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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

What professions have the highest employment in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. We note that the total employment in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 77,850. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,520 people (3.24 percent of the total employment in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA). The second most common job is the sailors and marine oilers profession which employs 2,210 people (2.84 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
77,850
100.00% $40,460
2 Cashiers
2,520
3.24% $21,430
3 Sailors and Marine Oilers
2,210
2.84% $46,550
4 Retail Salespersons
2,050
2.63% $26,710
5 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
1,760
2.26% $30,920
6 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
1,740
2.24% $104,010
7 General and Operations Managers
1,660
2.13% $103,670
8 Stockers and Order Fillers
1,410
1.81% $28,470
9 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,370
1.76% $50,630
10 Registered Nurses
1,350
1.73% $66,240
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
1,320
1.70% $32,430
12 Food Preparation Workers
1,260
1.62% $20,890
13 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
1,060
1.36% $20,890
14 Office Clerks, General
1,060
1.36% $27,280
15 Waiters and Waitresses
1,050
1.35% $19,980
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
1,040
1.34% $46,730
17 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,030
1.32% $20,540
18 Construction Laborers
1,030
1.32% $39,490
19 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
980
1.26% $25,180
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
900
1.16% $38,140
21 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
820
1.05% $59,340
22 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
820
1.05% $37,130
23 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
810
1.04% $39,410
24 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
800
1.03% $48,510
25 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
790
1.01% $48,610
26 Receptionists and Information Clerks
770
0.99% $29,240
27 All Other Managers
750
0.96% $97,680
28 Other Production Workers
720
0.92% $50,270
29 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
710
0.91% $30,370
30 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
700
0.90% $64,060
31 Customer Service Representatives
690
0.89% $31,940
32 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
680
0.87% $49,360
33 Machinists
590
0.76% $50,520
34 Other Business Operations Specialists
570
0.73% $57,030
35 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
570
0.73% $64,660
36 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
550
0.71% $46,670
37 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
550
0.71% $62,150
38 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
550
0.71% $34,190
39 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
540
0.69% $21,770
40 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
520
0.67% $77,520
41 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
510
0.66% $48,770
42 Accountants and Auditors
480
0.62% $61,570
43 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
480
0.62% $60,320
44 Nursing Assistants
470
0.60% $27,540
45 Medical Assistants
470
0.60% $29,840
46 Restaurant Cooks
460
0.59% $27,490
47 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
460
0.59% $39,580
48 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
450
0.58% $45,610
49 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
430
0.55% $38,420
50 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
410
0.53% $26,610
51 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
400
0.51% $47,950
52 Carpenters
400
0.51% $40,200
53 Electricians
400
0.51% $52,140
54 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
390
0.50% $48,160
55 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
380
0.49% $65,710
56 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
370
0.48% $37,060
57 Riggers
370
0.48% $37,810
58 Security Guards
350
0.45% $26,260
59 Engineers, All Other
340
0.44% $82,520
60 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
340
0.44% $44,590
61 Social and Human Service Assistants
330
0.42% $21,900
62 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
330
0.42% $31,200
63 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
320
0.41% $46,090
64 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
320
0.41% $46,060
65 Project Management Specialists
310
0.40% $100,560
66 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
310
0.40% $61,680
67 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
290
0.37% $46,480
68 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
290
0.37% $56,850
69 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
290
0.37% $37,060
70 Human Resources Specialists
280
0.36% $51,630
71 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
280
0.36% $29,690
72 Construction Managers
270
0.35% $79,030
73 Pharmacy Technicians
270
0.35% $36,550
74 Bartenders
270
0.35% $18,360
75 Tellers
270
0.35% $29,790
76 Financial Managers
260
0.33% $102,720
77 Helpers--Production Workers
260
0.33% $31,350
78 Crane and Tower Operators
250
0.32% $49,250
79 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
240
0.31% $22,010
80 Childcare Workers
240
0.31% $19,840
81 Parts Salespersons
240
0.31% $29,140
82 Other Construction Trades Helpers
240
0.31% $27,500
83 Commercial Pilots
240
0.31% $112,010
84 School Bus Drivers
240
0.31% $20,450
85 Psychiatric Technicians
230
0.30% $24,580
86 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
230
0.30% $58,210
87 Medical and Health Services Managers
220
0.28% $97,410
88 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
220
0.28% $38,340
89 Dental Assistants
210
0.27% $34,020
90 Pharmacists
200
0.26% $127,760
91 All Other Physicians
200
0.26% $196,030
92 Billing and Posting Clerks
200
0.26% $33,400
93 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
190
0.24% $57,990
94 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
190
0.24% $42,740
95 Nurse Practitioners
180
0.23% $122,530
96 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
180
0.23% $18,680
97 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
180
0.23% $30,530
98 Postal Service Mail Carriers
180
0.23% $51,720
99 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
180
0.23% $28,460
100 Compliance Officers
170
0.22% $68,540

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