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
Data Entry Keyers	$34,890	320	View salary detail
Tutors	$34,860	220	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,830	6,330	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,720	100	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$34,620	120	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$34,320	3,660	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,270	900	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,110	100	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$34,100	310	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$34,020	130	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$33,860	6,740	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$33,800	130	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$33,800	120	View salary detail
Concierges	$33,590	130	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$33,560	90	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$32,980	850	View salary detail
File Clerks	$32,740	190	View salary detail
Security Guards	$32,240	6,650	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,830	210	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,170	140	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$31,090	110	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$30,840	120	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$30,520	4,720	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$30,430	620	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,400	12,030	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$30,040	180	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,020	6,070	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,960	870	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$29,780	50	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$29,530	70	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$29,460	770	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$29,370	1,050	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$29,340	1,590	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$29,090	840	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$28,680	750	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$28,630	440	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$28,560	800	View salary detail
Bakers	$28,530	700	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,370	9,320	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$28,120	380	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,910	3,630	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$27,830	300	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$27,690	1,420	View salary detail
Nannies	$27,630	1,850	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$27,630	1,850	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$27,400	350	View salary detail
Orderlies	$27,270	190	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$26,470	670	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$26,450	430	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$26,410	270	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.