
41	Child Day Care Services	$36,350	$31,820	40
42	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,680	$22,200	1,380
43	Administrative and Support Services	$35,400	$25,950	720
44	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$35,400	$25,950	720
45	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$35,240	$23,070	70
46	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$35,160	$23,570	140
47	Home Health Care Services	$35,030	$16,840	990
48	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$34,910	$17,470	620
49	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$34,650	$22,800	1,890
50	Employment Services	$34,610	$26,100	440
51	Temporary Help Services	$34,560	$26,930	380
52	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$34,410	$20,700	8,250
53	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$34,270	$18,440	1,160
54	Outpatient Care Centers	$34,040	$22,860	5,800
55	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$34,010	$22,850	5,420
56	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$33,120	$21,100	520
57	Individual and Family Services	$32,890	$20,550	17,510
58	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$32,630	$24,580	n/a
59	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$32,440	$21,580	900
60	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$32,440	$21,580	900
61	Social Advocacy Organizations	$32,310	$21,620	820
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	$31,520	$20,310	76,440
63	Social Assistance	$31,390	$20,130	50,190
64	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$31,270	$19,800	10,530
65	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$30,480	$21,850	4,570
66	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$30,280	$19,850	30,750
67	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,190	$19,260	300
68	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$29,550	$20,450	15,190
69	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$29,510	$19,950	11,700
70	Other Residential Care Facilities	$29,090	$22,330	2,970
71	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$28,750	$19,010	7,130