Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lake Charles, LA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Speech-Language Pathologists	$64,720	210	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,550	100	View salary detail
Surveyors	$64,520	60	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$64,520	60	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$64,130	280	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$63,840	150	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$63,840	150	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$63,840	150	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,780	410	View salary detail
Electricians	$63,620	590	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$63,570	490	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,420	100	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$63,410	110	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$63,170	40	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$63,130	660	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$63,130	660	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$63,130	660	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$63,130	660	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$63,130	660	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	50	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,480	110	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$61,730	40	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,420	110	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,570	930	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$60,020	120	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,870	460	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$58,850	60	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,740	70	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$58,740	70	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,510	300	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$58,240	80	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$58,240	80	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$58,240	80	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$58,150	60	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,410	140	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$56,880	70	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$56,600	80	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$56,600	80	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$56,600	80	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$56,550	130	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56,290	1,780	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$56,290	1,780	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$56,050	110	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$55,940	410	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,940	410	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$55,580	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$54,960	880	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$53,940	140	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$53,300	890	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$52,930	210	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.