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Industries with Fastest Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary Growth

These industries raised Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

80
Industries with Growth
+89.5%
Highest Growth
+26.3%
Average Growth
20
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 80 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $45,980 $87,140 +$41,160 +89.5%
2 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $54,420 $97,300 +$42,880 +78.8%
3 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $46,010 $76,900 +$30,890 +67.1%
4 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $51,570 $81,990 +$30,420 +59.0%
5 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $46,780 $72,630 +$25,850 +55.3%
6 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $32,730 $50,170 +$17,440 +53.3%
7 Rubber Product Manufacturing $40,370 $61,770 +$21,400 +53.0%
8 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $62,720 $95,620 +$32,900 +52.5%
9 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $37,130 $55,500 +$18,370 +49.5%
10 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $47,440 $69,750 +$22,310 +47.0%
11 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $53,370 $77,440 +$24,070 +45.1%
12 Foundries $45,940 $66,120 +$20,180 +43.9%
13 Insurance Carriers $47,140 $67,550 +$20,410 +43.3%
14 Outpatient Care Centers $51,120 $73,190 +$22,070 +43.2%
15 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $57,480 $81,990 +$24,510 +42.6%
16 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $53,720 $75,360 +$21,640 +40.3%
17 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $40,580 $55,840 +$15,260 +37.6%
18 Utility System Construction $56,230 $76,730 +$20,500 +36.5%
19 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $47,670 $65,000 +$17,330 +36.4%
20 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $50,410 $68,280 +$17,870 +35.4%
21 Chemical Manufacturing $55,690 $75,380 +$19,690 +35.4%
22 Utilities $68,360 $92,210 +$23,850 +34.9%
23 Engineering Services $54,310 $72,900 +$18,590 +34.2%
24 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $44,860 $60,130 +$15,270 +34.0%
25 Educational Services $44,900 $60,130 +$15,230 +33.9%
26 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $38,200 $51,110 +$12,910 +33.8%
27 Social Assistance $49,340 $65,420 +$16,080 +32.6%
28 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $56,400 $74,670 +$18,270 +32.4%
29 Elementary and Secondary Schools $39,280 $51,930 +$12,650 +32.2%
30 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $48,660 $63,600 +$14,940 +30.7%
31 Individual and Family Services $50,900 $66,300 +$15,400 +30.3%
32 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $47,310 $60,840 +$13,530 +28.6%
33 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $58,800 $75,330 +$16,530 +28.1%
34 Repair and Maintenance $51,900 $66,450 +$14,550 +28.0%
35 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $49,460 $62,950 +$13,490 +27.3%
36 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $49,400 $62,830 +$13,430 +27.2%
37 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $41,290 $51,830 +$10,540 +25.5%
38 Office Administrative Services $47,290 $59,230 +$11,940 +25.2%
39 Offices of Physicians $47,620 $58,890 +$11,270 +23.7%
40 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $46,660 $57,530 +$10,870 +23.3%
41 Primary Metal Manufacturing $48,360 $59,370 +$11,010 +22.8%
42 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $35,130 $43,050 +$7,920 +22.5%
43 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $48,700 $59,350 +$10,650 +21.9%
44 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $70,690 $85,580 +$14,890 +21.1%
45 Other Insurance Related Activities $50,470 $60,800 +$10,330 +20.5%
46 Machine Shops $47,680 $57,240 +$9,560 +20.1%
47 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $48,550 $58,240 +$9,690 +20.0%
48 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $50,820 $60,960 +$10,140 +20.0%
49 Ambulatory Health Care Services $49,940 $59,700 +$9,760 +19.5%
50 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $58,810 $69,700 +$10,890 +18.5%
51 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $53,080 $62,660 +$9,580 +18.0%
52 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $56,440 $65,950 +$9,510 +16.8%
53 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $51,120 $59,660 +$8,540 +16.7%
54 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $49,700 $57,760 +$8,060 +16.2%
55 Plastics Product Manufacturing $42,240 $48,920 +$6,680 +15.8%
56 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $54,000 $62,460 +$8,460 +15.7%
57 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $46,820 $53,220 +$6,400 +13.7%
58 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $54,220 $61,460 +$7,240 +13.4%
59 Scientific Research and Development Services $55,840 $62,940 +$7,100 +12.7%
60 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $51,450 $57,880 +$6,430 +12.5%
61 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $54,870 $61,720 +$6,850 +12.5%
62 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $45,460 $51,010 +$5,550 +12.2%
63 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $56,910 $63,320 +$6,410 +11.3%
64 Beverage Manufacturing $49,400 $54,420 +$5,020 +10.2%
65 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $53,090 $58,070 +$4,980 +9.4%
66 Machinery Manufacturing $50,850 $55,270 +$4,420 +8.7%
67 Management of Companies and Enterprises $59,580 $64,720 +$5,140 +8.6%
68 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $44,700 $48,470 +$3,770 +8.4%
69 Other Food Manufacturing $51,990 $56,090 +$4,100 +7.9%
70 Junior Colleges $45,550 $49,050 +$3,500 +7.7%
71 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $54,650 $57,950 +$3,300 +6.0%
72 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $42,000 $44,400 +$2,400 +5.7%
73 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $54,650 $57,240 +$2,590 +4.7%
74 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $45,330 $47,400 +$2,070 +4.6%
75 Support Activities for Mining $44,070 $45,730 +$1,660 +3.8%
76 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $43,180 $44,380 +$1,200 +2.8%
77 Waste Management and Remediation Services $46,660 $47,860 +$1,200 +2.6%
78 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $49,100 $50,280 +$1,180 +2.4%
79 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $50,970 $51,900 +$930 +1.8%
80 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $52,690 $53,300 +$610 +1.2%

20 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Software Publishers $64,890 $36,150 -$28,740 -44.3%
2 Facilities Support Services $53,570 $36,690 -$16,880 -31.5%
3 Grantmaking and Giving Services $63,300 $47,580 -$15,720 -24.8%
4 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $61,050 $47,850 -$13,200 -21.6%
5 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $56,550 $45,550 -$11,000 -19.5%
6 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $54,260 $46,460 -$7,800 -14.4%
7 Paper Manufacturing $54,790 $47,250 -$7,540 -13.8%
8 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $52,350 $45,610 -$6,740 -12.9%
9 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $73,600 $64,650 -$8,950 -12.2%
10 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $53,490 $47,850 -$5,640 -10.5%
11 Home Health Care Services $73,440 $65,770 -$7,670 -10.4%
12 Dairy Product Manufacturing $54,810 $49,560 -$5,250 -9.6%
13 Employment Services $50,730 $46,270 -$4,460 -8.8%
14 Administrative and Support Services $50,620 $46,680 -$3,940 -7.8%
15 Social Advocacy Organizations $41,080 $38,350 -$2,730 -6.6%
16 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $55,230 $52,000 -$3,230 -5.8%
17 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $49,360 $46,930 -$2,430 -4.9%
18 Hospitals $50,730 $48,880 -$1,850 -3.6%
19 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $62,760 $61,560 -$1,200 -1.9%
20 Food Manufacturing $47,710 $47,180 -$530 -1.1%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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