Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Houma Metro

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. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 278 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$355,390	$170.86	290
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$203,250	$97.72	40
3	Chief Executives	$176,890	$85.04	50
4	Dentists, General	$140,330	$67.47	40
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,210	$65.49	50
6	Physician Assistants	$135,960	$65.37	60
7	Pharmacists	$134,050	$64.45	240
8	Industrial Production Managers	$130,940	$62.95	100
9	Industrial Engineers	$128,690	$61.87	60
10	Nurse Practitioners	$127,660	$61.37	230
11	Sales Managers	$123,700	$59.47	160
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,970	$58.64	70
13	Financial Managers	$121,000	$58.17	270
14	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,870	Not published	110
15	Civil Engineers	$107,400	$51.63	130
16	General and Operations Managers	$107,200	$51.54	1,840
17	Human Resources Managers	$104,760	$50.36	60
18	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,780	$49.90	2,040
19	Software Developers	$102,970	$49.51	50
20	Managers, All Other	$102,130	$49.10	680
21	Ship Engineers	$100,260	$48.20	150
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,490	Not published	160
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,460	$47.82	150
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,310	$47.26	240
25	Construction Managers	$97,790	$47.02	430

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Houma metro area overview.

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.