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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Louisiana

What professions have the highest employment in Louisiana? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Louisiana. We note that the total employment in Louisiana is 1,847,880. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 58,890 people (3.19 percent of the total employment in Louisiana). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 49,310 people (2.67 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Louisiana is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Louisiana (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,847,880
100.00% $38,970
2 Cashiers
58,890
3.19% $21,420
3 Retail Salespersons
49,310
2.67% $26,340
4 Registered Nurses
43,790
2.37% $73,180
5 General and Operations Managers
38,910
2.11% $100,770
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
37,540
2.03% $30,190
7 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
34,870
1.89% $19,670
8 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
33,900
1.83% $35,850
9 Office Clerks, General
30,500
1.65% $27,600
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
30,320
1.64% $24,180
11 Waiters and Waitresses
29,730
1.61% $20,720
12 Food Preparation Workers
29,620
1.60% $21,240
13 Customer Service Representatives
28,150
1.52% $32,310
14 Fast Food and Counter Workers
27,830
1.51% $21,180
15 Stockers and Order Fillers
27,800
1.50% $29,200
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
23,650
1.28% $45,750
17 Construction Laborers
23,320
1.26% $36,980
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
21,760
1.18% $49,270
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
20,820
1.13% $49,460
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
20,710
1.12% $39,070
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
20,700
1.12% $37,130
22 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
19,230
1.04% $47,590
23 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
19,100
1.03% $38,250
24 Other Business Operations Specialists
18,360
0.99% $60,180
25 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
18,110
0.98% $35,740
26 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
17,930
0.97% $62,210
27 Nursing Assistants
17,680
0.96% $27,860
28 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
16,930
0.92% $33,690
29 All Other Managers
15,740
0.85% $95,710
30 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
14,850
0.80% $27,040
31 Security Guards
14,660
0.79% $28,510
32 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
14,420
0.78% $51,130
33 Restaurant Cooks
14,170
0.77% $28,020
34 Receptionists and Information Clerks
14,080
0.76% $29,120
35 Accountants and Auditors
13,710
0.74% $63,860
36 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
13,080
0.71% $44,620
37 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
12,320
0.67% $64,750
38 Electricians
11,440
0.62% $52,000
39 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
11,330
0.61% $52,890
40 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
10,920
0.59% $48,220
41 Medical Assistants
10,480
0.57% $31,150
42 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,230
0.55% $22,460
43 Other Production Workers
10,060
0.54% $39,370
44 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
9,870
0.53% $65,320
45 Childcare Workers
9,350
0.51% $20,850
46 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
9,230
0.50% $60,790
47 Bartenders
9,040
0.49% $19,890
48 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
8,740
0.47% $29,110
49 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
8,730
0.47% $46,610
50 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,710
0.47% $71,310
51 Lawyers
8,650
0.47% $107,550
52 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
8,200
0.44% $33,790
53 Other Postsecondary Teachers
7,660
0.41% $66,210
54 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
7,610
0.41% $44,760
55 Fast Food Cooks
7,600
0.41% $20,860
56 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
7,540
0.41% $40,800
57 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
7,490
0.41% $53,840
58 Engineers, All Other
7,440
0.40% $96,610
59 Carpenters
7,300
0.40% $47,100
60 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
7,180
0.39% $47,840
61 Financial Managers
7,050
0.38% $105,010
62 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
6,840
0.37% $49,080
63 Sailors and Marine Oilers
6,790
0.37% $46,440
64 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,780
0.37% $49,730
65 Other Education, Training, and Library Workers
6,750
0.37% $38,080
66 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
6,580
0.36% $46,700
67 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
6,530
0.35% $103,530
68 Pharmacy Technicians
6,490
0.35% $36,820
69 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
6,480
0.35% $61,560
70 Human Resources Specialists
6,260
0.34% $53,240
71 Firefighters
6,250
0.34% $28,640
72 Medical and Health Services Managers
6,070
0.33% $98,760
73 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
5,890
0.32% $39,490
74 Insurance Sales Agents
5,760
0.31% $48,870
75 Tellers
5,710
0.31% $34,470
76 Dishwashers
5,700
0.31% $22,210
77 Computer Occupations, All Other
5,640
0.31% $66,030
78 Correctional Officers and Jailers
5,620
0.30% $37,200
79 Billing and Posting Clerks
5,370
0.29% $36,760
80 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
5,250
0.28% $50,310
81 Postal Service Mail Carriers
5,070
0.27% $51,730
82 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
5,040
0.27% $26,740
83 Pharmacists
5,010
0.27% $127,730
84 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
5,000
0.27% $37,630
85 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
4,940
0.27% $61,020
86 Dental Assistants
4,920
0.27% $35,180
87 Project Management Specialists
4,820
0.26% $75,760
88 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
4,810
0.26% $36,080
89 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,790
0.26% $21,570
90 Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers
4,740
0.26% $59,850
91 Machinists
4,690
0.25% $54,990
92 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
4,630
0.25% $79,560
93 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
4,450
0.24% $51,250
94 Driver/Sales Workers
4,410
0.24% $38,010
95 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
4,390
0.24% $20,770
96 Parts Salespersons
4,360
0.24% $29,610
97 Construction Managers
4,330
0.23% $99,840
98 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
4,320
0.23% $85,670
99 Compliance Officers
4,300
0.23% $63,640
100 Nurse Practitioners
4,280
0.23% $115,620
101 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,180
0.23% $26,760
102 All Other Physicians
4,160
0.23% n/a
103 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
4,140
0.22% $39,840
104 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
4,100
0.22% $22,810
105 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
4,050
0.22% $36,820
106 Other Healthcare Support Workers
4,020
0.22% $30,640
107 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,920
0.21% $48,750
108 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
3,900
0.21% $38,860
109 Short Order Cooks
3,860
0.21% $23,130
110 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
3,830
0.21% $59,330
111 School Bus Drivers
3,810
0.21% $35,010
112 Radiologic Technologists
3,770
0.20% $56,490
113 Property, Real Estate Managers
3,760
0.20% $40,840
114 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
3,700
0.20% $55,400
115 Computer User Support Specialists
3,620
0.20% $48,440
116 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
3,590
0.19% $32,030
117 Postsecondary Education Administrators
3,590
0.19% $95,570
118 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
3,500
0.19% $30,460
119 Management Analysts
3,490
0.19% $83,690
120 Recreation Workers
3,380
0.18% $23,590
121 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,370
0.18% $28,190
122 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
3,330
0.18% $77,470
123 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
3,330
0.18% $56,390
124 Sales Managers
3,320
0.18% $109,670
125 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
3,260
0.18% $20,190
126 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,220
0.17% $46,960
127 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
3,210
0.17% $58,670
128 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
3,190
0.17% $40,970
129 Chemical Plant and System Operators
3,150
0.17% $82,570
130 Loan Officers
3,000
0.16% $58,700
131 Helpers--Production Workers
2,990
0.16% $32,960
132 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
2,970
0.16% $23,590
133 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
2,950
0.16% $62,750
134 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
2,930
0.16% $62,570
135 Software Developers
2,930
0.16% $102,670
136 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
2,930
0.16% $58,020
137 Phlebotomists
2,930
0.16% $31,710
138 Physical Therapists
2,910
0.16% $97,960
139 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,890
0.16% $52,890
140 Packers and Packagers
2,770
0.15% $24,840
141 Emergency Medical Technicians
2,760
0.15% $30,860
142 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,710
0.15% $22,040
143 Instructional Coordinators
2,710
0.15% $59,510
144 Cost Estimators
2,680
0.15% $68,340
145 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,670
0.14% $39,800
146 Other Personal Care and Service Workers
2,670
0.14% $22,510
147 Speech-Language Pathologists
2,650
0.14% $63,010
148 Electricians Helpers
2,580
0.14% $35,360
149 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
2,570
0.14% $36,970
150 Other Financial Specialists
2,560
0.14% $56,530
151 Legal Secretaries
2,530
0.14% $45,340
152 Other Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers
2,520
0.14% n/a
153 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
2,480
0.13% $52,000
154 Social and Human Service Assistants
2,480
0.13% $30,310
155 Respiratory Therapists
2,480
0.13% $62,720
156 Food Processing Workers, All Other
2,460
0.13% $27,250
157 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,460
0.13% $75,030
158 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,460
0.13% $22,340
159 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,450
0.13% $36,210
160 Gaming Dealers
2,440
0.13% $29,400
161 Civil Engineers
2,380
0.13% $99,940
162 Other Engineering Technicians
2,380
0.13% $61,260
163 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
2,350
0.13% $28,880
164 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
2,330
0.13% $34,230
165 Chefs and Head Cooks
2,330
0.13% $39,980
166 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
2,320
0.13% $51,630
167 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
2,280
0.12% $40,530
168 Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
2,280
0.12% $47,790
169 Computer Systems Analysts
2,270
0.12% $81,910
170 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
2,260
0.12% $50,820
171 Administrative Services Managers
2,250
0.12% $91,310
172 Medical Records Specialists
2,250
0.12% $46,830
173 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
2,240
0.12% $31,230
174 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
2,230
0.12% $52,180
175 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
2,230
0.12% $22,930
176 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
2,190
0.12% $51,650
177 Other Teachers and Instructors
2,190
0.12% $49,240
178 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
2,170
0.12% $37,580
179 Boilermakers
2,160
0.12% $74,650
180 Manicurists and Pedicurists
2,160
0.12% $21,840
181 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,150
0.12% $49,640
182 Library Technicians
2,150
0.12% $31,910
183 Social and Community Service Managers
2,140
0.12% $75,610
184 Surgical Technologists
2,140
0.12% $47,780
185 Industrial Engineers
2,120
0.11% $123,320
186 Millwrights
2,100
0.11% $60,640
187 Computer and Information Systems Managers
2,100
0.11% $121,760
188 Other Construction Trades Helpers
2,090
0.11% $37,210
189 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
2,090
0.11% $27,250
190 Training and Development Specialists
2,090
0.11% $54,100
191 Bill and Account Collectors
2,060
0.11% $37,510
192 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
2,060
0.11% $46,310
193 Other Plant and System Operators
2,030
0.11% $64,980
194 Dental Hygienists
2,020
0.11% $80,030
195 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
2,000
0.11% $38,700
196 Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers
1,960
0.11% $49,620
197 Industrial Production Managers
1,890
0.10% $129,340
198 Pest Control Workers
1,890
0.10% $37,530
199 Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers
1,880
0.10% $34,790
200 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
1,880
0.10% $36,560

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Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Louisiana

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Baton Rouge Shreveport-Bossier City
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
Hammond nonmetropolitan area Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
Lake Charles New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
Alexandria Lafayette


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