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
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$65,620	210	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$65,370	1,670	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,220	3,340	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$65,170	40	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$64,820	80	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$64,580	80	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$64,530	690	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$64,530	690	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$64,530	690	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,500	950	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$64,200	700	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$64,110	1,370	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$63,790	320	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,680	8,360	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$63,680	3,370	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$63,680	8,360	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$63,380	270	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,290	19,120	View salary detail
Midwives	$63,240	3,900	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$63,240	3,900	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,210	1,100	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$63,210	550	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$63,180	90	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$63,140	1,460	View salary detail
Surveyors	$63,140	1,460	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	460	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$63,130	150	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$63,120	2,140	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$63,000	380	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$62,920	880	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$62,920	880	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$62,920	880	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$62,920	880	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$62,910	980	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$62,760	810	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$62,700	1,050	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,640	1,410	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$62,630	350	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$62,630	350	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$62,550	150	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$62,390	90	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,260	4,270	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,250	13,690	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$62,230	230	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$62,170	390	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.