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
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$46,930	500	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$27,640	490	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,420	480	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$105,500	480	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,760	480	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$50,920	480	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,760	480	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$129,500	470	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$60,230	470	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$63,720	470	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$129,500	470	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$129,500	470	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$129,500	470	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$39,130	460	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$59,990	450	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,600	450	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,260	450	View salary detail
Bakers	$28,020	450	View salary detail
Paramedics	$53,820	430	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,050	430	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$26,890	430	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$185,430	430	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,870	430	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$98,030	430	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$98,030	430	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$51,020	420	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$36,010	420	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$64,630	420	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$63,760	420	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$92,120	410	View salary detail
Riggers	$58,840	410	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$92,700	410	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,280	390	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$46,880	390	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$73,470	390	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,330	390	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$44,300	390	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$65,780	380	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,590	370	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$61,250	370	View salary detail
Surveyors	$69,710	370	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$69,710	370	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$28,150	370	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,190	370	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,190	370	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$52,900	370	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$130,670	360	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$83,170	360	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.