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Louisiana Mechanical Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mechanical Engineers in Louisiana

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Fast Facts for Mechanical Engineers in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Baton Rouge and Lafayette
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Shreveport and New Orleans
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Baton Rouge and New Orleans

Salaries for Mechanical Engineers in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Baton Rouge and Lake Charles. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mechanical Engineers in Louisiana are listed below.

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Louisiana Mechanical Engineering Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton RougeDoctorate & First Professional28,628
Louisiana Tech UniversityRustonDoctorate10,564
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton RougeDoctorate8,288
Tulane University of LouisianaNew OrleansDoctorate & First Professional10,125
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayetteDoctorate16,345
University of New OrleansNew OrleansDoctorate11,363

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mechanical Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Mechanical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mechanical Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

LOUISIANA

   
Baton Rouge860$84,7801.4
Lafayette320$72,7001.4
Lake Charles130$83,4001
New Orleans430$75,9300.5
Shreveport50$74,3800.2
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