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Highest Paying Industries for Correspondence Clerks

The top 75 highest paying industries for correspondence clerks (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 $50,990, elementary and secondary schools is the highest paying industry for correspondence clerks. It is followed by educational services - local government owned industry (average annual salary $47,230). 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 correspondence clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest Paying Industries for Correspondence Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$50,990	$33,630	30
2	Educational Services - Local government owned	$47,230	$24,050	40
3	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$45,410	$31,900	40
4	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$45,230	$33,060	30
5	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$43,080	$32,570	130
6	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,090	$30,360	50
7	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$41,810	$27,780	210
8	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$40,080	$25,040	210
9	Federal, State, and Local Government	$40,080	$25,040	210
10	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$39,790	$23,510	180
11	Other Financial Investment Activities	$39,640	$24,110	80
12	Federal government, including USPS	$39,010	$32,690	80
13	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$39,010	$32,690	80
14	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$38,600	$30,890	1,290
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,960	$24,480	320
16	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,940	$26,630	110
17	Insurance Carriers	$37,890	$28,050	1,550
18	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$37,330	$26,430	2,220
19	Finance and Insurance	$36,650	$25,700	3,600
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,630	$21,170	80
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$36,580	$21,780	130
22	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$36,350	$26,480	330
23	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$36,100	$26,000	170
24	Rental and Leasing Services	$36,050	$26,000	170
25	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$35,940	$25,980	170
26	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$35,820	$28,820	60
27	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$35,660	$21,010	140
28	Employment Services	$35,600	$25,110	550
29	Manufacturing	$35,590	$21,440	120
30	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$35,480	$22,150	30
31	Legal Services	$35,440	$27,140	50
32	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$35,440	$24,690	670
33	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$35,210	$19,450	150
34	Educational Services	$35,170	$23,310	180
35	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,150	$24,730	340
36	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$34,940	$18,880	50
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$34,700	$23,960	330
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$34,660	$23,890	350
39	Hospitals - Privately owned	$34,630	$24,230	350
40	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$34,590	$24,160	370
41	Transportation and Warehousing	$34,500	$20,880	330
42	Depository Credit Intermediation	$34,390	$24,940	420
43	Health Care and Social Assistance	$34,360	$20,490	740
44	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$34,290	$24,340	1,120
45	Wholesale Trade	$34,280	$25,410	100
46	Educational Services - State government owned	$34,170	$23,970	50
47	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$34,150	$19,710	80
48	Other Insurance Related Activities	$34,130	$24,940	490
49	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$34,020	$25,950	140
50	Specialized Freight Trucking	$33,980	$19,310	80
51	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$33,900	$26,220	100
52	Educational Services - Privately owned	$33,880	$22,850	90
53	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,760	$19,140	360
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$33,530	$20,010	160
55	Truck Transportation	$33,420	$19,580	300
56	Temporary Help Services	$33,360	$23,560	310
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$33,270	$24,700	40
58	Administrative and Support Services	$33,260	$24,630	980
59	Office Administrative Services	$33,140	$23,550	110
60	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,140	$24,440	990
61	General Freight Trucking	$33,140	$21,120	210
62	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$32,570	$22,580	110
63	Information	$32,160	$17,960	130
64	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$32,150	$20,830	370
65	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$31,880	$22,370	70
66	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$31,350	$22,580	80
67	Offices of Physicians	$31,010	$18,500	240
68	Business Support Services	$29,950	$23,390	300
69	Nonstore Retailers	$29,670	$18,410	120
70	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$29,640	$18,340	120
71	Retail Trade	$28,950	$18,850	140
72	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$25,210	$17,280	70
73	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$22,950	$18,870	30
74	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,870	$19,900	30
75	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$21,270	$16,790	n/a