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
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$59,760	270	View salary detail
Chemists	$107,590	270	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,450	260	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$48,460	260	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,130	250	View salary detail
Glaziers	$47,150	250	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$30,820	250	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,250	250	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,680	250	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,780	250	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$52,750	250	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	240	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$57,680	240	View salary detail
Web Developers	$89,350	240	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$48,550	240	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$30,930	230	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$44,810	230	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$85,610	230	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$50,620	230	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,750	220	View salary detail
Roofers	$49,300	220	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$29,300	220	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,490	210	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,650	210	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$41,160	210	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,270	210	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$61,870	210	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$31,910	210	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,630	210	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,130	200	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,420	200	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,190	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$61,530	200	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$37,600	190	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,540	180	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$66,570	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$41,240	180	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,130	180	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$64,120	180	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$64,480	180	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,460	180	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,370	180	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$107,380	170	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$48,010	170	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$56,620	170	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,280	170	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$17,780	170	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.