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Highest Paying Industries for Orthotists and Prosthetists

The top 44 highest paying industries for orthotists and prosthetists (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 $71,040, medical equipment and supplies manufacturing is the highest paying industry for orthotists and prosthetists. It is followed by miscellaneous manufacturing industry (average annual salary $71,040). 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 orthotists and prosthetists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 44 Highest Paying Industries for Orthotists and Prosthetists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$71,040	$38,440	2,550
2	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$71,040	$38,440	2,550
3	Manufacturing	$71,040	$38,440	2,550
4	Offices of Dentists	$69,430	$52,810	n/a
5	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$69,000	$37,030	170
6	Health and Personal Care Stores	$68,890	$34,490	1,710
7	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$66,650	$40,210	220
8	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$66,210	$40,130	220
9	Retail Trade	$65,820	$32,330	1,950
10	Federal government, including USPS	$65,720	$44,400	630
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$65,720	$44,400	630
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$65,710	$44,400	640
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$65,710	$44,400	640
14	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$64,590	$39,290	570
15	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$63,830	$41,010	400
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,390	$39,170	830
17	Offices of Physicians	$60,000	$31,890	510
18	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$59,340	$35,430	1,450
19	Outpatient Care Centers	$58,690	$36,950	50
20	Health Care and Social Assistance	$58,470	$34,640	2,350
21	Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,870	$34,630	740
22	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$56,530	$33,860	900
23	Educational Services	$56,050	$35,120	40
24	Home Health Care Services	$55,820	$49,400	n/a
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$55,500	$34,750	40
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$55,500	$34,750	40
27	Educational Services - State government owned	$55,500	$34,750	40
28	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$55,290	$33,800	40
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$54,930	$33,360	520
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$53,520	$32,870	650
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$52,080	$33,180	150
32	Shoe Stores	$51,820	$17,580	n/a
33	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$51,820	$17,580	n/a
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$48,250	$32,510	90
35	Hospitals - State government owned	$47,810	$32,770	110
36	Administrative and Support Services	$45,810	$34,740	n/a
37	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,810	$34,740	n/a
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$39,560	$30,010	40
39	Hospitals - Local government owned	$39,560	$30,010	40
40	Temporary Help Services	$38,630	$33,070	n/a
41	Employment Services	$38,630	$33,070	n/a
42	Wholesale Trade	$38,160	$16,730	180
43	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$32,560	$16,570	n/a
44	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,560	$16,570	n/a