Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Louisiana

798 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Louisiana for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$53,240	9,270	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$53,130	3,730	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$53,080	240	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$52,600	340	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$52,450	40	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,440	4,780	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$51,770	120	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$51,700	7,860	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$51,420	280	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$51,420	280	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$51,230	1,200	View salary detail
Choreographers	$51,170	210	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$51,150	190	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$50,800	2,160	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$50,770	—	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$50,750	410	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,660	7,970	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$50,660	7,970	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$50,580	890	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,560	90	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$50,320	1,080	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$50,150	900	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$50,080	310	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$50,050	890	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$49,990	3,060	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$49,950	40	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$49,940	600	View salary detail
Carpenters	$49,920	8,990	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$49,920	80	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,920	110	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$49,910	1,750	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,800	670	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,690	110	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,680	760	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,490	8,110	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$49,440	930	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,410	910	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$49,400	100	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,320	28,540	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$49,240	310	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$49,180	910	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$49,120	2,520	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$49,080	5,730	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,950	7,680	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$48,940	840	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$48,940	840	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$48,900	500	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$48,890	380	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,860	1,490	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$48,810	860	View salary detail

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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.