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
Helpers--Electricians	$39,360	550	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,300	5,600	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,250	710	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$39,170	290	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$39,110	90	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$39,040	560	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$38,940	40	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,820	360	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,810	340	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,650	770	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$38,520	280	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$38,360	120	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,350	50	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$38,320	130	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$38,300	120	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,280	1,190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,130	4,220	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$38,120	190	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,710	730	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,680	700	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$37,650	70	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$37,440	90	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$37,310	910	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$37,310	910	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$37,310	910	View salary detail
Firefighters	$37,250	1,110	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$37,240	40	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,120	230	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,020	980	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,900	160	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,780	2,870	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,620	160	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,580	120	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,560	530	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$36,440	340	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
Animal Trainers	$36,180	—	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,130	—	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,130	50	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$36,120	240	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,080	670	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$35,990	130	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$35,900	700	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,750	2,930	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,660	480	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,520	250	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,410	1,440	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,180	420	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$35,150	700	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.