Louisiana
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$50,800
Median Annual Wage
+16% since 2019
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 21.3% from 2019 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
2019 → 2024
+21.3%
avg wage growth since 2019
-0.5%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Massage Therapists Healthcare Support Occupations |
+182.7%
$20,520 → $58,010
|
| Logging Workers, All Other Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
+152.6%
$32,120 → $81,140
|
| Desktop Publishers Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+127.8%
$24,190 → $55,110
|
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Production Occupations |
+101.7%
$29,280 → $59,060
|
| Writers and Authors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+100.2%
$35,370 → $70,810
|
Most Jobs Added
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+1700.0%
190 → 3,460
|
| General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+600.0%
140 → 1,000
|
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+400.0%
210 → 1,090
|
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+300.0%
320 → 1,510
|
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Production Occupations |
+300.0%
100 → 410
|
Wage Declines
| Chief Executives Management Occupations |
-40.4%
$203,870 → $121,490
|
| Archivists Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-23.5%
$46,450 → $35,550
|
| Designers, All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-22.7%
$82,890 → $64,040
|
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-22.1%
$30,440 → $23,700
|
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-21.0%
$91,580 → $72,340
|
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 |
Metro Areas in Louisiana
BLS tracks 10 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.