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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

What professions have the highest employment in Baton Rouge, LA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Baton Rouge, LA. We note that the total employment in Baton Rouge, LA is 385,020. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 10,540 people (2.74 percent of the total employment in Baton Rouge, LA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 9,140 people (2.37 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Baton Rouge, LA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Baton Rouge, LA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	385,020	100.00%	$44,760
2	Cashiers	10,540	2.74%	$21,910
3	Retail Salespersons	9,140	2.37%	$26,750
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	7,810	2.03%	$32,020
5	Registered Nurses	7,800	2.03%	$71,070
6	General and Operations Managers	7,770	2.02%	$105,940
7	Construction Laborers	7,050	1.83%	$38,180
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	6,610	1.72%	$36,360
9	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,940	1.54%	$19,560
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5,790	1.50%	$24,670
11	Waiters and Waitresses	5,590	1.45%	$20,790
12	Food Preparation Workers	5,380	1.40%	$21,610
13	Office Clerks, General	5,360	1.39%	$28,640
14	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,350	1.39%	$28,380
15	Other Business Operations Specialists	5,080	1.32%	$55,690
16	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,070	1.32%	$20,980
17	Customer Service Representatives	4,860	1.26%	$34,860
18	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	4,770	1.24%	$38,470
19	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,450	1.16%	$48,670
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,340	1.13%	$50,830
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,010	1.04%	$49,970
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,970	1.03%	$41,280
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,930	1.02%	$38,370
24	Electricians	3,710	0.96%	$61,110
25	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	3,700	0.96%	$73,010
26	All Other Managers	3,650	0.95%	$98,420
27	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	3,610	0.94%	$67,810
28	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,520	0.91%	$39,020
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	3,350	0.87%	$48,730
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,190	0.83%	$34,450
31	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3,130	0.81%	$65,030
32	Receptionists and Information Clerks	3,110	0.81%	$30,660
33	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3,040	0.79%	$66,130
34	Accountants and Auditors	3,030	0.79%	$64,650
35	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,810	0.73%	$41,810
36	Nursing Assistants	2,790	0.72%	$29,300
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,710	0.70%	$60,200
38	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	2,650	0.69%	$48,840
39	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,640	0.69%	$28,560
40	Restaurant Cooks	2,620	0.68%	$28,450
41	Security Guards	2,430	0.63%	$29,520
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	2,310	0.60%	$44,620
43	Carpenters	2,150	0.56%	$50,230
44	Engineers, All Other	2,130	0.55%	$101,070
45	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,110	0.55%	$30,750
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2,060	0.54%	$69,490
47	Medical Assistants	2,050	0.53%	$32,350
48	Childcare Workers	2,000	0.52%	$21,440
49	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,990	0.52%	$82,400
50	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	1,820	0.47%	$58,670
51	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,810	0.47%	$22,930
52	Financial Managers	1,750	0.45%	$104,670
53	Fast Food Cooks	1,670	0.43%	$20,860
54	Lawyers	1,650	0.43%	$103,050
55	Other Production Workers	1,650	0.43%	$42,420
56	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1,640	0.43%	$49,140
57	Bartenders	1,600	0.42%	$19,480
58	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,580	0.41%	$54,180
59	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,560	0.41%	$50,640
60	Construction Managers	1,550	0.40%	$105,340
61	Chemical Plant and System Operators	1,550	0.40%	$96,150
62	Human Resources Specialists	1,540	0.40%	$54,770
63	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,540	0.40%	$35,360
64	Project Management Specialists	1,520	0.39%	$76,600
65	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,450	0.38%	$50,070
66	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,450	0.38%	$62,850
67	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,450	0.38%	$43,450
68	Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,420	0.37%	$98,230
69	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,410	0.37%	$53,080
70	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,400	0.36%	$56,320
71	Boilermakers	1,380	0.36%	$77,790
72	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,380	0.36%	$47,120
73	Insurance Sales Agents	1,270	0.33%	$65,090
74	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,260	0.33%	$101,340
75	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	1,260	0.33%	$80,230
76	Pharmacy Technicians	1,240	0.32%	$37,930
77	Driver/Sales Workers	1,220	0.32%	$34,880
78	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,200	0.31%	$61,420
79	Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers	1,200	0.31%	$50,350
80	Management Analysts	1,180	0.31%	$83,690
81	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,170	0.30%	$64,480
82	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	1,170	0.30%	$42,830
83	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	1,110	0.29%	$61,250
84	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	1,110	0.29%	$36,870
85	Compliance Officers	1,090	0.28%	$57,200
86	Dental Assistants	1,080	0.28%	$35,460
87	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,050	0.27%	$28,040
88	Firefighters	1,030	0.27%	$27,770
89	Dishwashers	1,030	0.27%	$22,460
90	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	1,030	0.27%	$48,990
91	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	980	0.25%	$47,260
92	Sailors and Marine Oilers	980	0.25%	$42,660
93	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	960	0.25%	$56,170
94	Computer User Support Specialists	960	0.25%	$48,430
95	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	960	0.25%	$20,340
96	Tellers	940	0.24%	$35,680
97	Billing and Posting Clerks	920	0.24%	$38,310
98	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	910	0.24%	$21,970
99	All Other Physicians	890	0.23%	n/a
100	Pharmacists	880	0.23%	$132,180

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