New Orleans, LA Careers and Salaries

615 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Orleans, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Management Analysts	$95,100	1,600	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$29,340	1,590	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$65,590	1,580	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,590	1,580	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$107,490	1,560	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$26,240	1,530	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$60,360	1,520	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,560	1,510	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,450	1,510	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$62,450	1,510	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$128,100	1,470	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,410	1,440	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$47,300	1,430	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$27,690	1,420	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,020	1,410	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,130	1,390	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,830	1,360	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$94,450	1,330	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$98,320	1,310	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,020	1,300	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$63,500	1,280	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$124,800	1,270	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Coroners	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$59,340	1,220	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$86,320	1,210	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$23,420	1,200	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,280	1,190	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,240	1,150	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$44,520	1,150	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,250	1,120	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,800	1,110	View salary detail
Firefighters	$37,250	1,110	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$47,570	1,100	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,530	1,090	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$108,240	1,070	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$108,240	1,070	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$108,240	1,070	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$110,970	1,050	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$110,970	1,050	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$110,970	1,050	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$110,970	1,050	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$29,370	1,050	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$110,970	1,050	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$110,970	1,050	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.