Baton Rouge, LA Careers and Salaries

602 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Baton Rouge, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cashiers	$27,110	9,130	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,070	9,020	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,450	8,760	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,450	8,760	View salary detail
Baristas	$23,650	8,490	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,650	8,490	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,130	8,290	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,130	8,290	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,130	8,290	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,130	8,290	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,130	8,290	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$107,140	8,230	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$15,080	6,650	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$38,650	6,300	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,840	6,110	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,910	5,950	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,840	5,830	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$24,450	5,800	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,760	5,750	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,690	5,300	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$32,520	5,020	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$61,110	4,700	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$61,110	4,700	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$61,110	4,700	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$61,110	4,700	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$61,110	4,700	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$78,870	4,680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,870	4,680	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,310	4,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,710	4,060	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,740	4,060	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,540	3,910	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,150	3,910	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$78,170	3,690	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$31,220	3,500	View salary detail
Carpenters	$55,630	3,490	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$73,070	3,410	View salary detail
Electricians	$65,330	3,320	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,380	3,180	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,690	3,110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,400	2,930	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$59,700	2,900	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,450	2,870	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.