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
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$26,240	1,530	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$26,220	—	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$26,200	7,250	View salary detail
Baristas	$25,470	10,110	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$25,470	10,110	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$25,090	810	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$25,070	250	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$24,960	130	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$24,720	500	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$23,920	1,770	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$23,420	1,200	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$23,280	400	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$23,060	2,090	View salary detail
Bartenders	$21,230	4,200	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$16,640	10,050	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.