Lake Charles, LA Careers and Salaries

364 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lake Charles, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cashiers	$27,480	2,840	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$28,780	2,620	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$90,690	2,460	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$90,690	2,460	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$90,690	2,460	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$90,690	2,460	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$90,690	2,460	View salary detail
Baristas	$22,500	2,350	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,500	2,350	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$101,370	2,140	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$45,240	2,130	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$15,080	1,950	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$23,380	1,940	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$56,290	1,780	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56,290	1,780	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,740	1,690	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$35,740	1,690	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,690	1,660	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$31,630	1,590	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$38,550	1,510	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,260	1,390	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,170	1,350	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,960	1,340	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$94,810	1,330	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$74,220	1,320	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,580	1,290	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$35,080	1,090	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,520	1,090	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$52,140	1,020	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$72,920	970	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,180	970	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,180	970	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,570	930	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$53,300	890	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,230	890	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$15,080	880	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$54,960	880	View salary detail
Security Guards	$29,740	870	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$87,940	850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,230	850	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$28,550	850	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,550	830	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.