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
Software Developers	$101,900	980	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$29,230	970	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,030	960	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$134,680	960	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$44,800	950	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$44,200	950	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,210	950	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$84,710	940	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$28,000	930	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$88,160	920	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$88,160	920	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$60,110	910	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$129,260	900	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,970	890	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Coroners	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Machinists	$67,700	870	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	840	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$45,250	830	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,140	810	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,840	810	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$33,040	800	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$69,560	790	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,300	780	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$47,650	780	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$78,760	770	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$58,410	770	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$78,760	770	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$78,760	770	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,520	760	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$32,010	750	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,310	750	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,840	740	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$33,840	710	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$33,840	710	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$33,840	710	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$51,810	700	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$139,860	690	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$139,860	690	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$139,860	690	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$139,860	690	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$139,860	690	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.