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
Photonics Technicians$58,9602,110View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$58,9602,110View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$58,9602,110View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$58,9601,300View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,9105,090View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$58,900500View salary detail
Editors$58,860330View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,77022,060View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,7605,560View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,6803,270View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists$58,6801,290View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,6505,380View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,640770View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$58,600770View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators$58,520270View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,4701,200View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$58,440270View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists$58,440520View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,2301,150View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$58,0703,030View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$57,930780View salary detail
Health Education Specialists$57,840470View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$57,560610View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,47017,600View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$57,440240View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$57,3702,230View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,18020,810View salary detail
Designers, All Other$57,020250View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$56,890960View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$56,8001,110View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,480780View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$56,440120View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$56,38040View salary detail
Paramedics$56,0502,040View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors$55,890440View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$55,690190View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$55,530—View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$55,4407,100View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$55,2008,200View salary detail
Embalmers$54,890150View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,7301,170View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$54,590210View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$54,260210View salary detail
Clergy$54,140400View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$53,7903,860View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$53,510280View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians$53,3601,610View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts$53,3601,610View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$53,3601,610View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$53,320140View 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.