Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Baton Rouge, LA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,230	—	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,140	810	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$37,130	120	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$37,070	320	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$36,910	140	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,900	2,180	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$36,790	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,770	990	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$36,660	70	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,650	210	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$36,560	30	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,500	2,810	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,450	8,760	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,450	8,760	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$36,410	170	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,390	120	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,300	780	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,280	170	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,260	2,240	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,130	200	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$36,120	540	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,050	430	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,020	100	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$36,010	420	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,790	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,760	480	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,570	280	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,840	6,110	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,310	750	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,140	160	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,130	100	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$34,010	630	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$33,870	—	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$33,840	710	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$33,840	710	View salary detail
Tutors	$33,840	120	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$33,840	710	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,750	2,610	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$33,540	360	View salary detail
Firefighters	$33,260	1,060	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$33,110	80	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$33,040	800	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$32,870	50	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$32,580	40	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$32,520	5,020	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$32,350	40	View salary detail
File Clerks	$32,160	110	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$32,010	750	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,950	130	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$31,910	210	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.