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
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$49,720	40	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$49,600	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,570	190	View salary detail
Dredge Operators	$49,390	—	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,360	50	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$49,270	50	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$49,230	70	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$49,230	50	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$49,190	1,610	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$49,000	90	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$49,000	90	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$48,970	2,040	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$48,970	2,040	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,860	930	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$48,750	50	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$48,630	550	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$48,620	280	View salary detail
Glaziers	$48,250	110	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$48,220	200	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$48,180	30	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$48,100	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,060	170	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$48,030	30	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,020	1,300	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$47,980	60	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,860	670	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$47,830	160	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$47,770	50	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$47,750	50	View salary detail
Riggers	$47,730	270	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$47,730	760	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$47,570	1,100	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$47,530	100	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,530	1,090	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$47,490	240	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$47,430	780	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,430	780	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$47,430	780	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$47,430	780	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,360	90	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$47,300	1,430	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$47,030	310	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,980	3,840	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,930	750	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$46,870	310	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,830	1,360	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$46,760	570	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$46,760	570	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$46,760	570	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,640	340	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.