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
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$59,320	40	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$59,320	40	View salary detail
Paramedics	$59,210	350	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$59,200	770	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$59,150	140	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$59,140	170	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$59,120	1,690	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,100	160	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,970	610	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$58,950	90	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$58,660	590	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,240	1,150	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,900	160	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$57,670	30	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	430	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$56,960	520	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$56,940	50	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$56,580	—	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$56,160	2,430	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$56,160	2,430	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$56,120	110	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$56,120	110	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$56,120	—	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$55,550	340	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$54,870	140	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$54,180	70	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$54,170	50	View salary detail
Clergy	$54,140	80	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,590	480	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$53,520	80	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$53,330	60	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$53,320	70	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$53,100	130	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$53,090	200	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,480	170	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$52,150	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$52,000	340	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$51,710	560	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,540	5,500	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$51,310	210	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$51,210	170	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$50,920	90	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$50,400	950	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$50,330	410	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$50,330	410	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$50,200	40	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,130	1,390	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$50,060	60	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$49,970	70	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,930	620	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.