Louisiana
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$50,800
Median Annual Wage
+27% since 2014
1,833,900
Total Workers
669
Occupations Tracked
Louisiana is a State with 669 tracked occupations and an estimated 1,833,900 total workers. Wages grew an average of 31.5% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $225,440 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $212,890 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $203,740 |
| Dentists, General | $179,600 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,840 |
| Podiatrists | $167,000 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | $138,600 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $134,630 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $133,050 |
| Chemical Engineers | $131,180 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+31.5%
avg wage growth since 2014
-1%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Social Science Research Assistants Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+171.6%
$19,430 → $52,770
|
| Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+161.3%
$28,420 → $74,260
|
| Power Plant Operators Production Occupations |
+156.6%
$36,830 → $94,500
|
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Legal Occupations |
+132.6%
$53,360 → $124,090
|
| Skincare Specialists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+114.9%
$19,240 → $41,340
|
Most Jobs Added
| Financial Clerks, All Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+1300.0%
80 → 1,150
|
| Life Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+1000.0%
40 → 460
|
| Food Processing Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+800.0%
410 → 3,700
|
| Physical Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+700.0%
40 → 350
|
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
+700.0%
70 → 590
|
Wage Declines
| Orthotists and Prosthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-36.0%
$95,980 → $61,460
|
| Archivists Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-27.3%
$48,910 → $35,550
|
| Chief Executives Management Occupations |
-25.6%
$163,400 → $121,490
|
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers Legal Occupations |
-24.6%
$48,810 → $36,780
|
| Food Scientists and Technologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-21.9%
$73,280 → $57,200
|
Wage Trends in Louisiana
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $50,800 |
| 2023 | $48,855 |
| 2022 | $48,090 |
| 2021 | $46,640 |
| 2020 | $45,040 |
| 2019 | $43,620 |
| 2018 | $41,580 |
| 2017 | $40,610 |
| 2016 | $40,535 |
| 2015 | $39,920 |
| 2014 | $39,940 |
Metro Areas in Louisiana
BLS tracks 10 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.