Louisiana Careers and Salaries

798 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Louisiana for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$29,490	49,570	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Cashiers	$26,750	46,350	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,800	45,720	View salary detail
Baristas	$22,800	45,720	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
General and Operations Managers	$101,790	43,220	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$15,080	33,870	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$32,480	31,790	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,490	31,710	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$23,620	30,920	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,320	28,540	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$38,790	28,040	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,930	27,610	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,330	25,780	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$38,230	22,100	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,770	22,060	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,960	21,490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,180	20,810	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$30,510	20,690	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,290	19,120	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,890	18,980	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,470	17,600	View salary detail
Security Guards	$32,240	17,210	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$63,220	17,010	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,860	16,910	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,800	16,680	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,850	15,210	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,050	14,910	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,440	14,300	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,360	14,070	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,360	14,070	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$73,810	14,050	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,250	13,690	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$103,140	13,220	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.