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
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$38,000	880	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$37,950	440	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,760	3,030	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,730	280	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$37,650	870	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$37,570	500	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$37,520	660	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,490	—	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$37,440	330	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,380	2,010	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$37,340	250	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,330	25,780	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,190	4,440	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,160	300	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,960	70	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,930	2,970	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$36,920	1,800	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$36,890	600	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,860	60	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,830	510	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$36,790	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,790	2,240	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$36,500	60	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$36,480	890	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,400	3,710	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$36,370	90	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$36,360	720	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,320	12,310	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,290	3,200	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$36,230	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,160	3,910	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$36,120	3,410	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$36,090	280	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$35,970	310	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$35,960	620	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,890	—	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,870	2,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,800	16,680	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$35,780	3,440	View salary detail
Tellers	$35,680	4,900	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,530	2,220	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,340	43,730	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$35,340	43,730	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,180	—	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,910	3,740	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$34,870	8,510	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,860	590	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$34,860	2,360	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$34,620	530	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,490	31,710	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.