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
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$37,180	110	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$37,110	1,960	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$36,930	60	View salary detail
Riggers	$36,880	270	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$36,860	60	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$36,820	2,140	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,660	70	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$36,500	60	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,470	180	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$36,390	160	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$36,390	160	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$36,390	160	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$36,390	160	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,360	320	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$36,340	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,280	330	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,210	360	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,890	130	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,820	300	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$35,610	90	View salary detail
Tellers	$35,400	600	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$35,390	520	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$35,350	80	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$35,340	100	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,090	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,000	1,570	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$34,970	270	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$34,940	1,170	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$34,800	180	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$34,690	50	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$34,510	4,240	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$34,460	330	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$34,300	70	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$33,860	110	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$33,810	60	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$32,910	340	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$32,600	4,500	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$32,600	4,500	View salary detail
Concierges	$31,990	30	View salary detail
File Clerks	$31,760	40	View salary detail
Tutors	$31,470	70	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$31,310	3,170	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$30,530	730	View salary detail
Photographers	$30,450	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$30,430	70	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$30,210	300	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$30,170	1,180	View salary detail
Firefighters	$30,100	220	View salary detail
Security Guards	$30,090	900	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$30,020	480	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.