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
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$64,360	610	View salary detail
Midwives	$64,360	610	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$63,920	130	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$63,780	—	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,750	220	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$63,720	470	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$63,450	630	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$63,210	360	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,030	130	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$63,020	40	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,960	—	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,940	1,180	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,800	1,240	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$62,430	60	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$62,430	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$62,100	610	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,030	1,790	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,970	890	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$61,910	640	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$61,890	50	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$61,870	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,710	4,060	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$61,530	200	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,490	210	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$61,400	1,960	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$61,250	370	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,250	250	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$61,110	50	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$61,110	600	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$61,110	600	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$61,110	600	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
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
Park Naturalists	$61,110	50	View salary detail
Range Managers	$61,110	50	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$60,980	100	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$60,830	160	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$60,710	150	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,690	3,110	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$60,630	80	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.