Salaries in Louisiana

Median pay for 81 in-demand careers in Louisiana, ranked highest to lowest, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.

#	Occupation	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	Anesthesiologist	$213,386	$102.59
2	Radiologist	$207,443	$99.73
3	Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	$186,007	$89.43
4	Orthodontist	$164,394	$79.04
5	Dentist	$153,065	$73.59
6	Marketing Manager	$142,340	$68.43
7	Lawyer	$138,410	$66.54
8	Air Traffic Controller	$127,376	$61.24
9	Petroleum Engineer	$121,791	$58.55
10	Physician Assistant	$120,096	$57.74
11	Nurse Practitioner	$118,395	$56.92
12	Software Developer	$117,222	$56.36
13	Pharmacist	$117,077	$56.29
14	Optometrist	$115,660	$55.61
15	Aerospace Engineer	$111,966	$53.83
16	Veterinarian	$109,430	$52.61
17	Cyber Security Analyst	$107,945	$51.90
18	Chemical Engineer	$99,034	$47.61
19	Electrical Engineer	$95,629	$45.98
20	Data Analyst	$95,143	$45.74
21	Physical Therapist	$93,490	$44.95
22	Biomedical Engineer	$92,417	$44.43
23	Environmental Engineer	$90,439	$43.48
24	Financial Analyst	$89,460	$43.01
25	Occupational Therapist	$89,292	$42.93
26	Psychologist	$88,445	$42.52
27	Network Administrator	$88,210	$42.41
28	Project Manager	$87,480	$42.06
29	Architect	$86,104	$41.40
30	Industrial Engineer	$85,784	$41.24
31	Mechanical Engineer	$85,627	$41.17
32	UX Designer	$84,704	$40.72
33	Civil Engineer	$82,866	$39.84
34	Ultrasound Technician	$78,889	$37.93
35	College Professor	$78,213	$37.60
36	Speech-Language Pathologist	$76,560	$36.81
37	Dental Hygienist	$75,256	$36.18
38	Web Developer	$75,218	$36.16
39	Registered Nurse	$73,838	$35.50
40	MRI Technologist	$73,836	$35.50
41	Accountant	$68,822	$33.09
42	Police Officer	$66,971	$32.20
43	Aircraft Mechanic	$65,057	$31.28
44	Radiologic Technologist	$64,107	$30.82
45	Respiratory Therapist	$62,838	$30.21
46	HR Specialist	$62,754	$30.17
47	Flight Attendant	$62,296	$29.95
48	High School Teacher	$60,277	$28.98
49	Dietitian	$59,959	$28.83
50	Elementary School Teacher	$58,166	$27.96
51	School Counselor	$57,649	$27.72
52	Plumber	$57,217	$27.51
53	Wind Turbine Technician	$56,321	$27.08
54	Surgical Technologist	$56,191	$27.01
55	Physical Therapist Assistant	$55,625	$26.74
56	Electrician	$55,542	$26.70
57	IT Support Specialist	$54,983	$26.43
58	Diesel Mechanic	$54,824	$26.36
59	Paralegal	$54,193	$26.05
60	Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	$53,483	$25.71
61	Heavy Equipment Operator	$52,637	$25.31
62	HVAC Technician	$52,055	$25.03
63	Firefighter	$51,300	$24.66
64	Massage Therapist	$50,501	$24.28
65	CDL Truck Driver	$50,003	$24.04
66	Carpenter	$48,874	$23.50
67	Real Estate Agent	$48,860	$23.49
68	Social Worker	$47,983	$23.07
69	Machinist	$45,230	$21.75
70	Welder	$44,654	$21.47
71	Medical Coder	$44,543	$21.41
72	Dental Assistant	$43,766	$21.04
73	Solar Installer	$42,580	$20.47
74	Auto Mechanic	$40,925	$19.68
75	Phlebotomist	$39,240	$18.87
76	Veterinary Technician	$38,972	$18.74
77	Medical Assistant	$36,734	$17.66
78	Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)	$36,417	$17.51
79	Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)	$35,040	$16.85
80	Pharmacy Technician	$34,554	$16.61
81	Preschool Teacher	$32,508	$15.63

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