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
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$46,870	100	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$46,870	100	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,940	100	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,840	100	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$72,040	100	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$44,040	90	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$128,670	90	View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$75,480	90	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$36,370	90	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$47,510	90	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,560	90	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$63,180	90	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,650	90	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$62,390	90	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$345,040	90	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$38,060	90	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,040	90	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$33,160	90	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$136,970	90	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$404,550	80	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$66,870	80	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$82,140	80	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,700	80	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,440	80	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$31,940	80	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$46,100	80	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$49,920	80	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$64,580	80	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$64,820	80	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$42,260	70	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,960	70	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$28,560	70	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,090	70	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$97,470	70	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,100	70	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,670	70	View salary detail
Statisticians	$76,400	70	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,310	70	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$76,400	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$43,680	70	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$36,500	60	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$61,480	60	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$36,790	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$31,740	60	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$79,970	60	View salary detail
Historians	$80,620	60	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$119,280	60	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,860	60	View salary detail
Archivists	$59,070	50	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$197,480	50	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.