nonmetropolitan area · 2800007

Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$38,400
Total employment79,940

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area was $38,400 per year ($18.46 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 79,940 jobs. 282 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
Highway Maintenance Workers7.05560$30,850
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.52840$48,980
Cooks, Fast Food2.33770$21,630
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.33530$27,280
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2.162,290$56,710
Nursing Assistants2.061,530$30,780
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2.01800$45,780
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics1.93700$37,720

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 282 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons$27,300$13.132,6601.33
Cashiers$22,860$10.992,5501.61
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,710$27.272,2902.16
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,040$11.082,2601.02
Fast Food and Counter Workers$21,930$10.541,9200.97
Registered Nurses$75,070$36.091,7200.99
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,820$16.261,6201.11
Nursing Assistants$30,780$14.801,5302.06
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,930$17.281,4500.96
Office Clerks, General$31,750$15.271,2000.95
Customer Service Representatives$34,740$16.701,1100.83
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,780$21.531,0501.81
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,450$21.851,0301.31
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,450$13.209600.84
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,140Not published9501.33
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$34,720$16.699501.08
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,030$26.469301.26
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$39,520$19.009001.27
Waiters and Waitresses$20,810$10.008900.76
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,530Not published8601.17
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$48,980$23.558402.52
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,780$22.018002.01
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$48,460Not published7801.42
Cooks, Fast Food$21,630$10.407702.33
Security Guards$31,130$14.977101.07
Construction Laborers$37,710$18.137101.27
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,720$18.147001.93
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,420$17.036601.04
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$39,020$18.766501.88
General and Operations Managers$106,290$51.106000.33
Cooks, Restaurant$27,540$13.246000.82
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$70,180$33.745901.41
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,990$36.055901.85
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,770$37.395801.68
Food Preparation Workers$21,970$10.565601.21
Highway Maintenance Workers$30,850$14.835607.05
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$27,280$13.125302.33
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$22,710$10.925301.20
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$48,150Not published5001.58
Childcare Workers$21,440$10.314901.83
Electricians$60,440$29.064701.21
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$31,180$14.994400.90
Civil Engineers$116,770$56.144302.28
Light Truck Drivers$36,980$17.784300.85
Accountants and Auditors$74,910$36.014200.56
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,400$36.734206.23
Receptionists and Information Clerks$28,760$13.834000.85
Bus Drivers, School$36,560$17.584001.92
Tellers$35,830$17.233802.26
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,220$22.223801.54
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,980$36.533801.68
Correctional Officers and Jailers$30,730$14.783701.91
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,540$22.863701.71
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$87,530$42.083500.63
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$37,460$18.0135016.67
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$36,300$17.453403.68
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,390$18.463400.81
Helpers--Production Workers$35,090$16.873303.86
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$106,810$51.3533017.31
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,550$16.133301.15
Nurse Practitioners$121,330$58.333201.92
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,540$26.703201.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$58,810$28.283100.49
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,450$29.543100.97
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$35,340$16.993000.60
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$80,590Not published2901.72
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,920$18.712801.15
Medical and Health Services Managers$88,400$42.502700.88
Parts Salespersons$32,970$15.852701.97
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,200$18.842700.86
Pharmacy Technicians$37,340$17.952601.07
Medical Assistants$34,230$16.462600.61
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,070$12.542601.94
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$49,960$24.022501.67
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$36,250$17.432503.31
Loan Officers$58,700$28.222401.70
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$30,230$14.542400.33
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersNot publishedNot published2404.80
Human Resources Specialists$58,210$27.992300.49
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$46,530$22.372301.12
Dental Assistants$37,320$17.942301.16
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,280$13.112301.19
Financial Managers$122,000$58.652200.50
Project Management Specialists$99,510$47.842200.39
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,960Not published2201.64
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$22,040$10.602200.80
Logging Equipment Operators$47,860$23.0121019.56
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,330$23.242000.31
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,570$28.162002.25
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$46,560$22.392000.94
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$38,670$18.592001.60
Mechanical Engineers$105,980$50.951901.23
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$48,530Not published1903.35
Pharmacists$131,870$63.401901.13
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$52,330$25.161901.64
Gambling Dealers$38,780$18.651904.36
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,710$21.011905.99
Firefighters$33,790$16.251800.99
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$42,040$20.211801.76
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$84,340$40.551700.69
Computer User Support Specialists$50,750$24.401700.47
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,790$28.751700.94
Billing and Posting Clerks$37,400$17.981700.81
Management Analysts$90,940$43.721600.34
Lawyers$63,110$30.341600.42
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,110$25.051600.91
Bartenders$28,780$13.841600.40
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$20,760$9.981600.71
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$37,670$18.111601.83
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$35,540$17.091600.82
Training and Development Specialists$54,450$26.181500.62
Speech-Language Pathologists$75,290$36.201501.58
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$26,000$12.501501.01
Dishwashers$24,360$11.711500.62
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$33,450$16.081501.92
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$33,650$16.181504.29
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$79,850$38.391401.22
Food Service Managers$50,180$24.121401.11
Social and Human Service Assistants$27,750$13.341400.62
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$53,040$25.501401.76
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,250$17.911400.70
Public Safety Telecommunicators$32,550$15.651402.73
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$48,700$23.411400.67
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,820$22.991401.79
Physical Therapists$99,250$47.721300.92
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,840$18.671301.33
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$37,570$18.061300.53
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$28,120$13.521301.67
Tire Repairers and Changers$29,920$14.381302.28
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,120$12.561301.23
Industrial Production Managers$121,200$58.271200.92
Construction Managers$91,320$43.911200.61
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,950$43.731201.66
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$49,290Not published1201.41
Respiratory Therapists$63,010$30.301201.69
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$22,020$10.591200.42
Animal Caretakers$23,950$11.521200.87
Recreation Workers$28,880$13.881200.71
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,640$25.311201.80
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$50,930$24.491200.49
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$51,990$25.001100.24
Computer Occupations, All Other$112,260$53.971100.47
Biological Scientists, All Other$93,950$45.171103.97
Healthcare Social Workers$57,680$27.731101.18
Tutors$46,640$22.421101.27
Medical Records Specialists$45,020$21.641101.13
Insurance Sales Agents$46,410$22.311100.43
Carpenters$45,390$21.821100.33
Millwrights$62,110$29.861105.14
Food Batchmakers$34,870$16.761101.24
Production Workers, All Other$38,850$18.681100.84
Driver/Sales Workers$35,840$17.231100.51
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$47,940$23.051105.09
Compliance Officers$73,090$35.141000.48
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,490$25.241000.38
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$39,610$19.041001.40
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$45,640$21.941001.85
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$36,630$17.611000.51
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$47,170Not published1001.87
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,080$17.831001.69
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,510$22.361001.27
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,750$32.091001.38
Butchers and Meat Cutters$28,740$13.821001.44
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$43,070$20.711001.44
Sales Managers$123,220$59.24900.28
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$48,660Not published901.79
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,440$28.10901.32
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$43,860$21.09901.03
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$78,990$37.98906.35
Machinists$50,290$24.18900.60
Administrative Services Managers$96,230$46.26800.62
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,110$78.42800.73
Cost Estimators$73,690$35.43800.72
Electrical Engineers$108,930$52.37800.74
Industrial Engineers$98,730$47.47800.45
Engineers, All Other$77,500$37.26801.00
Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,060$18.30800.45
Coaches and Scouts$39,650Not published800.65
Occupational Therapists$90,600$43.56800.99
Physicians, All Other$495,550$238.25800.45
Paramedics$54,630$26.27801.54
Physical Therapist Assistants$59,500$28.60801.40
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$30,540$14.68800.48
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$64,990$31.24800.76
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$48,840$23.48803.30
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,190$17.40802.49
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$29,140$14.01800.63
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$50,600$24.33700.41
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$40,250$19.35701.92
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$64,290Not published701.77
Instructional Coordinators$60,270$28.98700.57
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$43,560$20.94701.69
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$43,090$20.72700.98
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$52,100$25.05705.50
Residential Advisors$23,400$11.25701.53
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$44,720$21.50701.54
Postal Service Clerks$60,510$29.09701.90
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$50,960$24.50700.29
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$37,490$18.02700.62
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,580$21.44700.85
Crane and Tower Operators$66,320$31.88703.05
Facilities Managers$105,440$50.69600.69
Computer and Information Systems Managers$121,210$58.28600.18
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$84,830$40.79600.63
Social and Community Service Managers$57,710$27.75600.56
Managers, All Other$116,580$56.05600.18
Logisticians$77,930$37.47600.49
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$40,210$19.33601.92
Computer Systems Analysts$81,730$39.29600.23
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$79,600$38.27600.36
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansNot publishedNot published601.32
Rehabilitation Counselors$39,770$19.12601.13
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$34,520$16.60600.66
Emergency Medical Technicians$29,080$13.98600.63
Pharmacy Aides$28,380$13.65602.75
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$24,500$11.78605.25
Bill and Account Collectors$32,090$15.43600.75
Procurement Clerks$42,760$20.56602.03
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,270$22.24602.08
Agricultural Inspectors$39,960$19.21607.63
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$35,350$16.99602.82
Helpers--Electricians$33,640$16.17601.80
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$43,160$20.75602.62
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$49,800$23.94606.18
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,030$23.09601.33
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$93,640$45.02500.32
Tax Preparers$49,250$23.68501.34
Software Developers$99,020$47.61500.05
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$52,220$25.11501.64
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$47,800$22.98503.75
Dentists, General$166,640$80.12500.78
Phlebotomists$28,430$13.67500.72
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$55,730$26.79500.77
School Bus Monitors$26,250$12.62501.34
Chefs and Head Cooks$50,750$24.40500.45
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$20,730$9.97500.24
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$20,800$10.00503.20
Pipelayers$39,450$18.97503.02
Construction and Building Inspectors$53,750$25.84500.69
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$31,090$14.95501.05
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,680$18.12501.35
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$47,470$22.82500.70
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,400$23.27400.98
Computer Network Support Specialists$60,250$28.97400.50
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$56,850$27.33402.69
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$48,720$23.43400.74
Graphic Designers$40,880$19.66400.42
Veterinarians$101,360$48.73400.83
Family Medicine Physicians$275,020$132.22400.81
Dental Hygienists$62,980$30.28400.33
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$69,160$33.25400.77
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$34,790$16.73400.61
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$36,160$17.39401.34
Gambling Cage Workers$27,590$13.27405.82
Library Assistants, Clerical$26,890$12.93400.82
Meter Readers, Utilities$36,110$17.36404.09
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$30,760$14.79400.56
Fallers$58,250$28.014025.00
Log Graders and Scalers$48,010$23.084022.66
Glaziers$35,820$17.22401.43
Roofers$45,420$21.84400.57
Plant and System Operators, All Other$61,920$29.77404.88
Marketing Managers$88,850$42.71300.17
Lodging Managers$62,400$30.00301.38
Surveyors$59,270$28.50301.20
Computer Hardware Engineers$122,660$58.97300.77
School Psychologists$62,240$29.92301.02
Public Relations Specialists$73,920$35.54300.23
Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,460$30.51300.78
Psychiatric Technicians$29,180$14.03300.43
Surgical Technologists$48,610$23.37300.53
Opticians, Dispensing$41,640$20.02300.87
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$29,830$14.34306.21
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$27,720$13.33300.71
Pest Control Workers$35,760$17.19300.63
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,330$20.35300.59
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$36,150$17.38301.02
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,180$18.36300.37
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,460$24.26300.39
Cooks, Short Order$21,130$10.16Not publishedNot published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$36,870$17.72Not publishedNot published
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$34,520$16.60Not 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.