Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New Orleans, LA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$336,290	140	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$332,690	250	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Urologists	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$326,440	1,910	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$216,280	190	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$198,050	270	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$165,620	560	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,620	560	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$149,430	40	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$148,390	320	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$147,980	580	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$147,980	580	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$147,980	580	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$147,980	580	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$147,980	580	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$147,980	580	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,540	240	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$136,870	190	View salary detail
Optometrists	$136,200	50	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$135,950	140	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$134,110	1,970	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$134,110	1,970	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$134,110	1,970	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$133,010	—	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$132,710	230	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,570	800	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$129,960	100	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$129,960	100	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$129,960	100	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$128,670	90	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$128,360	200	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$128,100	1,470	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$127,340	460	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$127,340	460	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$127,340	460	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$127,340	460	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$127,030	510	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$127,030	510	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$126,740	250	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$126,260	110	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$126,260	110	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$125,930	110	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$125,830	40	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$125,570	130	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$125,120	220	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.