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
Endoscopy Technicians	$34,040	4,100	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,040	100	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$34,040	4,100	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$34,040	4,100	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$33,910	240	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$33,900	1,120	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$33,800	420	View salary detail
Tutors	$33,780	540	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$33,560	250	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$33,490	1,030	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$33,450	730	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,260	570	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$33,220	120	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$33,160	90	View salary detail
Firefighters	$33,120	5,230	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$33,060	1,420	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$33,020	190	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$32,880	40	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,750	12,820	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$32,720	—	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$32,480	31,790	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$32,350	200	View salary detail
Security Guards	$32,240	17,210	View salary detail
File Clerks	$32,200	680	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$31,990	910	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$31,940	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$31,740	60	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$31,440	2,420	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$31,400	50	View salary detail
Concierges	$31,340	320	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$31,310	3,960	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$31,230	2,950	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$30,640	2,140	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$30,510	20,690	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$30,480	1,230	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$30,370	560	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$30,030	280	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$30,000	430	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$29,680	—	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$29,620	720	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$29,600	610	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$29,540	—	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$29,490	49,570	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$29,450	6,670	View salary detail
Shampooers	$29,160	—	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$29,150	1,150	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,050	14,910	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,930	27,610	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$28,930	430	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$28,910	380	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.