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
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$50,140	300	View salary detail
Paramedics	$49,880	80	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$49,410	60	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$49,390	80	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,300	1,460	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$49,110	90	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$48,990	710	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,720	310	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$48,720	310	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,580	190	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$48,530	30	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,500	2,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,470	—	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$48,270	120	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$48,270	120	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$48,270	120	View salary detail
Carpenters	$48,210	400	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$48,020	170	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,690	350	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$47,220	40	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$46,800	90	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$46,560	80	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$46,380	410	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$46,090	110	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$46,060	350	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,840	400	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$45,410	510	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$45,330	—	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$45,240	40	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$45,110	130	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$44,650	260	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$44,590	160	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,500	420	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$44,350	110	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$44,320	460	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$44,320	460	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,790	710	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$43,770	770	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$43,490	30	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$43,230	30	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,050	230	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,630	50	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,660	40	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$41,210	170	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$40,910	140	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$40,610	30	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$40,350	90	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$39,970	320	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,910	80	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,810	90	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.