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
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$74,240	2,790	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$74,220	320	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$73,470	390	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$73,070	3,410	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,680	140	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$72,360	50	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$72,360	50	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$71,770	500	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$71,770	500	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,090	40	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$70,940	140	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$70,900	40	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$70,700	50	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$70,300	340	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$69,970	40	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$69,710	370	View salary detail
Surveyors	$69,710	370	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$69,560	790	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$68,030	120	View salary detail
Machinists	$67,700	870	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$67,570	100	View salary detail
Geneticists	$67,570	100	View salary detail
Biologists	$67,570	100	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$67,570	100	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$67,570	100	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$67,360	340	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$67,360	340	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$67,360	340	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$66,680	560	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$66,570	180	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$66,510	290	View salary detail
Editors	$66,340	120	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$65,780	380	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$65,690	70	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$65,610	100	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$65,490	130	View salary detail
Electricians	$65,330	3,320	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$65,240	100	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$65,230	120	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$65,170	40	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$65,020	610	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$64,930	50	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$64,680	690	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$64,630	420	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,600	450	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,540	3,910	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,480	180	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.