Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 259 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $292,650 | $140.70 | 90 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $252,300 | $121.30 | 150 |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $218,370 | $104.99 | 30 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $166,730 | $80.16 | 50 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $131,450 | $63.20 | 210 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $130,010 | $62.50 | 60 |
| 7 | Physician Assistants | $129,880 | $62.44 | 40 |
| 8 | Sales Managers | $124,950 | $60.07 | 140 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $121,450 | $58.39 | 200 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $120,460 | $57.91 | 40 |
| 11 | Industrial Production Managers | $119,320 | $57.36 | 130 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $118,660 | $57.05 | 220 |
| 13 | Electrical Engineers | $114,160 | $54.89 | 30 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $108,700 | $52.26 | 30 |
| 15 | Civil Engineers | $107,270 | $51.57 | 50 |
| 16 | Managers, All Other | $105,160 | $50.56 | 460 |
| 17 | Software Developers | $104,130 | $50.06 | 70 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | $103,550 | $49.79 | 160 |
| 19 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $102,460 | $49.26 | 530 |
| 20 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $101,340 | $48.72 | 250 |
| 21 | Industrial Engineers | $97,450 | $46.85 | 90 |
| 22 | Management Analysts | $97,070 | $46.67 | 50 |
| 23 | Ship Engineers | $93,980 | $45.18 | 50 |
| 24 | Commercial Pilots | $93,770 | Not published | 40 |
| 25 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | $93,640 | $45.02 | 50 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan 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.