Wages by Occupation in Lake Charles, LA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 101,690 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $45,700 for all occupations combined. 277 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

23.4% 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 85.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 51.8; 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 12,410 residents (5.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,333; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.5% in 2025, with a labor force of about 99,651 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

27.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±3.1), 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	$32,373	$32,485
High school graduate	$37,443	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$46,897	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$56,095	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$62,139	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	28.4% (±3.6)	24.2%
High school graduate	17.3% (±1.7)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	11.7% (±1.4)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6% (±1.1)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	6.6% (±2.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	4.3% (±1.1)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.8% (±1.1)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4% (±1.0)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	13.2%	10.0%
Business	18.4%	20.1%
Education	17.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.2%	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	600	$70,050	$84,450	5.91	0.63
Administrative Services Managers	90	$93,580	$109,970	0.92	0.54
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	100	$77,870	$72,890	0.95	1.07
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	350	$26,600	$25,520	3.48	1.36
Animal Caretakers	90	$26,160	$28,380	0.93	0.54
Animal Control Workers	30	$38,020	$38,800	0.33	4.24
Architectural and Civil Drafters	50	$79,540	$90,720	0.47	0.70
Architectural and Engineering Managers	150	$191,250	$190,490	1.52	1.07
Audio and Video Technicians	—	$49,150	$47,040	—	—
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$28,550	$32,030	0.71	1.09
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	80	$46,210	$52,780	0.78	0.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	520	$45,540	$50,770	5.15	1.14
Bakers	110	$28,510	$29,910	1.04	0.69
Bartenders	550	$18,280	$22,980	5.40	1.11
Billing and Posting Clerks	210	$42,890	$43,310	2.10	0.81
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	830	$44,550	$46,270	8.14	0.92
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	140	$57,410	$58,360	1.35	0.72
Bus Drivers, School	370	$39,520	$40,700	3.60	1.39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	660	$63,130	$76,770	6.44	0.92
Butchers and Meat Cutters	130	$37,590	$37,240	1.24	1.42
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	160	$67,050	$78,120	1.52	0.48
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	150	$119,630	$107,720	1.43	6.04
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	100	$63,420	$61,650	0.98	1.37
Cargo and Freight Agents	30	$68,080	$57,090	0.31	0.49
Carpenters	630	$45,930	$46,750	6.23	1.45
Cashiers	2,840	$27,480	$27,500	27.89	1.40
Chefs and Head Cooks	110	$43,520	$48,530	1.12	0.87
Chemical Engineers	100	$136,810	$144,900	0.97	7.16
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	1,320	$74,220	$76,220	13.01	14.49
Chemical Plant and System Operators	740	$102,310	$98,990	7.32	68.50
Chemical Technicians	150	$88,780	$89,340	1.45	3.91
Chemists	180	$128,330	$126,650	1.72	3.23
Chief Executives	60	$108,200	$148,260	0.59	0.45
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	50	$47,490	$51,320	0.51	0.20
Childcare Workers	240	$21,820	$24,900	2.31	0.69
Civil Engineers	120	$97,490	$100,830	1.17	0.49
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	30	$88,710	$79,230	0.31	0.15
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	260	$27,580	$29,390	2.57	1.05
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	110	$41,160	$49,890	1.06	0.49
Coaches and Scouts	270	$65,020	$58,500	2.63	1.64
Commercial Pilots	70	$99,600	$101,420	0.67	2.19
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	200	$48,160	$49,130	1.98	2.86
Compliance Officers	120	$78,780	$86,080	1.22	0.45
Computer and Information Systems Managers	70	$112,460	$131,470	0.66	0.15
Computer Network Support Specialists	60	$76,950	$69,180	0.58	0.62
Computer Occupations, All Other	130	$78,960	$90,120	1.25	0.45
Computer Systems Analysts	80	$91,210	$98,800	0.82	0.25
Computer User Support Specialists	130	$51,480	$59,390	1.24	0.27
Construction and Building Inspectors	70	$58,740	$61,530	0.74	0.78
Construction Laborers	2,130	$45,240	$45,930	20.98	2.97
Construction Managers	360	$108,590	$115,200	3.56	1.46
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	280	$32,460	$31,940	2.76	0.97
Cooks, Restaurant	850	$28,550	$30,280	8.34	0.92
Correctional Officers and Jailers	80	$39,960	$43,020	0.75	0.31
Cost Estimators	190	$74,570	$75,540	1.85	1.28
Counselors, All Other	70	$46,000	$46,420	0.73	3.97
Counter and Rental Clerks	180	$36,190	$38,060	1.77	0.69
Couriers and Messengers	60	$32,130	$33,580	0.55	1.25
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	—	$46,660	$48,740	—	—
Customer Service Representatives	1,090	$35,080	$36,730	10.77	0.64
Data Entry Keyers	40	$33,310	$36,090	0.44	0.54
Dental Assistants	220	$40,200	$40,560	2.19	0.88
Dental Hygienists	120	$84,080	$80,450	1.17	0.81
Dentists, General	90	$114,470	$148,680	0.85	1.06
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	80	$58,240	$69,050	0.82	1.12
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	310	$20,770	$23,790	3.03	0.87
Dishwashers	200	$24,760	$25,210	1.95	0.63
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	130	$51,390	$53,700	1.30	0.99
Drafters, All Other	60	$71,690	$81,630	0.56	5.99
Driver/Sales Workers	160	$26,560	$32,600	1.55	0.59
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	250	$84,410	$82,030	2.41	1.14
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	210	$52,930	$58,560	2.06	2.70
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	850	$87,940	$82,960	8.31	3.66
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$97,740	$93,270	0.35	0.58
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	40	$61,730	$63,810	0.37	0.89
Electrical Engineers	70	$129,940	$130,670	0.65	0.51
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	140	$78,190	$83,550	1.34	1.59
Electricians	590	$63,620	$63,530	5.76	1.18
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,090	$51,520	$52,340	10.70	1.20
Emergency Medical Technicians	80	$36,260	$36,650	0.75	0.65
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	150	$63,840	$67,840	1.49	3.88
Engineers, All Other	1,330	$94,810	$115,570	13.07	13.19
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	60	$67,920	$82,620	0.63	1.10
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	80	$36,480	$38,120	0.74	0.36
Facilities Managers	40	$78,680	$82,730	0.35	0.35
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,350	$22,500	$23,830	23.13	0.93
File Clerks	40	$27,680	$28,960	0.42	0.89
Financial and Investment Analysts	50	$75,560	$84,030	0.45	0.19
Financial Clerks, All Other	40	$39,050	$44,570	0.35	1.49
Financial Managers	240	$123,450	$145,990	2.40	0.44
Financial Specialists, All Other	80	$56,600	$58,120	0.82	0.96
Firefighters	240	$29,550	$39,000	2.39	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	970	$75,180	$75,700	9.53	1.82
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	60	$39,760	$44,590	0.56	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	40	$51,040	$60,280	0.35	0.55
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	850	$34,230	$36,930	8.40	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$37,330	$44,050	1.18	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	—	$48,010	$50,460	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	690	$94,280	$99,810	6.75	1.70
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	100	$75,540	$86,270	0.94	0.68
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	880	$54,960	$59,400	8.63	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	40	$37,350	$40,910	0.41	0.56
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	150	$72,230	$72,260	1.45	1.46
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	750	$92,560	$100,470	7.36	1.70
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	890	$46,230	$46,630	8.72	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$44,370	$46,940	0.44	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	360	$61,390	$62,900	3.58	0.89
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	160	$20,470	$23,550	1.61	2.96
Food Preparation Workers	1,940	$23,380	$26,180	19.09	3.32
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	60	$25,590	$25,120	0.56	0.30
Food Service Managers	110	$48,480	$63,480	1.03	0.68
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	40	$21,580	$25,260	0.41	2.99
Gambling Dealers	880	$15,080	$28,550	8.70	16.11
Gambling Managers	40	$73,390	$81,650	0.40	12.28
General and Operations Managers	2,140	$101,370	$120,900	21.06	0.93
General Internal Medicine Physicians	120	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	1.16	2.69
Glaziers	40	$47,980	$48,860	0.44	1.17
Graphic Designers	70	$45,610	$49,660	0.66	0.52
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	150	$23,840	$26,000	1.52	0.77
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	110	$37,670	$40,840	1.07	3.21
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	70	$125,670	$130,510	0.64	4.65
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	80	$38,430	$43,740	0.74	0.63
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	150	$47,880	$52,360	1.52	6.75
Healthcare Social Workers	30	$65,120	$68,280	0.32	0.27
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	80	$29,650	$34,640	0.83	1.17
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	220	$47,360	$51,620	2.20	0.84
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,340	$49,960	$52,000	13.15	0.99
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	90	$40,750	$39,700	0.86	5.43
Helpers--Carpenters	50	$46,510	$39,940	0.47	3.38
Helpers--Electricians	210	$37,930	$37,420	2.06	5.03
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	160	$36,950	$36,070	1.61	2.63
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	170	$36,800	$37,020	1.63	5.73
Helpers--Production Workers	210	$37,440	$40,280	2.02	1.90
Highway Maintenance Workers	40	$27,830	$31,060	0.42	0.42
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,140	$23,000	$24,830	21.07	0.76
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	430	$20,930	$21,000	4.25	1.53
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	290	$27,570	$27,040	2.90	1.73
Human Resources Managers	50	$105,370	$117,590	0.50	0.35
Human Resources Specialists	280	$64,130	$65,340	2.71	0.46
Industrial Engineers	180	$129,260	$133,340	1.74	0.74
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	460	$59,870	$62,920	4.47	1.58
Industrial Production Managers	200	$136,800	$150,030	2.00	1.26
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	290	$43,770	$44,510	2.86	0.57
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	50	$36,820	$42,020	0.46	0.53
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	490	$63,570	$73,740	4.85	1.26
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	410	$55,940	$57,300	4.06	3.58
Instructional Coordinators	110	$63,410	$67,820	1.06	0.73
Insurance Sales Agents	270	$37,650	$49,380	2.69	0.87
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	130	$35,340	$35,200	1.32	1.39
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,290	$28,580	$30,000	12.72	0.90
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	140	$52,180	$52,300	1.42	2.03
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,690	$35,740	$36,500	16.59	0.87
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	490	$34,030	$33,280	4.85	0.79
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	170	$27,460	$26,760	1.66	1.31
Lawyers	350	$101,690	$122,000	3.48	0.72
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	160	$45,400	$45,090	1.58	1.57
Legal Support Workers, All Other	30	$48,040	$49,760	0.33	1.08
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	140	$53,940	$55,960	1.34	1.56
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	890	$53,300	$54,490	8.74	2.10
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	120	$25,210	$26,400	1.22	1.20
Light Truck Drivers	670	$38,210	$45,810	6.56	1.04
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	60	$44,830	$43,100	0.64	0.60
Loan Officers	130	$56,550	$65,660	1.32	0.75
Lodging Managers	40	$51,990	$56,440	0.35	1.28
Logisticians	110	$92,170	$102,800	1.05	0.65
Machinists	280	$75,580	$73,690	2.79	1.51
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640	$26,140	$26,390	6.30	1.14
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,350	$46,170	$55,330	13.27	1.35
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	110	$62,480	$69,380	1.11	2.89
Management Analysts	60	$97,810	$103,130	0.60	0.10
Managers, All Other	800	$103,550	$114,760	7.87	1.97
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	160	$51,080	$59,970	1.57	0.27
Massage Therapists	60	$42,830	$41,560	0.56	0.87
Mechanical Engineers	110	$126,090	$128,660	1.12	0.59
Medical and Health Services Managers	200	$101,320	$116,810	1.95	0.51
Medical Assistants	1,510	$38,550	$36,320	14.88	2.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	170	$36,400	$37,150	1.67	0.27
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	120	$34,200	$39,220	1.17	1.10
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	450	$52,220	$53,190	4.47	1.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	90	$36,100	$43,540	0.84	0.09
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	410	$63,780	$67,970	4.02	3.54
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	40	$51,380	$48,770	0.34	2.14
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	40	$83,670	$97,660	0.42	0.21
Nurse Practitioners	180	$128,460	$131,490	1.81	0.87
Nursing Assistants	730	$33,850	$32,580	7.17	0.77
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	280	$82,710	$90,340	2.72	3.01
Occupational Therapists	70	$83,840	$86,580	0.71	0.68
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$77,820	$73,930	0.48	1.44
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	220	$38,020	$40,060	2.13	1.72
Office Clerks, General	1,590	$31,630	$34,180	15.67	0.99
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	410	$49,270	$54,130	4.05	1.32
Opticians, Dispensing	40	$35,130	$37,140	0.37	0.79
Packers and Packagers, Hand	80	$26,480	$29,360	0.83	0.23
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	530	$46,810	$45,290	5.17	3.57
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	220	$48,970	$52,180	2.13	0.84
Parts Salespersons	230	$36,620	$36,920	2.23	1.28
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	110	$50,170	$50,120	1.05	1.07
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	30	$36,260	$36,850	0.34	0.87
Personal Financial Advisors	70	$47,040	$84,190	0.69	0.40
Pest Control Workers	120	$36,350	$40,550	1.15	1.74
Pharmacists	220	$133,720	$129,380	2.20	1.06
Pharmacy Technicians	290	$41,520	$42,160	2.87	0.95
Phlebotomists	120	$35,210	$35,410	1.22	1.32
Physical Therapist Assistants	100	$64,550	$59,960	0.96	1.33
Physical Therapists	140	$88,900	$97,350	1.40	0.81
Physician Assistants	40	$127,160	$124,110	0.36	0.35
Physicians, All Other	60	$284,440	$298,280	0.59	0.27
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	560	$67,990	$65,620	5.47	1.83
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,780	$56,290	$59,090	17.54	4.07
Postal Service Clerks	50	$62,610	$63,270	0.50	1.06
Postal Service Mail Carriers	300	$58,510	$60,740	2.95	1.40
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	150	$45,480	$41,930	1.47	0.48
Production Workers, All Other	590	$46,590	$52,710	5.81	3.59
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	110	$61,420	$67,440	1.11	0.44
Project Management Specialists	350	$92,770	$99,600	3.49	0.51
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	110	$56,050	$63,360	1.11	0.55
Protective Service Workers, All Other	50	$36,390	$39,980	0.53	1.01
Psychiatric Technicians	120	$34,550	$33,270	1.17	1.16
Public Relations Specialists	60	$58,150	$62,120	0.58	0.32
Public Safety Telecommunicators	50	$47,280	$43,020	0.53	0.81
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	120	$60,020	$60,340	1.14	0.77
Real Estate Sales Agents	70	$44,220	$49,190	0.73	0.58
Receptionists and Information Clerks	570	$31,620	$31,420	5.63	0.96
Recreation Workers	90	$26,370	$29,530	0.92	0.43
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	90	$38,330	$43,460	0.91	0.96
Registered Nurses	2,460	$90,690	$89,570	24.15	1.11
Respiratory Therapists	60	$73,680	$72,550	0.62	0.69
Retail Salespersons	2,620	$28,780	$32,080	25.75	1.03
Riggers	60	$44,770	$48,650	0.57	3.94
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	90	$45,900	$46,580	0.88	3.06
Sailors and Marine Oilers	300	$38,600	$42,530	2.94	14.44
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	90	$37,140	$43,150	0.87	1.45
Sales Managers	160	$124,580	$129,800	1.60	0.39
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	390	$47,310	$60,350	3.79	0.47
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	930	$60,570	$70,850	9.13	1.15
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	70	$77,570	$105,430	0.73	0.40
School Bus Monitors	110	$31,410	$34,250	1.08	2.14
School Psychologists	50	$69,020	$69,520	0.48	1.17
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,020	$52,140	$55,170	10.05	1.47
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,390	$40,260	$40,760	13.71	1.25
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	260	$45,360	$75,640	2.54	0.81
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	30	$47,420	$51,460	0.33	0.60
Security Guards	870	$29,740	$33,780	8.54	1.03
Self-Enrichment Teachers	310	$79,580	$71,070	3.06	1.43
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	70	$56,880	$62,770	0.70	2.53
Sheet Metal Workers	80	$55,580	$60,340	0.82	1.07
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	340	$37,010	$39,880	3.39	0.65
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	70	$28,860	$29,930	0.68	0.42
Skincare Specialists	40	$28,090	$32,120	0.43	0.92
Social and Community Service Managers	70	$80,000	$82,980	0.69	0.51
Social and Human Service Assistants	150	$36,070	$40,420	1.52	0.54
Social Workers, All Other	40	$38,630	$52,000	0.44	1.09
Software Developers	100	$120,940	$118,790	0.95	0.09
Special Education Teachers, All Other	60	$52,790	$55,390	0.56	2.55
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	300	$51,630	$53,370	2.95	1.76
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	110	$52,100	$53,130	1.06	1.73
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	200	$52,520	$55,100	1.93	1.83
Speech-Language Pathologists	210	$64,720	$73,510	2.09	1.77
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,660	$34,690	$34,640	16.34	0.90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	350	$38,610	$42,700	3.46	1.09
Surgical Technologists	60	$58,850	$56,190	0.58	0.76
Surveyors	60	$64,520	$74,120	0.57	1.74
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	40	$63,170	$63,640	0.43	6.20
Tax Preparers	50	$36,480	$41,390	0.48	0.97
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	50	$51,950	$54,460	0.53	0.73
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	600	$31,610	$34,540	5.89	0.64
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	180	$76,070	$74,040	1.76	1.94
Tellers	270	$35,360	$34,460	2.67	1.26
Tire Repairers and Changers	80	$34,560	$33,250	0.80	1.15
Training and Development Specialists	120	$80,550	$82,910	1.21	0.41
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	140	$92,640	$103,920	1.36	0.96
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	90	$25,700	$26,630	0.92	1.18
Veterinarians	60	$115,210	$117,870	0.55	1.02
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	120	$35,370	$34,450	1.18	1.42
Waiters and Waitresses	1,950	$15,080	$20,490	19.17	1.31
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	150	$47,270	$57,560	1.50	1.82
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	970	$72,920	$68,670	9.51	3.55

Colleges in this area

4 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
Avery James College	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	78
McNeese State University	Public	4-year or above	6,241
SOWELA Technical Community College	Public	2-year	3,446
Stage One-The Hair School	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	66

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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