Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lafayette, LA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,830	190	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$51,800	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$51,630	1,830	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$51,580	2,100	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$51,270	140	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$50,510	200	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,200	540	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$50,180	270	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$49,990	80	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$49,970	910	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,930	120	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$49,900	910	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$49,900	910	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$49,820	220	View salary detail
Surveyors	$49,820	220	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,800	370	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$49,500	340	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,450	2,920	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,380	100	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$49,280	150	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$49,280	150	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$49,280	150	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,190	400	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,140	70	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,070	390	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$48,880	190	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,500	850	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$48,500	850	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$48,480	70	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$48,470	40	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,040	400	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$47,940	30	View salary detail
Roofers	$47,890	80	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$47,820	80	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,770	950	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,750	490	View salary detail
Carpenters	$47,440	580	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$47,310	210	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,190	—	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,160	—	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,080	190	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$47,020	500	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$46,850	40	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,600	390	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$46,590	70	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$46,370	440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$46,350	30	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,920	810	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,910	80	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,820	80	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.