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Highest Paying Industries for Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians

The top 75 highest paying industries for diagnostic related technologists and technicians (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 $71,860, colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned is the highest paying industry for diagnostic related technologists and technicians. It is followed by educational services - privately owned industry (average annual salary $71,290). 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 diagnostic related technologists and technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest Paying Industries for Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$71,860	$42,000	640
2	Educational Services - Privately owned	$71,290	$41,700	660
3	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$66,850	$31,710	600
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$66,580	$42,460	210
5	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$66,240	$41,070	2,590
6	Educational Services	$66,150	$41,030	2,610
7	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$65,760	$37,740	360
8	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$65,110	$41,090	90
9	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$65,110	$41,090	90
10	Wholesale Trade	$65,110	$41,090	90
11	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$64,510	$42,850	590
12	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$64,070	$39,240	30
13	Temporary Help Services	$63,920	$37,940	1,790
14	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$63,570	$36,160	4,120
15	Employment Services	$63,150	$37,620	2,440
16	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$63,130	$35,540	3,680
17	Administrative and Support Services	$62,950	$36,620	2,600
18	Educational Services - State government owned	$62,860	$40,290	1,780
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$62,850	$40,290	1,780
20	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$62,770	$36,710	2,630
21	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$62,710	$48,010	140
22	Rental and Leasing Services	$62,710	$48,010	140
23	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$62,710	$48,010	140
24	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$62,200	$41,060	170
25	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$62,200	$43,330	n/a
26	Health and Personal Care Stores	$62,200	$43,330	n/a
27	Retail Trade	$62,200	$43,330	n/a
28	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$62,070	$39,760	31,260
29	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$61,690	$41,370	620
30	State government, including schools and hospitals	$61,270	$38,230	8,210
31	Hospitals - State government owned	$61,230	$37,610	6,160
32	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$61,110	$37,840	5,720
33	Hospitals - Privately owned	$60,410	$39,260	195,680
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$60,370	$39,300	191,960
35	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$59,910	$38,720	226,120
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$59,850	$38,760	221,880
37	Health Care and Social Assistance	$59,520	$37,500	344,850
38	Federal government, including USPS	$59,110	$45,830	5,010
39	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$59,110	$45,830	5,010
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$59,100	$44,600	5,780
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$59,100	$44,600	5,780
42	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$58,970	$43,730	70
43	Outpatient Care Centers	$58,920	$35,440	10,790
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,890	$39,720	500
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$58,710	$36,090	118,460
46	Office Administrative Services	$58,620	$32,480	150
47	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$58,210	$34,360	150
48	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$57,830	$35,000	1,320
49	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$57,790	$34,920	1,320
50	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$57,500	$36,950	38,170
51	Offices of Physicians	$57,260	$35,450	72,670
52	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$56,590	$30,410	1,720
53	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$56,040	$35,050	24,960
54	Hospitals - Local government owned	$55,860	$34,900	24,280
55	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$55,830	$34,870	24,200
56	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$54,550	$30,090	50
57	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$54,130	$25,660	n/a
58	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$53,800	$33,040	780
59	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$52,760	$25,890	210
60	Offices of Dentists	$50,990	$23,830	490
61	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$50,680	$33,680	120
62	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,430	$35,100	270
63	Insurance Carriers	$47,550	$36,120	40
64	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$47,490	$32,430	80
65	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$47,170	$32,930	140
66	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$46,590	$32,790	40
67	Finance and Insurance	$46,590	$32,790	40
68	Home Health Care Services	$45,450	$23,060	210
69	Manufacturing	$44,380	$29,340	50
70	Offices of Optometrists	$43,930	$39,980	n/a
71	Testing Laboratories	$42,760	$27,450	200
72	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$42,760	$27,450	200
73	Individual and Family Services	$41,250	$28,720	70
74	Social Assistance	$41,250	$28,960	70
75	Offices of Chiropractors	$36,340	$25,970	400