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Lake Charles, LA

280 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 29340.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$284,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$191,250
Chemical Engineers$136,810
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$136,800
Pharmacists$133,720
Electrical Engineers$129,940
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations)$129,260
Nurse Practitioners$128,460
Chemists$128,330
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$127,160
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)$126,090
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations)$125,670
Sales Managers$124,580
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$123,450
Software Developers$120,940
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$119,630
Veterinarians$115,210
Dentists, General$114,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers$112,460
Construction Managers$108,590

BLS didn't publish the median for 1 occupation here because it is very high: General Internal Medicine Physicians. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 280 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011600$70,0500.63
Administrative Services Managers 11-301290$93,5800.54
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011100$77,8701.07
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091350$26,6001.36
Animal Caretakers 39-202190$26,1600.54
Animal Control Workers 33-901130$38,0204.24
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301150$79,5400.70
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041150$191,2501.07
Audio and Video Technicians 27-4011Not available$49,150
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302180$46,2100.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023520$45,5401.14
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603170$28,5501.09
Bakers 51-3011110$28,5100.69
Bartenders 35-3011550$18,2801.11
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021210$42,8900.81
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031830$44,5500.92
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051370$39,5201.39
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031140$57,4100.72
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199660$63,1300.92
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021130$37,5901.42
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020160$67,0500.48
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-5021150$119,6306.04
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032100$63,4201.37
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-501130$68,0800.49
Carpenters 47-2031630$45,9301.45
Cashiers 41-20112,840$27,4801.40
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011110$43,5200.87
Chemical Engineers 17-2041100$136,8107.16
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-90111,320$74,22014.49
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091740$102,31068.50
Chemical Technicians 19-4031150$88,7803.91
Chemists 19-2031180$128,3303.23
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101160$108,2000.45
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-102150$47,4900.20
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011240$21,8200.69
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051120$97,4900.49
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103130$88,7100.15
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061260$27,5801.05
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010110$41,1600.49
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022270$65,0201.64
Commercial Pilots 53-201270$99,6002.19
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099200$48,1602.86
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041120$78,7800.45
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123160$76,9500.62
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299130$78,9600.45
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121180$91,2100.25
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232130$51,4800.27
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-302170$112,4600.15
Construction Laborers 47-20612,130$45,2402.97
Construction Managers 11-9021360$108,5901.46
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401170$58,7400.78
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012280$32,4600.97
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014850$28,5500.92
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-301280$39,9600.31
Cost Estimators 13-1051190$74,5701.28
Counselors, All Other 21-101970$46,0003.97
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021180$36,1900.69
Couriers and Messengers 43-502160$32,1301.25
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031Not available$46,660
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,090$35,0800.64
Data Entry Keyers 43-902140$33,3100.54
Dental Assistants 31-9091220$40,2000.88
Dental Hygienists 29-1292120$84,0800.81
Dentists, General 29-102190$114,4701.06
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302180$58,2401.12
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011310$20,7700.87
Dishwashers 35-9021200$24,7600.63
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032130$51,3900.99
Drafters, All Other 17-301960$71,6905.99
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031160$26,5600.59
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032250$84,4101.14
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099210$52,9302.70
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012850$87,9403.66
Electrical Engineers 17-207170$129,9400.51
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051140$78,1901.59
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302340$97,7400.58
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209440$61,7300.89
Electricians 47-2111590$63,6201.18
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,090$51,5201.20
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204280$36,2600.65
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-3029150$63,8403.88
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-21991,330$94,81013.19
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204160$67,9201.10
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903180$36,4800.36
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301340$78,6800.35
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,350$22,5000.93
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-205160Not available5.72
File Clerks 43-407140$27,6800.89
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-309940$39,0501.49
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031240$123,4500.44
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209980$56,6000.96
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205150$75,5600.19
Firefighters 33-2011240$29,5501.07
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011970$75,1801.82
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101460$39,7600.85
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102140$51,0400.55
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012850$34,2301.07
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011120$37,3301.03
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012Not available$48,010
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011690$94,2801.70
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012100$75,5400.68
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011880$54,9600.93
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102240$37,3500.56
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012150$72,2301.46
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011750$92,5601.70
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011890$46,2301.21
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109140$44,3700.84
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047360$61,3900.89
Food Preparation Workers 35-20211,940$23,3803.32
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099160$20,4702.96
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-304160$25,5900.30
Food Service Managers 11-9051110$48,4800.68
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 41-201240$21,5802.99
Gambling Dealers 39-3011880$15,08016.11
Gambling Managers 11-907140$73,39012.28
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216120Not published (very high)2.69
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,140$101,3700.93
Glaziers 47-212140$47,9801.17
Graphic Designers 27-102470$45,6100.52
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012150$23,8400.77
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041110$37,6703.21
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209980$38,4300.63
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-211170$125,6704.65
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 29-9099150$47,8806.75
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102230$65,1200.27
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909980$29,6501.17
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021220$47,3600.84
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,340$49,9600.99
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-301990$40,7505.43
Helpers--Carpenters 47-301250$46,5103.38
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013210$37,9305.03
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098160$36,9502.63
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015170$36,8005.73
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198210$37,4401.90
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-405140$27,8300.42
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11202,140$23,0000.76
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031430$20,9301.53
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081290$27,5701.73
Human Resources Managers 11-312150$105,3700.35
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071280$64,1300.46
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112180$129,2600.74
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041460$59,8701.58
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051200$136,8001.26
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051290$43,7700.57
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419950$36,8200.53
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061490$63,5701.26
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099410$55,9403.58
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031110$63,4100.73
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904140Not available0.32
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021270$37,6500.87
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111130$35,3401.39
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,290$28,5800.90
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012140$52,1802.03
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,690$35,7400.87
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011490$34,0300.79
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011170$27,4601.31
Lawyers 23-1011350$101,6900.72
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012160$45,4001.57
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209930$48,0401.08
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022140$53,9401.56
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061890$53,3002.10
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092120$25,2101.20
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033670$38,2101.04
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413160$44,8300.60
Loan Officers 13-2072130$56,5500.75
Lodging Managers 11-908140$51,9901.28
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081110$92,1700.65
Machinists 51-4041280$75,5801.51
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012640$26,1401.14
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043110$62,4802.89
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,350$46,1701.35
Management Analysts 13-111160$97,8100.10
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199800$103,5501.97
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161160$51,0800.27
Massage Therapists 31-901160$42,8300.87
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141110$126,0900.59
Medical Assistants 31-90921,510$38,5502.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013170$36,4000.27
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111200$101,3200.51
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026120$34,2001.10
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022450$52,2201.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-209090$36,1000.09
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042410$63,7803.54
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 39-403140$51,3802.14
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124440$83,6700.21
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171180$128,4600.87
Nursing Assistants 31-1131730$33,8500.77
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011280$82,7103.01
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112270$83,8400.68
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201150$77,8201.44
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,590$31,6300.99
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199220$38,0201.72
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073410$49,2701.32
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$35,1300.79
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-706480$26,4800.23
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141530$46,8103.57
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011220$48,9700.84
Parts Salespersons 41-2022230$36,6201.28
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051110$50,1701.07
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-909930$36,2600.87
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205270$47,0400.40
Pest Control Workers 37-2021120$36,3501.74
Pharmacists 29-1051220$133,7201.06
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052290$41,5200.95
Phlebotomists 31-9097120$35,2101.32
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021100$64,5501.33
Physical Therapists 29-1123140$88,9000.81
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107140$127,1600.35
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122960$284,4400.27
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152560$67,9901.83
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-30511,780$56,2904.07
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$62,6101.06
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052300$58,5101.40
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011150$45,4800.48
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-902130Not available1.40
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199590$46,5903.59
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061110$61,4200.44
Project Management Specialists 13-1082350$92,7700.51
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141110$56,0500.55
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909950$36,3901.01
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053120$34,5501.16
Public Relations Specialists 27-303160$58,1500.32
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503150$47,2800.81
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034120$60,0200.77
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902270$44,2200.58
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171570$31,6200.96
Recreation Workers 39-903290$26,3700.43
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708190$38,3300.96
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,460$90,6901.11
Respiratory Therapists 29-112660$73,6800.69
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,620$28,7801.03
Riggers 49-909660$44,7703.94
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 47-507190$45,9003.06
Sailors and Marine Oilers 53-5011300$38,60014.44
Sales Managers 11-2022160$124,5800.39
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091390$47,3100.47
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012930$60,5701.15
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401170$77,5700.40
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909990$37,1401.45
School Bus Monitors 33-9094110$31,4102.14
School Psychologists 19-303450$69,0201.17
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,020$52,1401.47
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,390$40,2601.25
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031260$45,3600.81
Security Guards 33-9032870$29,7401.03
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-209830$47,4200.60
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021310$79,5801.43
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 47-501370$56,8802.53
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221180$55,5801.07
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071340$37,0100.65
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305370$28,8600.42
Skincare Specialists 39-509440$28,0900.92
Social Workers, All Other 21-102940$38,6301.09
Social and Community Service Managers 11-915170$80,0000.51
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093150$36,0700.54
Software Developers 15-1252100$120,9400.09
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205960$52,7902.55
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052300$51,6301.76
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057110$52,1001.73
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058200$52,5201.83
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127210$64,7201.77
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,660$34,6900.90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018350$38,6101.09
Surgical Technologists 29-205560$58,8500.76
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102260$64,5201.74
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-712140$63,1706.20
Tax Preparers 13-208250$36,4800.97
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309950$51,9500.73
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045600$31,6100.64
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022180$76,0701.94
Tellers 43-3071270$35,3601.26
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309380$34,5601.15
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151120$80,5500.41
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071140$92,6400.96
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303190$25,7001.18
Veterinarians 29-113160$115,2101.02
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056120$35,3701.42
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,950$15,0801.31
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031150$47,2701.82
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121970$72,9203.55