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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$48,770960View salary detail
Roofers$48,760760View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,740320View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$48,670110View salary detail
Dredge Operators$48,590—View salary detail
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$48,56040View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$48,450350View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$48,420120View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$48,410—View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers$48,38012,400View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48,38012,400View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,330320View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,280620View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,260740View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other$48,0701,650View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,0502,460View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$48,0404,130View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other$48,020250View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,990280View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers$47,970190View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,950810View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,930580View salary detail
Counselors, All Other$47,8301,510View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$47,820120View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$47,750290View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists$47,750110View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers$47,51090View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,490750View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,420310View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$47,350120View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,3401,610View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,330570View salary detail
Biological Technicians$47,310190View salary detail
Credit Counselors$47,250130View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$47,170400View salary detail
Glaziers$47,150610View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,1501,660View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$47,13040View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$47,110210View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$47,100970View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,0502,980View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers$46,950170View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers$46,940320View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$46,870100View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$46,870100View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$46,870100View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,870100View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,8001,740View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$46,770300View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$46,730440View 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.