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Louisiana Jobs

The estimated total employment in Louisiana is 1,887,370 people with an average annual salary of 35,620.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Louisiana has increaded by 2%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 23%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,847,690N/A
20021,834,110-0.74%
20031,848,2000.76%
20041,861,0000.69%
20051,847,230-0.75%
20061,776,990-3.8%
20071,847,2303.95%
20081,887,3702.17%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$28,920N/A
2002$30,1304.02%
2003$30,4100.92%
2004$31,0001.9%
2005$34,0608.98%
2006$32,900-3.41%
2007$34,0603.53%
2008$35,6204.58%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations304,880$27,370
Sales and related occupations204,370$28,550
Transportation and material moving occupations166,460$30,770
Food preparation and serving related occupations160,250$17,650
Production occupations124,080$36,310
Construction and extraction occupations122,480$37,150
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations110,610$58,380
Education, training, and library occupations104,800$40,010
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations101,620$37,700
Management occupations87,640$79,510
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations57,860$19,730
Business and financial operations occupations57,520$51,550
Healthcare support occupations55,640$21,010
Protective service occupations55,300$31,710
Personal care and service occupations48,630$20,500
Architecture and engineering occupations33,440$65,030
Community and social services occupations26,280$38,990
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations17,530$38,280
Computer and mathematical science occupations17,100$54,690
Legal occupations14,440$68,820
Life, physical, and social science occupations12,290$55,430
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4,160$29,580

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other3,310$181,680
Chief executives1,410$145,130
Engineering managers1,700$108,780
Pharmacists4,140$97,990
Petroleum engineers1,640$97,460
Chemical engineers1,200$96,380
Lawyers7,840$93,340
General and operations managers34,920$92,750
Education administrators, postsecondary1,880$90,400
Industrial production managers1,890$89,240