New Orleans, LA Careers and Salaries

615 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Orleans, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$30,400	12,030	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,850	11,530	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,850	11,530	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,850	11,530	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,850	11,530	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,850	11,530	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$105,110	10,670	View salary detail
Baristas	$25,470	10,110	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$25,470	10,110	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$16,640	10,050	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,370	9,320	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,380	9,220	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,380	9,220	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$26,200	7,250	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$33,860	6,740	View salary detail
Security Guards	$32,240	6,650	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,830	6,330	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,830	6,180	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,020	6,070	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,300	5,600	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,540	5,500	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,260	4,940	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,270	4,830	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$30,520	4,720	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,720	4,490	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,350	4,400	View salary detail
Lawyers	$121,290	4,330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,130	4,220	View salary detail
Bartenders	$21,230	4,200	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,980	3,840	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$77,940	3,740	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$34,320	3,660	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,910	3,630	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$39,480	3,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,090	3,590	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,940	3,360	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$60,640	2,940	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,750	2,930	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,780	2,870	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,750	2,860	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$112,550	2,610	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$112,550	2,610	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$112,550	2,610	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$112,550	2,610	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$112,550	2,610	View salary detail

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.