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Highest Paying Industries for Other Community and Social Service Specialists

The top 100 highest paying industries for other community and social service specialists (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 $65,140, specialty hospitals - privately owned is the highest paying industry for other community and social service specialists. It is followed by research and development in the social sciences and humanities industry (average annual salary $64,560). 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 other community and social service specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Community and Social Service Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$65,140	$36,510	n/a
2	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$64,560	$33,350	80
3	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$62,360	$36,470	n/a
4	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$59,830	$32,810	40
5	Insurance Carriers	$59,360	$33,150	40
6	Scientific Research and Development Services	$58,530	$35,690	270
7	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$56,400	$37,180	440
8	Other Insurance Related Activities	$56,190	$38,100	400
9	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$56,190	$38,100	400
10	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$55,920	$40,510	170
11	Finance and Insurance	$55,640	$34,880	480
12	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$55,400	$38,780	190
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$54,280	$39,290	130
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$54,130	$30,890	2,160
15	Hospitals - State government owned	$52,450	$29,950	310
16	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$51,800	$28,140	450
17	Temporary Help Services	$51,670	$39,640	440
18	Hospitals - Privately owned	$50,380	$27,320	2,840
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$49,280	$30,830	2,770
20	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$48,750	$26,430	560
21	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,160	$28,270	3,700
22	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$47,990	$26,310	130
23	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$47,990	$26,310	130
24	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$47,780	$29,130	580
25	Legal Services	$47,570	$34,320	160
26	Employment Services	$47,420	$22,780	790
27	Information	$47,390	$21,040	40
28	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$46,860	$28,330	860
29	Administrative and Support Services	$46,730	$23,150	920
30	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$46,730	$23,150	920
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,680	$28,970	19,980
32	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,510	$28,460	35,370
33	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,510	$28,460	35,370
34	State government, including schools and hospitals	$46,270	$27,790	16,770
35	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,150	$27,770	15,390
36	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$46,010	$30,070	n/a
37	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,880	$29,290	1,060
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$45,810	$26,770	120
39	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,560	$27,770	43,430
40	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,280	$27,660	26,660
41	Office Administrative Services	$44,690	$31,290	90
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,650	$35,630	500
43	Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,590	$34,880	540
44	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,520	$26,250	1,610
45	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$42,760	$28,600	1,410
46	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$42,630	$20,860	n/a
47	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$42,520	$23,900	390
48	Home Health Care Services	$42,470	$28,730	1,000
49	Religious Organizations	$42,440	$18,690	270
50	Transportation and Warehousing	$42,260	$30,780	50
51	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$41,950	$18,820	n/a
52	Educational Services	$41,640	$23,680	8,700
53	Offices of Physicians	$41,610	$25,970	560
54	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$41,500	$33,100	n/a
55	Educational Services - Local government owned	$41,320	$24,210	6,140
56	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$41,240	$22,700	6,070
57	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$40,960	$23,490	5,610
58	Activities Related to Real Estate	$40,570	$24,400	50
59	Educational Services - Privately owned	$40,310	$19,940	1,490
60	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$39,690	$22,310	160
61	Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$39,320	$23,810	40
62	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$39,320	$23,810	40
63	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$39,250	$24,990	n/a
64	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$39,100	$24,810	3,740
65	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,920	$20,990	1,230
66	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$38,640	$20,200	11,110
67	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$38,610	$20,350	11,300
68	Educational Support Services	$38,600	$22,080	210
69	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$38,490	$23,200	n/a
70	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$38,120	$19,390	690
71	Social Advocacy Organizations	$38,090	$22,560	6,530
72	Other Residential Care Facilities	$37,530	$23,160	870
73	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$37,470	$25,610	130
74	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$37,370	$21,500	4,140
75	Civic and Social Organizations	$37,310	$18,040	2,210
76	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$37,240	$26,290	50
77	Personal and Laundry Services	$37,210	$23,950	180
78	Other Personal Services	$37,000	$27,870	130
79	Other Financial Investment Activities	$36,720	$31,890	n/a
80	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$36,720	$31,890	n/a
81	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$36,420	$19,200	30
82	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$36,380	$19,360	1,450
83	Outpatient Care Centers	$36,260	$21,390	1,920
84	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$36,250	$22,290	350
85	Health Care and Social Assistance	$36,190	$21,540	34,040
86	Junior colleges - State government owned	$36,180	$18,270	n/a
87	Real Estate	$36,180	$22,270	350
88	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$36,150	$21,290	240
89	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$35,950	$22,320	280
90	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,700	$22,120	40
91	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$35,630	$20,760	40
92	Lessors of Real Estate	$35,600	$22,140	290
93	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,520	$20,150	2,400
94	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$35,280	$21,360	120
95	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$35,220	$24,580	1,310
96	Child Day Care Services	$35,030	$21,400	350
97	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$34,650	$20,320	60
98	Individual and Family Services	$34,400	$20,640	15,680
99	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$34,390	$20,740	2,280
100	Social Assistance	$34,320	$20,780	22,460