Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Houma, LA

352 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Houma, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,820	190	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$59,630	30	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$59,510	110	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,260	160	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$59,260	160	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$59,060	620	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$59,060	620	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$59,060	620	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$59,060	620	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$59,060	620	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$59,050	300	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$58,840	260	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,780	750	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,760	320	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$58,640	50	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$58,570	100	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$58,470	250	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$58,380	60	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$57,940	60	View salary detail
Electricians	$57,650	460	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$57,230	300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$57,220	170	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$57,160	30	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$57,160	30	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$57,160	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,060	780	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,990	1,350	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$56,640	90	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$56,260	40	View salary detail
Machinists	$55,560	570	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,490	220	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$55,240	460	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$55,240	460	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$55,090	40	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$54,860	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$54,800	60	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$54,480	90	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$54,480	90	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$54,480	90	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$54,430	30	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$53,510	100	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$53,240	520	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$53,170	130	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$52,780	80	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$52,350	100	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$51,410	170	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,310	140	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$51,150	70	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,460	190	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,160	130	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.