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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

New Orleans, LA MSA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

New Orleans, Louisiana

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$194,210Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$186,890Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$185,020Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$160,440Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 510
$154,900Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$144,300 130
$134,400Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$128,180 930
$108,800Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$92,150 740
$107,680Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$91,990 2,630
$98,730Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$67,850 280
$91,600Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,090 410
$90,090General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$72,670 11,330
$84,540Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,480 390
$84,150Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,180 70
$83,110Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$95,180 70
$82,680Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$83,310 790
$82,030Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$80,870 80
$81,560Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$81,090 1,180
$80,360Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$80,070 110
$79,850Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$89,480n.a.
$79,130Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$68,060 540
$76,680Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,560 650
$76,420Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$60,370 570
$76,180Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,070 640
$75,150Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,740 32,130
$73,950Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,680 190
$73,790Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$60,050 50
$73,500Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,830 130
$73,370Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$64,750 2,020
$73,250Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$76,460 130
$71,920Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,470 5,710
$71,900Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$73,970 50
$70,620Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$70,820 30
$69,640Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$66,410 920
$69,370Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$72,850 50
$69,000Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,590 1,020
$68,860Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$61,510 1,800
$67,860Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$57,030 420
$67,700Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,980 800
$67,690Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$64,390 550
$67,540Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$61,830 30
$67,170Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$72,280 220
$66,530Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,850 210
$66,310Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,580 490
$66,200Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$65,640 560
$65,960Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$62,720 660
$65,140Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,330 340
$64,980Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,630 50
$64,970Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,210 570
$64,610Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,590 1,530
$64,470Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,830 2,510
$64,450Chemists
(area) (ind)
$60,740 230
$64,380Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,030 270
$64,340Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$53,050 190
$63,870Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,650 2,470
$63,370Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,160 1,720
$63,220Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,020 250
$62,200Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$56,140 300
$62,150Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$56,390 660
$61,620Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,700 2,100
$61,440Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$61,270 230
$61,180Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,600 1,130
$61,080Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,610 70
$60,370Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,960 50
$60,260Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,840 80
$60,250Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,690 9,390
$59,910Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,850 620
$59,290Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,760 40
$58,860Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,250 60
$58,750Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,530 140
$58,510Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,330 1,920
$58,310Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,180 130
$57,980Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$56,580 2,230
$56,780Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$54,590 300
$56,700First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$60,200 40
$56,690Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,960 520
$56,670Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,150 2,040
$56,630Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,010 30
$56,330Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$55,240 940
$56,030Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,000 80
$55,870Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,960 660
$55,730Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$55,710n.a.
$55,510Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$53,550 1,290
$55,390Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$56,420 120
$55,170Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$53,880 14,670
$55,100Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,220 40
$54,790Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,930 4,400
$54,650Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,760 7,810
$54,400Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$53,270 280
$54,340Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,650 2,380
$54,110First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$46,410 1,000
$54,100Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$53,230 2,890
$53,720Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,860 110
$53,510Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$49,240 370
$53,480Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,190 35,020
$53,400Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$53,380 90
$53,360Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,740 300
$53,340Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,730 120
$52,770Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$50,390 1,070
$52,530Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,780 2,430
$52,510Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$52,870 1,610
$52,450Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$47,370 220
$52,310Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,890 50
$51,570Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,080 180
$51,540Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$53,820n.a.
$51,030Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$51,280 190
$50,990Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$51,230 380
$50,230Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,870 550
$50,180Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$47,370 80
$49,880Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$41,830 180
$49,730Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$44,340 4,840
$49,550Art directors
(area) (ind)
$44,240 70
$49,510Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$42,170 240
$49,500First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,010 2,130
$49,180Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,370 20,480
$49,130Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,380 100
$49,060Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,570 280
$48,900Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,010 130
$48,760Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,920 210
$48,660Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,950 700
$48,140Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,030 370
$48,070Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,290 370
$47,870First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$44,530 3,090
$47,870Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,960 780
$47,610Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$39,540 220
$47,570Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,950 300
$47,280First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,960 2,310
$47,280Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$42,670 150
$46,880First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$43,140 1,150
$46,360Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$43,960 50
$46,310Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,010 320
$46,300Health educators
(area) (ind)
$48,460 60
$46,140Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$40,910 1,430
$46,090Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,660 360
$46,040Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$45,420 80
$45,950Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$49,610 170
$45,840Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,380 440
$45,790Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$41,900 120
$45,770Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,680 70
$45,750Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$41,820 600
$45,640Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$42,770 140
$45,620Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,150 490
$45,480Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$30,690n.a.
$45,350First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$41,530 710
$45,290Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,510 1,440
$45,210Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,950 490
$45,050Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,910 340
$45,020Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$41,750 1,120
$44,950Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$40,650 7,060
$44,750Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,190 40
$44,340Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,360 820
$44,220Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$42,320 330
$44,220Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,160n.a.
$44,180Editors
(area) (ind)
$38,300 300
$44,060Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,800 110
$44,040Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$43,440 240
$43,960Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,640 1,110
$43,960Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$40,340n.a.
$43,870Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,610 260
$43,810Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,080 110
$43,740Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,310 720
$43,630Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,140 640
$43,560Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,850 280
$43,420Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,650 1,060
$43,290Librarians
(area) (ind)
$43,840 590
$43,000Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,480 650
$43,000Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,720 1,810
$42,790Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,050 990
$42,730Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,830n.a.
$42,640Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,320 30
$42,640Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$43,010 280
$42,580Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$33,660 40
$42,480Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,470 790
$42,420Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,940 590
$42,410Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,850 960
$42,270First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$37,220 7,210
$42,250Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,410 1,350
$42,150Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,040 350
$42,020Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$28,550n.a.
$41,880Electricians
(area) (ind)
$42,190 3,080
$41,650Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,390n.a.
$41,580Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$42,210n.a.
$41,440Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,160 490
$41,350Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,620 190
$41,350Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,070 160
$41,190Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,300 250
$41,130Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,990 590
$40,960Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,260 240
$40,820Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,990 30
$40,800Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$41,030 240
$40,600Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,780 160
$40,530Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,110 280
$40,240Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$39,090 80
$40,230Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,800 690
$40,140Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,890 590
$40,080Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$40,580 400
$40,050Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,460 740
$40,050Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$37,860 80
$40,040Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,680 260
$40,040Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,230 420
$40,020Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$41,240n.a.
$39,910First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,080 330
$39,890Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,720 31,110
$39,870Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,760 3,440
$39,830Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,790 1,060
$39,830Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,420 860
$39,640Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,210 250
$39,570Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,800 1,240
$39,480English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,130 60
$39,450Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,590 1,340
$39,380Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$39,920 40
$39,340Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,650 30
$39,260Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,020 890
$38,970Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,910 470
$38,950Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,730 7,790
$38,880Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,420 820
$38,740Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$36,460 560
$38,480Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$35,470n.a.
$38,440Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$38,560 180
$38,340Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,750 7,250
$38,290Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,260 250
$38,280Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,810 160
$38,220Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$37,610 50
$38,200Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,100 200
$38,180Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,530n.a.
$38,140Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,220 170
$37,950Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,180 1,080
$37,840Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,030 30
$37,830Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$34,960 1,510
$37,790Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$40,100 300
$37,770Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,450 110
$37,760Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,320 820
$37,640Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$37,720n.a.
$37,610Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,860n.a.
$37,500Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,690 450
$37,340Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$29,400 330
$37,240Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$34,740 150
$37,060Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,270 740
$37,060Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,480 30
$37,020Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,530 1,260
$37,000Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,170 310
$36,960Machinists
(area) (ind)
$36,460 1,080
$36,900Curators
(area) (ind)
$35,240 70
$36,620Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$35,230 120
$36,590Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,120 370
$36,540Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$30,360 2,410
$36,420Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,020 810
$36,330Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,270n.a.
$36,300First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$33,550 870
$36,030Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$37,830 1,210
$36,010Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,020 1,650
$36,000Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,080 40
$35,640Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,010 290
$35,620Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,560 310
$35,540Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,180 50
$35,390Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,610 810
$35,370Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$34,010 180
$34,920Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,480n.a.
$34,800Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,180 140
$34,750Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,540 270
$34,510Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,370 40
$34,510Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$33,120 330
$34,440Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,520 2,820
$34,420Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$37,720 500
$34,380Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,860 220
$34,140Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,850 24,830
$34,110Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,020 80
$33,940Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$33,100 190
$33,900Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,820 3,550
$33,840Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$23,000n.a.
$33,830Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,660 110
$33,630Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$33,090 50
$33,620Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$28,340 550
$33,390Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$33,080 270
$33,230Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,540 720
$33,220Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,500 190
$33,160Job printers
(area) (ind)
$32,920 160
$33,090Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,050 80
$33,050Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,780n.a.
$33,000Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,910 6,770
$32,960Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,890 70
$32,950First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,670 260
$32,920First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,840 5,820
$32,770Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,990 1,640
$32,740Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$29,610n.a.
$32,660All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,480 607,660
$32,640Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,400 4,890
$32,490Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$32,150 3,620
$32,430Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,900 29,430
$32,430Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$33,400 2,430
$32,250Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$25,930 60
$32,230Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,550 110
$32,100Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$32,880 90
$31,950Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,670n.a.
$31,910Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,010 32,010
$31,910Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,490 180
$31,740Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,740 730
$31,700Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$27,840 90
$31,580Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,150 700
$31,540Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$29,790 50
$31,510Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,600 260
$31,440Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$28,110n.a.
$31,280Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,400 500
$31,250Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$31,430 250
$31,210Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,000 550
$31,120Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,490 70
$31,070Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$21,480 50
$30,900All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,380 1,720
$30,700Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$32,000 220
$30,660Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,440 3,830
$30,630Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,170 730
$30,620Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,050 1,170
$30,490Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,150 350
$30,470Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,190 1,360
$30,420Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,850 130
$30,410Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$27,340 110
$30,410Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$26,860 1,040
$30,390Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$27,220n.a.
$30,370Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,930 1,020
$30,350Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,080 970
$30,280Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,050 130
$30,270Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,790 200
$30,250Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$30,480 440
$30,220Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,560 210
$30,080Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,510 470
* $30,080Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$32,800 450
$30,050Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,720 320
$30,010Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$27,250 30
$29,950Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,630 270
$29,860Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$28,860 130
$29,830Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,730n.a.
$29,730Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$29,460 600
$29,680Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$27,730 5,660
$29,680Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,370 8,330
$29,600Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,960 1,580
$29,580Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,200 6,630
$29,380Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$28,750 2,990
$29,270Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$28,330 310
$29,240Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,290 210
$29,030Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,450 120
$28,980Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,910 50
$28,890Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,580 130
$28,750Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$25,900 2,630
$28,700Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$27,110 1,410
$28,700Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,150 490
$28,690Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,300 940
$28,670Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,670 720
$28,600Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,970 70
$28,530Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$27,780 380
$28,420Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$27,370 80
$28,400Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,460 790
$28,370Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,680 430
$28,250New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,920n.a.
$28,130Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,280 260
$28,120Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,690 170
$28,110Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,630 600
$28,100Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670 250
$27,950Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,650 970
$27,940Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,000 110
$27,780Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,300 40
$27,730Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,830 90
$27,720Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,940 650
$27,640Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,910 70
$27,630First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,200 540
$27,610Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,100 610
$27,600Riggers
(area) (ind)
$28,470 550
$27,560Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 180
$27,540Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,770 350
$27,430Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$26,070 40
$27,420Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,700 1,060
$27,350Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,150 540
$27,330Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,430 90
$27,220Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,520 630
$27,120Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,110 64,560
$27,040Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,610 140
$26,840Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,780 370
$26,790Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,570 550
$26,710Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,190 2,780
$26,700Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,420 2,160
$26,700Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$25,170 70
$26,680Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,640 360
$26,660Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,790 340
$26,620Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,490 80
$26,580Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,870 120
$26,530Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,130 2,230
$26,470Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,320n.a.
$26,460Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$26,570 820
$26,420Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,490 130
$26,370Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,210n.a.
$26,360Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,920 8,220
$26,340Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,600 460
$26,290Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,700 960
$26,260Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,330 130
$26,250Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$22,910 490
$26,230Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$22,920 50
$26,230Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,270 70
$26,220Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,710n.a.
$26,210Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$26,150 200
$26,190Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,880n.a.
$26,170Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,840 480
$26,170First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,600 4,080
$26,110Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,890 1,270
$26,090Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$23,570n.a.
$26,090Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$21,240n.a.
$26,060Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,940 48,250
$26,030Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$25,280 70
$26,010Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,380 107,630
$26,000Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,380 150
$25,990Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,040 7,020
$25,980Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,750 50
$25,910Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,800 240
$25,870Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,850 240
$25,780Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,770 1,040
$25,770Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$18,930 110
$25,750Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$22,470n.a.
$25,650Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,170 390
$25,530Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,970 50
$25,490Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 670
$25,280Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,830 450
$25,130Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,340 40
$25,050Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,280 60
$25,000First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$23,540 1,130
$24,920Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,720 1,130
$24,900Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$19,130 570
$24,840Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,460 230
$24,630Clergy
(area) (ind)
$23,700 70
$24,620Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,420 550
$24,550Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,920 17,170
$24,510Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,510 390
$24,490Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$22,720 1,350
$24,370Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,120 11,670
$24,320Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,850 100
$24,120Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,230 2,680
$24,090Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$23,930 440
$24,050Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,630n.a.
$24,050Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$17,150 110
$24,010Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,110 140
$23,920Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,400 400
$23,820Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,740 150
$23,770Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,680 1,100
$23,760Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,090 1,050
$23,610Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,180 4,380
$23,570Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,510n.a.
$23,490Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,500 950
$23,480Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$22,130 510
$23,430Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,080n.a.
$23,410Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,580n.a.
$23,270Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,880 50
$23,130Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,840 200
$23,100Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,110n.a.
$23,030Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,700 1,630
$22,900Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$22,170 600
$22,780Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$19,360 40
$22,770Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,490n.a.
$22,700Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$22,990n.a.
$22,540Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,360 980
$22,540Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,150 3,140
$22,430Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,140 560
$22,370Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,080 700
$22,300Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,980 1,210
$22,180Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,540 1,840
$21,950Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,220 100
$21,950Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,340 330
$21,940Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,710 620
$21,900Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$17,610 240
$21,880Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,870n.a.
$21,860Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,560n.a.
$21,750Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,250n.a.
$21,560Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$20,480 1,100
$21,530Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,630 110
$21,520Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,390 19,160
* $21,480Dancers
(area) (ind)
$13,980 70
$21,270Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,660 1,320
$21,060Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,290 240
$21,060Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,270 610
$21,050Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,730 1,710
$21,030Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,920n.a.
$21,010Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,890 650
$20,980Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$19,490 800
$20,900Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,990 290
$20,710Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$20,960n.a.
$20,590Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,030 40
$20,590Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,270 140
$20,470Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,430 110
$20,420Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,850 480
$20,390Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,610n.a.
$20,290Concierges
(area) (ind)
$18,810 110
$20,220Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,710 210
$20,200Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,310 130
$19,950Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$19,700 80
$19,800Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,080n.a.
$19,710Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,380 1,170
$19,700Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,740 2,920
$19,690Bakers
(area) (ind)
$18,030 620
$19,570Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,070n.a.
$19,550Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,830 780
$19,540Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$18,140 12,890
$19,520Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$18,660n.a.
$19,490Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,840n.a.
$19,340Photographers
(area) (ind)
$14,460 420
$19,190Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,890 16,890
$19,150Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,080 1,470
$19,010Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$17,570 160
$18,970Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,000 1,920
$18,870Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,900n.a.
$18,870Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,960 2,690
$18,860Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,390 120
$18,850Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,760 210
$18,820Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$19,150 390
$18,780Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,600 6,730
$18,760Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,830 6,170
$18,720Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,070 100
$18,690Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$17,910 500
$18,670Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,060 13,000
$18,620Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,870 1,230
$18,620Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,680 110
$18,600Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,710 60
$18,500Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,120 340
$18,490Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$18,230 1,550
$18,480Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$18,160 420
$18,390Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,970 3,810
$18,370File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,860 1,100
$18,360Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,660 380
$18,310Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,900 19,120
$18,280Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,630 240
$18,090Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,580 330
$18,050Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,480 7,520
$17,820Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,680 2,030
$17,690Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,350 90
$17,630Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$15,130 810
$17,560Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,470 1,700
$17,470Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,050 320
$17,380Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,170 1,120
$17,290Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,100 160
$17,120Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,810 850
$17,110Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,510 370
$16,980Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,310 590
$16,920Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,320 1,200
$16,890Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,260 21,590
$16,850Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,240 2,190
$16,780Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,780 140
$16,750Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,380 1,050
$16,730Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,270 240
$16,650Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,280 7,810
$16,260Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,940 60
$16,250Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,090 670
$16,140Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$13,890 230
$16,110Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,780 63,930
$16,070Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,780 10,900
$15,990Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,540 1,760
$15,840Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$15,320 260
$15,800Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,310n.a.
$15,660Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$14,890 530
$15,650Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,320 4,030
$15,540Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,250 1,630
$15,320Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,440 70
$15,310Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$13,830 3,070
$15,200Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$14,320 1,470
$15,180Barbers
(area) (ind)
$15,030n.a.
$15,070Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$13,720 420
$14,860Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,940n.a.
$14,830Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,260 1,830
$14,660Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$13,970 50
$14,630Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,280 14,340
$14,610Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$14,650 220
$14,600Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,970 1,450
$14,570Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,020 7,580
$14,430Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,330 1,290
$14,410Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,850 2,900
$14,400Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,590 1,960
$14,340Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$13,660 19,340
$14,330Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,820 5,600
$14,100Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,640 2,400
$14,080Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,490 3,050
$13,940Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,200 3,540
$13,920Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,400 890
$13,820Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,470 270
$13,570Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,280 850
$13,490Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,120 1,060
$13,300Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,100 8,080
$13,110Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,040 6,690
n.a.Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 270

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.

The New Orleans, Louisiana metropolitan area consists of:

Jefferson Parish
Orleans Parish
Plaquemines Parish
St. Bernard Parish
St. Charles Parish
St. James Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish
St. Tammany Parish