Wages by Occupation in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 102,200 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $48,780 for all occupations combined. 308 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

36.0% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.2), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 76.4; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 44,041 residents (20.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,370; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.4% in 2025, with a labor force of about 122,123 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

46.8% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.7), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$34,220	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,776	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$46,387	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$53,977	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$69,706	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	25.9% (±4.1)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.3% (±1.6)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.6% (±1.3)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0% (±0.8)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	41.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	13.6%	10.0%
Business	14.3%	20.1%
Education	12.5%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	18.7%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	570	$77,740	$84,780	5.57	0.60
Administrative Services Managers	260	$103,340	$115,580	2.55	1.50
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	30	$50,590	$55,310	0.30	1.27
Agricultural Engineers	50	$86,320	$97,860	0.51	53.93
Agricultural Equipment Operators	30	$52,100	$51,310	0.30	1.66
Agricultural Inspectors	70	$48,140	$51,270	0.72	7.76
Agricultural Technicians	50	$44,720	$46,130	0.46	4.70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	140	$26,620	$27,070	1.41	0.55
Animal Caretakers	230	$29,430	$31,010	2.21	1.29
Architectural and Civil Drafters	60	$58,810	$60,360	0.62	0.93
Architectural and Engineering Managers	170	$177,640	$172,950	1.64	1.15
Athletic Trainers	30	$67,210	$64,910	0.31	1.59
Audio and Video Technicians	50	$44,550	$52,170	0.45	0.99
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	60	$32,300	$33,470	0.62	0.95
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	170	$62,380	$61,660	1.63	1.69
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	480	$49,290	$52,550	4.68	1.03
Bakers	120	$33,830	$33,690	1.22	0.80
Bartenders	460	$22,680	$27,340	4.47	0.92
Bill and Account Collectors	40	$44,580	$47,500	0.37	0.36
Billing and Posting Clerks	180	$46,200	$47,530	1.77	0.68
Biological Scientists, All Other	80	$55,240	$65,540	0.74	2.07
Biological Technicians	130	$62,630	$66,490	1.30	2.89
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	930	$48,400	$50,940	9.07	1.03
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	70	$60,320	$64,250	0.67	1.97
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	210	$60,200	$59,890	2.09	1.12
Bus Drivers, School	240	$47,350	$43,860	2.37	0.91
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	100	$75,220	$76,990	1.03	0.15
Butchers and Meat Cutters	50	$37,260	$40,880	0.53	0.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	370	$73,960	$74,210	3.65	1.15
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	40	$82,050	$83,040	0.38	0.95
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$51,490	$57,730	2.31	3.15
Carpenters	300	$63,050	$66,300	2.96	0.69
Cashiers	1,910	$29,540	$29,890	18.71	0.94
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	130	$57,540	$59,840	1.24	0.94
Chefs and Head Cooks	60	$40,300	$46,030	0.61	0.48
Chemical Technicians	80	$64,190	$70,360	0.82	2.22
Chemists	120	$52,140	$73,960	1.13	2.13
Chief Executives	40	$204,450	$234,010	0.39	0.29
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	140	$48,730	$50,700	1.37	0.54
Childcare Workers	380	$30,720	$31,330	3.77	1.13
Civil Engineers	90	$87,380	$89,440	0.89	0.38
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	60	$78,290	$77,420	0.60	0.29
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	210	$33,990	$34,330	2.04	0.83
Clergy	30	$65,670	$62,900	0.33	0.90
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	50	$86,670	$95,270	0.45	0.92
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	110	$46,150	$53,810	1.11	0.52
Coaches and Scouts	150	$66,250	$160,700	1.44	0.90
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	$47,520	$52,990	1.89	1.85
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30	$85,280	$87,800	0.32	1.47
Community Health Workers	30	$44,940	$50,350	0.33	0.84
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$72,410	$74,220	0.37	0.51
Compliance Officers	260	$78,120	$80,580	2.56	0.96
Computer and Information Systems Managers	170	$133,270	$143,900	1.62	0.38
Computer Network Architects	60	$101,500	$105,680	0.58	0.50
Computer Network Support Specialists	90	$72,800	$75,430	0.92	0.98
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	180	$57,280	$59,310	1.77	1.63
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	30	$63,570	$67,560	0.33	1.79
Computer Systems Analysts	210	$87,660	$96,420	2.07	0.62
Computer User Support Specialists	390	$52,990	$59,630	3.85	0.83
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	50	$47,880	$46,690	0.51	1.20
Construction and Building Inspectors	50	$68,090	$67,970	0.50	0.53
Construction Laborers	760	$49,960	$53,350	7.42	1.05
Construction Managers	150	$101,120	$110,880	1.43	0.58
Cooks, Fast Food	270	$29,540	$30,010	2.68	0.65
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	260	$38,580	$38,450	2.54	0.89
Cooks, Restaurant	930	$34,870	$33,300	9.11	1.01
Correctional Officers and Jailers	110	$49,910	$50,660	1.06	0.43
Cost Estimators	120	$74,820	$75,490	1.22	0.85
Counter and Rental Clerks	270	$37,120	$40,010	2.60	1.01
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	30	$57,470	$57,020	0.30	3.67
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	80	$44,870	$47,190	0.76	0.66
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$66,800	$60,620	0.64	3.83
Customer Service Representatives	900	$41,090	$43,590	8.83	0.53
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	260	$52,710	$53,950	2.51	2.28
Data Entry Keyers	40	$38,970	$40,810	0.44	0.54
Data Scientists	70	$79,280	$92,000	0.66	0.39
Dental Assistants	190	$48,730	$47,930	1.85	0.74
Dental Hygienists	150	$91,750	$88,430	1.43	1.00
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	40	$77,960	$73,580	0.35	0.47
Dietitians and Nutritionists	70	$61,170	$59,870	0.67	1.35
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	470	$34,820	$32,310	4.59	1.31
Dishwashers	250	$28,690	$28,880	2.41	0.78
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	110	$48,750	$51,180	1.11	0.85
Driver/Sales Workers	370	$28,600	$32,280	3.62	1.38
Editors	40	$39,930	$51,950	0.38	0.65
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	140	$111,470	$109,890	1.40	0.66
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	240	$141,700	$155,450	2.38	2.05
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	30	$59,160	$58,920	0.31	0.66
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	460	$59,520	$65,800	4.54	2.00
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	80	$53,640	$56,790	0.83	1.35
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	50	$67,550	$70,960	0.52	1.25
Electrical Engineers	120	$95,150	$98,310	1.13	0.88
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	250	$38,730	$41,810	2.47	1.55
Electricians	580	$78,540	$71,750	5.70	1.17
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	720	$59,590	$59,600	7.08	0.79
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	60	$40,190	$42,530	0.58	0.59
Emergency Medical Technicians	140	$39,070	$41,910	1.41	1.21
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	30	$65,290	$64,530	0.33	1.48
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	180	$64,970	$67,030	1.78	0.60
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	210	$35,780	$37,230	2.01	0.97
Facilities Managers	220	$88,340	$98,670	2.14	2.13
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$62,180	$57,590	0.45	1.83
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	30	$37,940	$39,670	0.34	0.20
Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,260	$28,230	$28,120	41.69	1.68
Financial and Investment Analysts	80	$84,540	$97,980	0.74	0.32
Financial Managers	310	$121,020	$135,200	3.07	0.57
Firefighters	200	$54,850	$61,520	1.99	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	430	$83,520	$84,970	4.17	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	40	$44,950	$44,570	0.36	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	790	$44,750	$46,470	7.74	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	140	$56,510	$52,000	1.34	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	60	$66,080	$65,060	0.59	0.70
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	400	$80,220	$82,350	3.94	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	90	$74,640	$87,060	0.86	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	780	$67,600	$73,080	7.66	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	60	$47,980	$51,350	0.55	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,720	$74,770	$74,880	16.82	3.88
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	610	$48,140	$50,750	5.99	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$89,610	$85,230	0.38	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	290	$61,760	$64,860	2.83	0.71
Floral Designers	40	$30,900	$34,230	0.34	1.31
Food Batchmakers	150	$60,680	$50,270	1.50	1.33
Food Preparation Workers	420	$29,500	$31,060	4.07	0.71
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	140	$29,990	$30,990	1.36	0.72
Food Service Managers	120	$65,200	$71,300	1.20	0.78
General and Operations Managers	1,030	$100,600	$125,340	10.04	0.45
General Internal Medicine Physicians	120	$416,860	$412,650	1.15	2.67
Graphic Designers	100	$66,060	$64,180	1.02	0.80
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	220	$31,270	$36,110	2.18	1.11
Health Education Specialists	60	$58,300	$67,100	0.56	1.32
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	50	$44,950	$56,580	0.45	1.85
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	440	$109,110	$134,870	4.32	3.03
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	60	$53,790	$55,410	0.55	0.47
Healthcare Social Workers	120	$74,140	$70,090	1.17	0.97
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	230	$61,430	$62,180	2.22	0.84
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,410	$58,360	$57,950	13.77	1.04
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	40	$39,120	$38,600	0.35	0.57
Highway Maintenance Workers	100	$44,660	$47,300	0.99	0.99
Home Appliance Repairers	40	$44,130	$45,650	0.36	1.74
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,780	$35,710	$35,650	17.46	0.63
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	320	$26,170	$26,780	3.12	1.12
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	180	$29,380	$31,120	1.75	1.04
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	60	$46,420	$46,910	0.54	0.94
Human Resources Managers	140	$119,620	$132,120	1.35	0.95
Human Resources Specialists	510	$64,140	$67,510	4.97	0.85
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$61,350	$62,770	0.35	0.71
Industrial Engineers	630	$98,640	$102,780	6.20	2.64
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	370	$70,130	$69,360	3.65	1.29
Industrial Production Managers	270	$124,050	$132,420	2.63	1.66
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	290	$43,720	$43,620	2.79	0.56
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	50	$52,350	$53,220	0.48	0.56
Information Security Analysts	—	$101,390	$112,120	—	—
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	680	$49,460	$52,090	6.64	1.73
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	70	$60,470	$58,830	0.73	0.64
Instructional Coordinators	300	$65,150	$64,290	2.92	2.00
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	100	$49,360	$53,880	0.94	0.68
Insurance Sales Agents	240	$62,150	$85,960	2.31	0.75
Insurance Underwriters	50	$95,130	$91,010	0.52	0.76
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	50	$45,030	$44,920	0.46	0.49
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,100	$38,450	$36,930	20.56	1.45
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	100	$55,630	$55,270	1.01	1.44
Labor Relations Specialists	100	$79,050	$74,730	0.98	2.35
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,470	$37,310	$39,440	24.16	1.27
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	430	$37,810	$39,400	4.24	0.69
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	70	$29,320	$30,950	0.64	0.50
Lawyers	220	$100,650	$136,540	2.16	0.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	50	$44,150	$45,750	0.50	0.50
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	50	$52,850	$55,890	0.49	0.57
Library Assistants, Clerical	70	$32,060	$33,700	0.67	1.22
Library Technicians	60	$39,290	$37,210	0.54	1.23
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	330	$65,160	$65,330	3.24	0.78
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	140	$31,090	$30,620	1.32	1.31
Light Truck Drivers	620	$43,310	$47,290	6.11	0.97
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	50	$48,060	$49,160	0.48	0.45
Loan Officers	110	$75,980	$86,640	1.10	0.63
Logisticians	210	$83,320	$92,060	2.10	1.30
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	60	$45,680	$42,600	0.54	1.98
Machinists	720	$62,220	$58,640	7.03	3.81
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	40	$95,810	$88,580	0.36	1.28
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	370	$35,690	$34,520	3.60	0.65
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,250	$55,480	$57,300	12.21	1.24
Management Analysts	300	$95,600	$100,710	2.92	0.51
Managers, All Other	70	$87,780	$110,220	0.65	0.16
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	280	$64,120	$74,590	2.69	0.47
Marketing Managers	80	$117,150	$131,990	0.80	0.32
Materials Engineers	40	$85,130	$92,310	0.35	2.38
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	90	$74,280	$77,500	0.85	3.65
Mechanical Engineers	510	$100,690	$106,010	4.98	2.61
Medical and Health Services Managers	320	$106,710	$132,580	3.09	0.80
Medical Assistants	400	$44,350	$43,070	3.88	0.74
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$45,060	$43,580	0.56	1.13
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	140	$82,060	$98,820	1.35	1.21
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	450	$43,840	$43,720	4.41	0.71
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	110	$51,570	$57,910	1.12	1.21
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	80	$48,650	$50,610	0.77	0.90
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	60	$35,920	$41,040	0.61	0.57
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	310	$60,700	$64,020	3.03	0.76
Millwrights	40	$72,450	$67,130	0.42	1.62
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	6,280	$63,140	$56,230	61.48	6.80
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	150	$73,830	$69,120	1.42	1.25
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	—	$36,560	$38,650	—	—
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$44,430	$47,530	0.75	0.93
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$142,640	$145,120	0.70	1.01
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	200	$84,100	$82,730	1.96	0.97
New Accounts Clerks	50	$39,330	$44,230	0.52	2.19
Nurse Practitioners	240	$126,820	$126,710	2.35	1.13
Nursing Assistants	770	$37,760	$39,390	7.53	0.81
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	120	$77,620	$84,320	1.15	1.27
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	30	$54,600	$60,490	0.32	1.61
Occupational Therapists	110	$96,740	$88,900	1.06	1.02
Occupational Therapy Assistants	60	$71,930	$64,870	0.55	1.67
Office Clerks, General	2,040	$42,840	$45,730	19.98	1.26
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	340	$83,460	$76,820	3.36	1.09
Operations Research Analysts	240	$86,910	$83,840	2.34	3.35
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	80	$46,230	$46,110	0.80	1.76
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$38,370	$40,360	0.61	1.28
Optometrists	50	$134,830	$133,660	0.46	1.66
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	220	$44,920	$44,000	2.17	0.89
Packers and Packagers, Hand	190	$36,100	$36,720	1.82	0.51
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	130	$46,000	$46,090	1.29	0.89
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	130	$50,950	$56,600	1.28	0.51
Paramedics	70	$58,770	$59,760	0.68	1.05
Parts Salespersons	160	$36,780	$41,950	1.59	0.92
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$52,920	$52,770	0.94	0.95
Personal Financial Advisors	70	$81,400	$129,290	0.66	0.38
Pest Control Workers	30	$49,460	$48,500	0.30	0.46
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	50	$49,040	$50,270	0.46	2.64
Pharmacists	290	$122,990	$102,700	2.84	1.37
Pharmacy Technicians	330	$42,830	$43,150	3.26	1.08
Photographers	40	$41,750	$42,220	0.44	1.32
Physical Therapist Assistants	110	$62,030	$59,780	1.05	1.45
Physical Therapists	180	$100,310	$98,550	1.76	1.02
Physician Assistants	50	$133,060	$141,640	0.47	0.45
Physicians, All Other	120	$368,750	$353,520	1.14	0.52
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	320	$62,780	$67,650	3.12	1.04
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	350	$74,320	$73,570	3.44	0.80
Postal Service Clerks	40	$58,880	$56,500	0.42	0.89
Postal Service Mail Carriers	190	$62,070	$63,700	1.86	0.88
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	330	$82,390	$88,710	3.23	3.35
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	240	$35,490	$36,250	2.39	0.78
Printing Press Operators	70	$39,100	$44,450	0.67	0.72
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$58,040	$62,330	0.56	0.97
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	250	$61,200	$61,980	2.49	0.99
Project Management Specialists	290	$83,330	$91,250	2.79	0.41
Property Appraisers and Assessors	30	$62,140	$62,450	0.32	0.88
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	140	$61,510	$77,860	1.33	0.66
Public Relations Managers	40	$131,280	$134,810	0.39	0.81
Public Relations Specialists	250	$67,380	$73,390	2.46	1.35
Public Safety Telecommunicators	70	$51,980	$53,880	0.70	1.06
Purchasing Managers	30	$122,410	$132,740	0.30	0.54
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	160	$78,570	$78,180	1.57	1.06
Real Estate Sales Agents	130	$49,190	$57,200	1.32	1.06
Receptionists and Information Clerks	490	$35,110	$35,070	4.78	0.82
Recreation Workers	200	$30,640	$32,310	2.00	0.94
Registered Nurses	2,080	$80,790	$88,270	20.33	0.94
Rehabilitation Counselors	40	$49,150	$49,510	0.41	0.67
Residential Advisors	60	$43,650	$47,880	0.56	1.03
Respiratory Therapists	110	$80,140	$78,780	1.12	1.25
Retail Salespersons	2,650	$30,670	$34,360	25.93	1.03
Roofers	40	$44,140	$48,760	0.43	0.50
Sales Managers	200	$120,980	$129,790	2.00	0.49
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	450	$62,870	$73,280	4.42	0.55
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	630	$68,080	$76,890	6.21	0.78
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	60	$95,590	$99,680	0.58	0.32
School Bus Monitors	30	$32,030	$33,080	0.30	0.59
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	630	$62,590	$69,940	6.17	0.90
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,310	$47,270	$46,800	12.78	1.16
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	90	$78,560	$111,740	0.92	0.29
Security Guards	570	$36,230	$41,420	5.54	0.67
Self-Enrichment Teachers	90	$28,700	$35,580	0.86	0.40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$52,170	$49,910	0.37	0.95
Sewing Machine Operators	80	$35,120	$36,410	0.79	1.17
Sheet Metal Workers	140	$62,900	$68,940	1.42	1.84
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	530	$46,890	$46,380	5.14	0.98
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	150	$31,510	$33,240	1.44	0.90
Skincare Specialists	30	$47,140	$44,840	0.29	0.63
Social and Community Service Managers	120	$64,020	$70,190	1.15	0.85
Social and Human Service Assistants	460	$39,940	$43,640	4.54	1.61
Software Developers	490	$99,750	$103,580	4.77	0.44
Soil and Plant Scientists	30	$86,380	$106,960	0.32	3.19
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	170	$49,050	$54,560	1.66	0.99
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	60	$60,130	$67,000	0.57	0.54
Speech-Language Pathologists	90	$96,570	$95,230	0.90	0.76
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,580	$33,840	$34,380	15.44	0.85
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	380	$52,100	$60,280	3.71	1.17
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	350	$35,760	$34,810	3.44	1.02
Surgical Technologists	130	$63,200	$68,190	1.25	1.65
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	30	$61,220	$58,570	0.30	0.80
Tax Preparers	50	$46,300	$57,300	0.47	0.95
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	80	$50,550	$51,740	0.82	1.12
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,010	$32,520	$35,060	9.90	1.08
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	70	$62,210	$61,230	0.70	0.77
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	30	$58,950	$57,640	0.32	0.52
Tellers	230	$37,940	$40,600	2.26	1.07
Tire Repairers and Changers	60	$35,220	$35,970	0.58	0.84
Tool and Die Makers	80	$80,060	$74,180	0.82	2.25
Training and Development Specialists	230	$49,960	$59,760	2.26	0.77
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	80	$112,900	$127,360	0.75	0.53
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	60	$40,520	$46,240	0.63	1.78
Tutors	50	$35,470	$39,420	0.50	0.44
Veterinarians	90	$91,910	$102,280	0.87	1.62
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	150	$37,320	$37,700	1.51	1.86
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	190	$52,160	$51,700	1.84	2.22
Waiters and Waitresses	1,490	$28,420	$31,040	14.55	1.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	110	$54,720	$55,970	1.08	1.31
Web and Digital Interface Designers	40	$68,150	$74,170	0.39	0.53
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	560	$49,020	$51,670	5.43	2.03
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$46,370	$51,420	0.42	2.07

Colleges in this area

6 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Christina and Company Education Center	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	44
Purdue University Global	Public	4-year or above	45,588
Purdue University-Main Campus	Public	4-year or above	58,658
Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	132
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing	Private nonprofit	2-year	145
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	126

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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