metropolitan statistical area · 26380

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area

Figures describe the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Houma city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$45,610
Total employment83,440

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area was $45,610 per year ($21.93 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 83,440 jobs. 281 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Sailors and Marine Oilers126.182,140$48,500
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels103.032,040$103,780
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas41.15950$62,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers6.031,350$56,990
Production Workers, All Other3.79510$45,410
Machinists3.72570$55,560
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2.76710$48,990
Food Preparation Workers2.391,150$22,810

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 281 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area
Occupation
Sailors and Marine Oilers$48,500$23.322,140126.18
Cashiers$25,990$12.502,0701.25
Retail Salespersons$29,220$14.052,0600.98
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$103,780$49.902,040103.03
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$33,310$16.022,0001.26
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,280$10.711,9900.96
General and Operations Managers$107,200$51.541,8400.98
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$21,890$10.521,6300.71
Registered Nurses$75,740$36.411,4600.81
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,300$23.701,4601.32
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,040$14.921,4400.95
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,990$27.401,3506.03
Waiters and Waitresses$15,080$7.251,2100.99
Office Clerks, General$29,880$14.361,2100.91
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,010$17.791,1801.29
Food Preparation Workers$22,810$10.971,1502.39
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,810$13.851,0300.87
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,260$29.9395041.15
Construction Laborers$36,890$17.748801.49
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$67,400$32.418101.85
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$38,480$18.507801.30
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,060$27.447801.02
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,030$31.277701.16
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,770$21.047701.04
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,780Not published7501.00
Customer Service Representatives$35,930$17.277200.52
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,990$23.557102.76
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,790$21.057100.86
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$34,500$16.596901.05
Managers, All Other$102,130$49.106802.05
Nursing Assistants$30,140$14.496300.81
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$59,060$28.396201.06
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,630Not published6100.80
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$36,520$17.566002.28
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,060$14.935901.20
Machinists$55,560$26.715703.72
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,160$28.935602.37
Cooks, Restaurant$27,690$13.315300.70
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$53,240$25.605201.50
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$68,620$32.995101.54
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$59,870$28.795101.61
Production Workers, All Other$45,410$21.835103.79
Light Truck Drivers$37,350$17.965000.94
Accountants and Auditors$74,620$35.884800.62
Medical Assistants$34,420$16.554801.10
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$44,320$21.314601.27
Electricians$57,650$27.724601.13
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$55,240$26.564601.84
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,320$34.294601.27
Construction Managers$97,790$47.024302.12
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$23,480$11.294201.77
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,500$21.394200.95
Riggers$37,360$17.9642034.33
Security Guards$29,040$13.964100.59
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,380$22.3041014.60
Carpenters$48,210$23.184001.11
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,840$22.044001.06
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,360$29.024001.21
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,180Not published3800.67
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,690$22.933502.92
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$46,060$22.1435014.37
Project Management Specialists$90,550$43.533400.59
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$54,860$26.383401.38
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,760Not published3200.96
Billing and Posting Clerks$39,970$19.213201.49
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$24,280$11.673100.67
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,720$23.423103.30
Human Resources Specialists$59,050$28.393000.62
Bartenders$18,990$9.133000.74
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$50,140$24.113000.45
Crane and Tower Operators$57,230$27.5230012.82
Physicians, All Other$355,390$170.862901.56
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$31,640$15.212805.49
Financial Managers$121,000$58.172700.59
Helpers--Production Workers$36,830$17.712703.02
Engineers, All Other$95,400$45.862603.17
Pharmacy Technicians$44,650$21.472601.02
Childcare Workers$22,100$10.632600.92
Insurance Sales Agents$60,840$29.252601.01
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,840$28.292602.77
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$28,860$13.8725018.57
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,470$28.112501.14
Bus Drivers, School$29,510$14.192501.18
Medical and Health Services Managers$98,310$47.262400.76
Pharmacists$134,050$64.452401.39
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,800$19.132400.32
Nurse Practitioners$127,660$61.372301.35
Counter and Rental Clerks$43,050$20.702301.06
Lawyers$93,840$45.112200.54
Correctional Officers and Jailers$38,710$18.612201.06
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,010$10.582200.97
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,490$26.682201.26
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$59,010$28.372100.79
Dental Assistants$37,870$18.212101.03
Parts Salespersons$30,370$14.602001.35
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$35,090$16.872000.39
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$48,580$23.361903.22
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,460$24.261901.73
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,820$28.761901.23
Physical Therapists$78,320$37.651801.26
Social and Human Service Assistants$36,090$17.351700.74
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$57,220$27.511702.07
Firefighters$28,360$13.641700.89
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$48,020$23.091700.66
Tellers$35,580$17.111700.95
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$31,940$15.351702.18
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$51,410$24.721700.81
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,210$19.811700.42
Sales Managers$123,700$59.471600.46
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,490Not published1600.89
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,260$28.491600.32
Speech-Language Pathologists$67,070$32.251601.62
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$36,320$17.461602.69
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,730$13.331600.53
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,590$21.441601.67
Commercial Pilots$97,570Not published1606.19
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$99,460$47.821501.26
Compliance Officers$78,680$37.831500.67
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,660Not published1501.07
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$30,850$14.831501.66
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$75,100$36.111507.88
Helpers--Electricians$33,680$16.191504.49
Ship Engineers$100,260$48.2015034.21
Logisticians$70,330$33.811401.00
Management Analysts$97,680$46.961400.29
Computer Occupations, All OtherNot publishedNot published1400.59
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$51,310$24.671400.56
Phlebotomists$34,700$16.681401.82
Dishwashers$26,830$12.901400.55
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$40,910$19.671401.92
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,160$37.581401.87
Computer User Support Specialists$53,170$25.561300.33
Civil Engineers$107,400$51.631300.64
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$85,550$41.131301.70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,110$21.691301.91
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,160$24.121301.43
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,840$13.861300.62
Administrative Services Managers$96,220$46.261200.87
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,870$29.741200.63
Occupational Therapists$82,720$39.771201.32
Respiratory Therapists$62,260$29.931201.60
Dental Hygienists$81,800$39.331200.98
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$48,270$23.211201.98
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,000$12.981200.88
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$34,500$16.591204.90
Training and Development Specialists$59,510$28.611100.43
Loan Officers$62,530$30.061100.73
Surveyors$63,800$30.671103.96
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$108,870Not published1102.54
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$55,460$26.661100.59
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,200$29.901100.92
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$21,370$10.281102.47
Pest Control Workers$46,090$22.161102.06
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$44,350$21.321101.07
Industrial Production Managers$130,940$62.951000.76
Cost Estimators$73,800$35.481000.83
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$59,870$28.781003.13
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$58,570Not published1001.23
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$64,070$30.801001.60
Coaches and Scouts$53,510Not published1000.75
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$36,540$17.571001.04
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$52,350$25.171000.56
Public Safety Telecommunicators$37,220$17.891001.87
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$77,480$37.251001.36
Bakers$26,210$12.601000.79
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$23,290$11.201001.26
Transportation Workers, All Other$38,160$18.3510014.14
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$56,640$27.23900.53
Financial Specialists, All Other$54,480$26.19901.28
Medical Records Specialists$40,350$19.40900.85
Physical Therapist Aides$23,010$11.06903.52
Protective Service Workers, All Other$38,810$18.66902.09
Chefs and Head Cooks$38,560$18.54900.87
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$25,070$12.06900.56
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,110$23.61901.12
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$46,800$22.50902.39
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$24,780$11.91900.86
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,940$41.32800.78
Social and Community Service Managers$75,040$36.08800.75
Drafters, All Other$59,970$28.838010.48
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,270$37.63801.58
Counselors, All Other$49,390$23.75805.42
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$46,560$22.38800.37
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$96,920Not published802.58
Paramedics$49,880$23.98801.57
Surgical Technologists$52,780$25.38801.26
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$23,550$11.32800.49
Recreation Workers$26,930$12.95800.45
Bill and Account Collectors$37,990$18.26800.88
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,910$18.71800.98
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,410$17.51801.14
Computer and Information Systems Managers$121,970$58.64700.19
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$51,150$24.59700.41
Computer Systems Analysts$78,630$37.80700.24
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$79,570$38.26700.43
Computer Programmers$71,590$34.42701.37
Petroleum EngineersNot publishedNot published707.15
Instructional Coordinators$75,590$36.34700.57
Emergency Medical Technicians$36,290$17.45700.70
Physical Therapist Assistants$65,480$31.48701.11
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$23,490$11.29700.34
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$62,820$30.207013.82
Material Moving Workers, All Other$31,810$15.29705.78
Human Resources Managers$104,760$50.36600.47
Food Service Managers$60,880$29.27600.48
Industrial Engineers$128,690$61.87600.30
Mechanical Engineers$82,900$39.85600.40
School Psychologists$74,460$35.80601.76
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$60,590$29.13600.26
Self-Enrichment Teachers$30,780$14.80600.31
Physician Assistants$135,960$65.37600.63
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,190$17.88601.67
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$54,800$26.35601.04
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$76,090$36.58600.53
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,410$23.76600.71
Couriers and Messengers$30,190$14.52601.50
Data Entry Keyers$35,790$17.21600.83
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,380$28.07600.78
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$29,310$14.09600.44
Packers and Packagers, Hand$23,740$11.42600.21
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$57,940$27.856010.89
Chief Executives$176,890$85.04500.50
Architectural and Engineering Managers$136,210$65.49500.45
Computer Network Support Specialists$65,610$31.54500.58
Software Developers$102,970$49.51500.06
Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,640$28.19500.98
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,570$29.12500.68
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$34,700$16.68500.66
Animal Caretakers$27,930$13.43500.36
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$29,240$14.06501.40
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$21,980$10.57504.57
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,330$16.50500.83
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$64,380$30.95500.74
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,630$20.49500.57
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$29,280$14.08500.93
Financial and Investment AnalystsNot publishedNot published400.20
Biological Technicians$36,090$17.35400.99
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$55,090$26.49402.29
Social Workers, All Other$56,260$27.05401.13
Dentists, General$140,330$67.47400.65
Nurse Anesthetists$203,250$97.72401.59
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$45,240$21.75401.24
Opticians, Dispensing$36,360$17.48401.10
Athletic Trainers$64,940Not published402.56
Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,850$36.46401.59
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,140$14.49400.56
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$35,620$17.12400.42
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,820$18.19400.64
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$26,410$12.70400.79
Procurement Clerks$47,220$22.70401.28
File Clerks$27,240$13.09401.00
Postal Service Clerks$64,670$31.09401.04
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$35,710$17.17400.31
Helpers--Carpenters$31,520$15.15403.34
Construction and Building Inspectors$70,170$33.73400.50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$41,660$20.03400.22
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,120$18.33400.47
Facilities Managers$89,730$43.14300.38
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$43,230$20.79300.78
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,180$30.86300.82
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$57,160$27.48300.78
Health Education Specialists$48,530$23.33300.97
Audiologists$65,430$31.46304.19
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,570$38.74300.70
Medical Equipment Preparers$29,350$14.11300.82
Pharmacy Aides$33,140$15.94301.57
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$25,450$12.24300.66
School Bus Monitors$17,050$8.20300.72
Cooks, All Other$26,430$12.71303.27
Sheet Metal Workers$54,430$26.17300.53
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$60,320$29.00300.89
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$59,630$28.67301.17
Food Processing Workers, All Other$29,260$14.07300.98
Printing Press Operators$40,610$19.52300.39
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$43,490$20.91302.22
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$60,320$29.00Not publishedNot published
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$48,470$23.30Not publishedNot published
Healthcare Social Workers$61,980$29.80Not publishedNot published
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,240$16.46Not publishedNot published
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,330$21.79Not publishedNot published
Therapists, All Other$81,660$39.26Not publishedNot published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.