What professions added the most jobs in Louisiana? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Louisiana is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Louisiana increased from 1,832,830 to 1,915,800 with a net gain of 82,970. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of personal care aides with 13,790 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 13,790 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 1,832,830 | 1,915,800 | 82,970 | 4.53% | $30,170 |
| 2 | Personal Care Aides | 16,600 | 30,390 | 13,790 | 83.07% | $17,500 |
| 3 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 18,280 | 25,500 | 7,220 | 39.50% | $17,120 |
| 4 | Cashiers | 64,180 | 71,120 | 6,940 | 10.81% | $17,360 |
| 5 | Office Clerks, General | 33,330 | 37,800 | 4,470 | 13.41% | $20,540 |
| 6 | Riggers | 2,460 | 6,110 | 3,650 | 148.37% | $33,360 |
| 7 | Food Preparation Workers | 30,240 | 33,570 | 3,330 | 11.01% | $17,080 |
| 8 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 6,340 | 9,660 | 3,320 | 52.37% | $39,410 |
| 9 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 13,600 | 16,610 | 3,010 | 22.13% | $40,110 |
| 10 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 20,990 | 23,820 | 2,830 | 13.48% | $50,280 |
| 11 | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 6,460 | 9,280 | 2,820 | 43.65% | $46,380 |
| 12 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 3,600 | 6,420 | 2,820 | 78.33% | $38,740 |
| 13 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 27,880 | 30,650 | 2,770 | 9.94% | $19,020 |
| 14 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other* | 9,670 | 12,330 | 2,660 | 27.51% | $50,620 |
| 15 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 27,420 | 30,020 | 2,600 | 9.48% | $32,290 |
| 16 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 12,780 | 15,220 | 2,440 | 19.09% | $27,340 |
| 17 | Cooks, Restaurant | 11,040 | 13,440 | 2,400 | 21.74% | $21,290 |
| 18 | Actors | 790 | 3,060 | 2,270 | 287.34% | $ |
| 19 | Electricians | 10,100 | 12,360 | 2,260 | 22.38% | $42,200 |
| 20 | Waiters and Waitresses | 32,250 | 34,210 | 1,960 | 6.08% | $17,330 |
| 21 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 8,940 | 10,810 | 1,870 | 20.92% | $55,600 |
| 22 | Cooks, Fast Food | 7,120 | 8,790 | 1,670 | 23.46% | $16,660 |
| 23 | Crane and Tower Operators | 2,740 | 4,360 | 1,620 | 59.12% | $40,480 |
| 24 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 1,610 | 3,180 | 1,570 | 97.52% | $57,020 |
| 25 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 3,410 | 4,950 | 1,540 | 45.16% | $38,230 |
| 26 | Construction Laborers | 16,020 | 17,540 | 1,520 | 9.49% | $24,510 |
| 27 | Firefighters | 4,700 | 6,180 | 1,480 | 31.49% | $29,260 |
| 28 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 21,520 | 22,870 | 1,350 | 6.27% | $19,300 |
| 29 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,890 | 3,190 | 1,300 | 68.78% | $35,470 |
| 30 | Machinists | 5,510 | 6,760 | 1,250 | 22.69% | $40,660 |
| 31 | Chemical Engineers | 1,100 | 2,190 | 1,090 | 99.09% | $96,090 |
| 32 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 6,610 | 7,680 | 1,070 | 16.19% | $44,560 |
| 33 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 1,250 | 2,320 | 1,070 | 85.60% | $50,930 |
| 34 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 590 | 1,630 | 1,040 | 176.27% | $56,740 |
| 35 | Security Guards | 15,330 | 16,360 | 1,030 | 6.72% | $22,290 |
| 36 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 7,030 | 8,050 | 1,020 | 14.51% | $21,010 |
| 37 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 7,440 | 8,390 | 950 | 12.77% | $72,270 |
| 38 | Carpenters | 11,750 | 12,600 | 850 | 7.23% | $35,470 |
| 39 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 1,000 | 1,840 | 840 | 84.00% | $38,270 |
| 40 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 2,890 | 3,730 | 840 | 29.07% | $18,780 |
| 41 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 22,700 | 23,540 | 840 | 3.70% | $34,530 |
| 42 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 2,270 | 3,100 | 830 | 36.56% | $17,830 |
| 43 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 4,990 | 5,770 | 780 | 15.63% | $17,400 |
| 44 | Construction Managers | 2,970 | 3,730 | 760 | 25.59% | $67,240 |
| 45 | First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 2,860 | 3,610 | 750 | 26.22% | $50,940 |
| 46 | Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 110 | 850 | 740 | 672.73% | $54,620 |
| 47 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 1,300 | 2,040 | 740 | 56.92% | $55,710 |
| 48 | Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 5,370 | 6,110 | 740 | 13.78% | $32,090 |
| 49 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 3,980 | 4,710 | 730 | 18.34% | $17,610 |
| 50 | Retail Salespersons | 59,460 | 60,190 | 730 | 1.23% | $19,460 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of electro-mechanical technicians with a growth rate of 672.73%. It is followed by the profession of motor vehicle operators, all other which grew by 356.25% in the same period.