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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous health 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 $70,760, medical equipment and supplies manufacturing is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous health technologists and technicians. It is followed by miscellaneous manufacturing industry (average annual salary $70,760). 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 miscellaneous health technologists and technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$70,760	$38,260	2,610
2	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$70,760	$38,260	2,610
3	Manufacturing	$69,630	$36,520	2,710
4	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$69,620	$33,770	40
5	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$58,510	$29,700	1,620
6	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$55,930	$17,700	550
7	Health and Personal Care Stores	$55,880	$27,790	4,280
8	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$55,740	$33,420	60
9	Federal government, including USPS	$55,620	$43,100	4,110
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$55,620	$43,100	4,110
11	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$55,100	$40,080	5,560
12	Federal, State, and Local Government	$55,100	$40,080	5,560
13	Retail Trade	$54,900	$28,060	5,590
14	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$53,710	$28,950	70
15	Other General Merchandise Stores	$53,410	$33,280	1,060
16	General Merchandise Stores	$53,410	$33,280	1,060
17	Scientific Research and Development Services	$53,090	$33,120	140
18	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,680	$31,590	910
19	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,190	$32,980	510
20	Shoe Stores	$51,820	$17,580	n/a
21	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$51,820	$17,580	n/a
22	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$51,770	$32,810	130
23	Home Health Care Services	$50,640	$33,550	500
24	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$50,590	$31,160	300
25	Individual and Family Services	$48,150	$25,470	110
26	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$48,000	$27,240	14,180
27	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$47,700	$29,850	n/a
28	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,540	$28,650	n/a
29	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$47,460	$27,410	1,560
30	Office Administrative Services	$46,670	$36,590	n/a
31	Social Assistance	$46,550	$24,950	120
32	Employment Services	$46,380	$28,600	380
33	Administrative and Support Services	$46,170	$29,060	470
34	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$46,170	$29,060	470
35	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$46,150	$25,790	1,220
36	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$46,140	$36,380	30
37	Insurance Carriers	$46,140	$36,380	30
38	Educational Services - Local government owned	$45,820	$31,330	610
39	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$45,270	$31,750	430
40	Offices of Dentists	$45,010	$31,240	n/a
41	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$44,950	$31,150	460
42	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$44,850	$35,830	70
43	Finance and Insurance	$44,850	$35,770	70
44	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$44,500	$27,060	30
45	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$44,500	$25,810	1,310
46	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,200	$26,220	4,040
47	Offices of Physicians	$43,890	$25,990	10,580
48	Other Insurance Related Activities	$43,690	$35,550	n/a
49	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$43,690	$35,550	n/a
50	Educational Services	$43,610	$28,310	2,320
51	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$43,580	$30,500	1,260
52	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$43,540	$28,170	1,790
53	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,480	$30,550	1,270
54	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$42,880	$25,430	2,090
55	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$42,860	$26,280	1,350
56	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$42,700	$26,070	1,360
57	Hospitals - State government owned	$42,480	$25,520	2,220
58	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$42,190	$24,740	4,100
59	Hospitals - Privately owned	$42,180	$26,620	41,040
60	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$42,120	$26,650	39,700
61	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$41,830	$26,330	47,770
62	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$41,800	$26,340	46,270
63	Consumer Goods Rental	$41,800	$28,140	50
64	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,740	$25,130	6,030
65	Temporary Help Services	$41,190	$27,180	190
66	Rental and Leasing Services	$41,140	$27,520	60
67	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$41,140	$27,520	60
68	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,570	$26,280	90,690
69	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$40,050	$23,090	410
70	Educational Services - Privately owned	$39,880	$22,930	440
71	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$39,460	$31,950	30
72	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$39,330	$26,230	42,690
73	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$39,260	$26,650	130
74	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$38,670	$29,220	70
75	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$38,460	$26,090	190
76	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,420	$24,370	4,490
77	Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,350	$24,330	4,510
78	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,150	$26,570	120
79	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$38,150	$23,470	70
80	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$37,870	$23,950	1,720
81	Outpatient Care Centers	$37,590	$26,400	24,330
82	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$37,580	$20,060	60
83	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$35,110	$22,050	100
84	Wholesale Trade	$32,910	$25,080	n/a
85	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$32,290	$26,160	40
86	Offices of Chiropractors	$31,850	$25,800	130
87	Offices of Optometrists	$31,680	$22,070	590
88	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$30,260	$24,720	30
89	Educational Support Services	$30,260	$24,720	30
90	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$29,590	$23,960	70
91	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$29,590	$23,960	70