Baton Rouge Employment

Employment and Industries in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Baton Rouge than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Baton Rouge.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Baton Rouge.
A list of any large public companies in Baton Rouge.

Most Popular Jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	7,040	56,710	$40,890 - 78,180	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,830	43,170	$34,980 - 52,870	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,650	52,270	$29,030 - 79,170	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	2,510	54,900	$36,340 - 76,480	18%	79%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,050	44,500	$35,070 - 55,500	6%	96%
6	Computer systems analysts	1,840	52,230	$32,420 - 76,760	29%	68%
7	Managers, all other	1,820	71,100	$41,480 - 109,270	7%	55%
8	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,530	48,200	$33,660 - 65,880	13%	73%
9	Lawyers	1,500	83,530	$43,480 - 136,360	11%	99%
10	Special education teachers, secondary school	1,400	45,050	$35,670 - 55,090	9%	87%
11	Engineers, all other	1,370	77,630	$48,150 - 109,100	6%	82%
12	Civil engineers	1,370	99,060	$62,960 - 148,590	18%	87%
13	Financial managers	1,330	76,370	$43,130 - 115,020	13%	60%
14	Social and human service assistants	1,070	31,820	$18,350 - 49,320	34%	58%
15	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,000	42,830	$26,860 - 64,260	5%	58%
16	Teachers and instructors, all other	890	40,270	$19,560 - 60,610	9%	54%
17	Computer programmers	860	52,720	$34,020 - 76,360	0%	73%
18	Mechanical engineers	860	84,780	$57,620 - 120,370	4%	78%
19	Public relations specialists	850	44,680	$30,500 - 64,610	18%	81%
20	Sales managers	800	86,690	$43,240 - 139,730	10%	69%
21	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	730	52,580	$34,390 - 78,710	25%	93%
22	Medical and health services managers	720	75,670	$43,370 - 113,230	16%	57%
23	Pharmacists	670	100,030	$76,980 - 127,490	22%	97%
24	Electrical engineers	640	91,360	$65,850 - 127,020	6%	81%
25	Industrial engineers	610	66,080	$29,680 - 117,750	20%	74%
26	Community and social service specialists, all other	580	33,140	$15,590 - 53,070	25%	58%
27	Management analysts	570	65,580	$37,310 - 112,430	22%	78%
28	Child, family, and school social workers	560	45,970	$27,240 - 68,830	19%	77%
29	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	540	64,720	$51,730 - 81,410	8%	78%
30	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	530	31,260	$18,990 - 48,430	15%	51%
31	Chemical engineers	500	96,360	$65,210 - 132,040	8%	91%
32	Social and community service managers	490	57,990	$36,840 - 82,910	25%	72%
33	Self-enrichment education teachers	490	41,860	$34,200 - 54,200	23%	54%
34	Engineering managers	490	113,560	$60,680 - 166,380	7%	84%
35	Training and development specialists	460	45,500	$27,300 - 65,970	18%	56%
36	Education administrators, postsecondary	460	93,680	$48,670 - 157,750	14%	78%
37	Librarians	450	46,200	$35,080 - 59,180	4%	85%
38	Graphic designers	450	33,760	$21,650 - 48,410	10%	55%
39	Chief executives	450	149,870	$70,860 -	2%	65%
40	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	440	69,170	$35,540 - 113,310	12%	51%
41	Physical therapists	430	78,560	$54,660 - 109,250	27%	89%
42	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	420	41,450	$28,150 - 53,770	18%	56%
43	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	410	29,530	$16,920 - 61,480	15%	72%
44	Education, training, and library workers, all other	400	42,730	$26,950 - 65,380	11%	79%
45	Coaches and scouts	400	44,680	$13,920 - 81,940	15%	60%
46	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	390	48,490	$31,790 - 63,960	12%	51%
47	Computer software engineers, applications	390	68,280	$44,320 - 97,540	45%	85%
48	Chemists	370	67,880	$40,190 - 89,310	9%	93%
49	Instructional coordinators	340	45,210	$22,200 - 66,000	23%	79%
50	Computer and information systems managers	340	83,900	$50,190 - 121,820	16%	73%
51	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	310	41,440	$21,050 - 53,590	20%	87%
52	Medical and public health social workers	300	42,990	$28,320 - 59,290	24%	77%
53	Computer specialists, all other	300	51,400	$25,730 - 76,690	15%	68%
54	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	290	50,960	$34,060 - 67,950	17%	56%
55	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	290	42,250	$25,050 - 64,410	18%	56%
56	Social workers, all other	290	45,700	$31,890 - 63,690	18%	77%
57	Network systems and data communications analysts	280	51,930	$27,780 - 80,370	53%	57%
58	Marketing managers	270	77,860	$42,040 - 141,800	14%	69%
59	Occupational therapists	270	70,160	$46,380 - 97,540	23%	90%
60	Network and computer systems administrators	270	52,370	$33,450 - 73,240	27%	50%
61	Computer software engineers, systems software	260	68,890	$45,750 - 102,620	28%	85%
62	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	260	42,490	$27,000 - 63,060	30%	77%
63	Detectives and criminal investigators	260	50,940	$30,590 - 89,750	17%	54%
64	Architects, except landscape and naval	240	65,010	$38,180 - 87,220	18%	88%
65	Advertising sales agents	240	46,530	$19,490 - 99,760	20%	56%
66	Insurance underwriters	240	48,180	$29,200 - 65,390	6%	53%
67	Occupational health and safety specialists	230	69,430	$42,400 - 101,060	8%	72%
68	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	200	48,340	$36,900 - 62,180	0%	96%
69	Speech-language pathologists	200	58,260	$37,860 - 83,860	11%	98%
70	Purchasing managers	200	68,790	$42,840 - 103,600	3%	57%
71	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	190	67,190	$28,810 - 105,520	10%	74%
72	Sales and related workers, all other	190	33,020	$17,480 - 54,670	14%	62%
73	Tax preparers	190	25,030	$13,990 - 37,860	0%	54%
74	Computer and information scientists, research	180	77,010	$69,160 - 87,400	22%	68%
75	Surveyors	170	55,670	$23,350 - 91,550	24%	82%
76	Financial analysts	170	67,580	$37,200 - 98,630	34%	87%
77	Financial specialists, all other	170	68,750	$41,080 - 114,540	12%	50%
78	Human resources managers, all other	170	70,140	$38,990 - 100,970	11%	58%
79	Environmental engineers	160	66,850	$44,960 - 95,530	25%	86%
80	Budget analysts	150	61,180	$34,390 - 113,620	7%	78%
81	Market research analysts	150	49,460	$32,430 - 82,550	20%	82%
82	Counselors, all other	140	39,330	$26,890 - 52,760	17%	73%
83	Athletes and sports competitors	140	74,690	$27,790 -	19%	60%
84	Dentists, general	140	152,610	$74,260 -	9%	100%
85	Physician assistants	140	74,840	$43,260 - 117,310	27%	67%
86	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	140		$ -	11%	58%
87	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	130	65,060	$36,790 - 94,420	22%	93%
88	Legislators	130	20,860	$12,870 - 19,890	1%	65%
89	Rehabilitation counselors	130	35,590	$26,250 - 47,770	23%	73%
90	Editors	130	49,730	$23,950 - 76,900	2%	81%
91	Vocational education teachers, middle school	130	45,370	$36,930 - 53,630	0%	95%
92	Floral designers	120	25,770	$18,500 - 33,980	0%	55%
93	Reporters and correspondents	120	40,180	$24,020 - 49,900	1%	85%
94	Commercial and industrial designers	120	44,130	$27,910 - 64,190	7%	55%
95	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	120	37,040	$24,590 - 51,360	34%	73%
96	Dietitians and nutritionists	120	47,220	$34,050 - 69,300	9%	72%
97	Recreational therapists	120	32,320	$22,730 - 44,230	4%	77%
98	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	120	26,950	$19,330 - 32,340	11%	55%
99	Compensation and benefits managers	110	65,990	$43,060 - 89,710	12%	58%
100	Commercial pilots	100	65,700	$44,280 - 83,990	13%	74%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Cashiers	10,880	16,270	$12,910 - 21,140	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	10,480	21,760	$13,440 - 32,900	12%	25%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	8,010	21,950	$14,800 - 31,760	2%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	7,330	20,420	$13,610 - 30,170	13%	19%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	6,360	26,890	$18,090 - 38,090	1%	18%
6	General and operations managers	6,330	93,630	$44,130 - 164,400	2%	48%
7	Waiters and waitresses	6,110	18,460	$12,970 - 33,350	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,890	18,050	$13,090 - 24,770	15%	4%
9	Customer service representatives	5,560	26,660	$17,910 - 36,770	25%	22%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5,470	36,240	$22,190 - 53,400	6%	29%
11	Food preparation workers	5,460	15,710	$12,850 - 20,230	15%	7%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	5,450	33,530	$18,980 - 51,440	10%	6%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	5,190	31,500	$21,040 - 42,020	13%	16%
14	Security guards	4,460	23,120	$14,630 - 32,080	17%	13%
15	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	4,410	47,300	$31,640 - 63,140	11%	4%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,220	21,620	$14,210 - 31,050	-7%	8%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,130	36,000	$22,340 - 57,560	10%	4%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,890	35,050	$22,380 - 50,290	15%	18%
19	Construction laborers	3,800	26,060	$15,950 - 38,170	11%	5%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,610	18,580	$13,730 - 24,700	18%	7%
21	Carpenters	3,530	38,720	$26,380 - 54,250	10%	6%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,460	34,040	$21,390 - 49,480	4%	25%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	3,240	21,900	$14,900 - 31,060	17%	13%
24	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,130	15,150	$12,780 - 18,980	18%	5%
25	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3,120	36,490	$27,540 - 48,330	14%	7%
26	Correctional officers and jailers	3,020	32,500	$22,780 - 45,790	17%	11%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,860	26,940	$17,960 - 38,110	11%	14%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,750	26,750	$16,280 - 41,250	8%	4%
29	Teacher assistants	2,640	17,170	$13,130 - 21,250	10%	18%
30	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	2,630	43,580	$27,300 - 61,190	5%	2%
31	Business operations specialists, all other	2,620	51,260	$28,790 - 79,590	21%	49%
32	Electricians	2,580	42,950	$30,190 - 57,150	7%	7%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	2,490	53,880	$37,730 - 75,000	9%	10%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,210	22,310	$14,550 - 30,890	18%	6%
35	Personal and home care aides	2,200	16,940	$13,310 - 20,640	51%	10%
36	Cooks, fast food	2,050	15,240	$12,840 - 19,000	8%	5%
37	Bus drivers, school	2,050	16,010	$12,930 - 19,680	9%	4%
38	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,990	16,530	$12,990 - 22,230	13%	5%
39	Tellers	1,970	21,520	$16,830 - 28,120	14%	16%
40	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,960	16,770	$13,100 - 21,050	11%	5%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,780	50,400	$31,410 - 73,560	7%	13%
42	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,760	35,700	$22,680 - 51,410	8%	3%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,750	34,150	$18,220 - 54,830	14%	4%
44	Helpers--production workers	1,750	25,320	$16,070 - 36,020	0%	4%
45	Cooks, restaurant	1,750	21,360	$15,610 - 29,070	12%	5%
46	Insulation workers, mechanical	1,750	36,650	$24,920 - 59,820	9%	0%
47	Chemical plant and system operators	1,720	60,480	$48,460 - 77,070	-14%	7%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,690	59,400	$33,570 - 95,770	-4%	15%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,590	37,970	$22,180 - 59,810	-6%	14%
50	Home health aides	1,510	18,070	$13,100 - 27,630	49%	7%
51	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,450	35,900	$24,100 - 50,070	11%	33%
52	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,370	30,610	$24,020 - 38,870	12%	6%
53	Child care workers	1,320	17,280	$13,010 - 24,850	18%	15%
54	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,310	45,340	$24,290 - 76,630	28%	48%
55	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	1,310	54,850	$43,010 - 65,600	-3%	14%
56	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,240	28,010	$19,950 - 36,760	-1%	2%
57	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,230	27,360	$16,530 - 39,720	4%	6%
58	Insurance sales agents	1,170	44,090	$26,770 - 66,720	13%	45%
59	Sailors and marine oilers	1,110	34,560	$22,430 - 50,330	16%	17%
60	Construction managers	1,100	67,720	$44,470 - 98,880	16%	29%
61	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,100	46,990	$29,300 - 67,230	9%	5%
62	Maintenance workers, machinery	1,090	40,680	$22,390 - 58,570	0%	0%
63	Dishwashers	1,040	15,620	$12,950 - 19,460	10%	3%
64	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,020	46,220	$29,690 - 65,390	9%	47%
65	Loan officers	1,010	40,600	$25,720 - 66,010	12%	49%
66	Chemical technicians	1,010	52,790	$35,570 - 70,430	6%	37%
67	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,000	18,310	$13,180 - 26,260	26%	43%
68	Machinists	980	42,040	$28,760 - 57,890	-2%	3%
69	Computer support specialists	960	45,470	$24,420 - 75,770	13%	43%
70	Production workers, all other	950	26,850	$18,070 - 38,370	2%	5%
71	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	930	33,910	$22,850 - 47,760	12%	3%
72	Structural iron and steel workers	930	40,400	$27,400 - 52,180	6%	4%
73	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	920	15,550	$12,840 - 19,600	10%	17%
74	All other information and record clerks	900	28,070	$17,760 - 40,550	-12%	21%
75	Postsecondary teachers, all other	890	52,390	$34,340 - 75,580	0%	0%
76	Medical assistants	890	25,090	$17,200 - 36,010	35%	10%
77	Helpers--electricians	890	26,460	$20,310 - 32,400	7%	3%
78	Data entry keyers	890	23,700	$17,200 - 31,200	-4%	18%
79	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	880	28,620	$21,130 - 37,430	4%	15%
80	Bill and account collectors	870	30,040	$20,640 - 41,690	23%	13%
81	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	860	36,040	$19,310 - 60,950	5%	8%
82	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	850	52,560	$31,590 - 86,730	4%	18%
83	Helpers--carpenters	850	20,750	$13,630 - 30,110	12%	3%
84	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	850	33,560	$17,360 - 54,740	2%	11%
85	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	850	15,680	$12,880 - 19,310	10%	5%
86	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	820	25,600	$16,760 - 33,930	12%	0%
87	Bartenders	820	15,680	$12,880 - 20,560	11%	17%
88	Counter and rental clerks	820	22,090	$13,540 - 32,430	23%	16%
89	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	790	36,900	$25,520 - 50,530	9%	3%
90	Driver/sales workers	780	32,020	$18,020 - 49,640	-4%	4%
91	Parts salespersons	780	26,290	$15,860 - 40,400	-1%	6%
92	Postal service mail carriers	770			1%	11%
93	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	770	15,090	$12,850 - 18,610	10%	8%
94	Pharmacy technicians	770	25,940	$18,800 - 32,740	32%	16%
95	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	720	45,800	$34,560 - 61,500	12%	3%
96	Cooks, short order	720	15,110	$12,780 - 19,030	5%	5%
97	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	700	24,120	$16,490 - 34,070	-4%	5%
98	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	700	48,660	$26,520 - 64,220	3%	13%
99	Legal secretaries	690	32,660	$21,910 - 47,460	12%	18%
100	Personal care and service workers, all other	690	19,600	$13,270 - 30,140	-12%	21%

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Jobs More Common Near Baton Rouge Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Insulation workers, mechanical	36,650	1,750	30.4
Chemical plant and system operators	60,480	1,720	21.8
Sailors and marine oilers	34,560	1,110	15.9
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	50,900	680	14.8
Pile-driver operators	38,830	110	14.8
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	41,480	650	13.8
Riggers	46,570	260	13.5
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	54,850	1,310	13.4
Boilermakers	51,330	300	11.1
Athletes and sports competitors	74,690	140	8
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	80,320	480	7
Helpers, construction trades, all other	25,520	350	6.9
Drafters, all other	47,770	270	6.8
Chemical engineers	96,360	500	6.8
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,680	1,090	6.5
Chemical technicians	52,790	1,010	6
Vocational education teachers, middle school	45,370	130	6
Structural iron and steel workers	40,400	930	6
Correctional officers and jailers	32,500	3,020	5.6
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	36,230	190	5.3
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	26,120	180	4.9
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	33,910	930	4.8
Psychiatric aides	23,630	450	4.7
Personal care and service workers, all other	19,600	690	4.6
Helpers--carpenters	20,750	850	4.5
Cooks, all other	20,360	110	4.4
Meter readers, utilities	32,950	370	4.1
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	15,440	450	4.1
Special education teachers, secondary school	45,050	1,400	3.9
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	47,300	4,410	3.6
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	52,580	730	3.4
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	43,150	230	3.3
Home appliance repairers	35,470	240	3.2
Helpers--electricians	26,460	890	3.1
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	67,190	190	3.1
Engineers, all other	77,630	1,370	3.1
Electrical and electronics drafters	54,780	260	3
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	29,530	410	3
Crane and tower operators	36,740	250	3
Hazardous materials removal workers	38,490	290	3
Computer and information scientists, research	77,010	180	2.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	43,580	2,630	2.8
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	45,340	560	2.6
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	21,530	160	2.6
Environmental engineering technicians	43,690	110	2.4
Recreational therapists	32,320	120	2.4
Counselors, all other	39,330	140	2.4
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,050	170	2.4
Law clerks	29,450	180	2.4
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	48,200	1,530	2.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	73,600	1.45	390
Civil engineers	99,060	1.35	1,370
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	42,050	1.34	170
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	80,320	1.33	480
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	54,850	1.29	1,310
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	33,910	1.28	930
Chemical technicians	52,790	1.26	1,010
Coaches and scouts	44,680	1.25	400
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	43,150	1.25	230
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	43,580	1.24	2,630
Driver/sales workers	32,020	1.22	780
Financial specialists, all other	68,750	1.2	170
Chemical plant and system operators	60,480	1.2	1,720
Industrial production managers	105,420	1.19	560
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	36,490	1.16	180
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	24,340	1.16	580
Mechanical engineers	84,780	1.14	860
Electrical engineers	91,360	1.14	640
Machinists	42,040	1.14	980
Occupational health and safety specialists	69,430	1.13	230
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	37,970	1.13	1,590
Child, family, and school social workers	45,970	1.13	560
Chemical engineers	96,360	1.13	500
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,900	1.12	460
Graduate teaching assistants	37,070	1.12	120
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,400	1.12	1,690
Social and human service assistants	31,820	1.12	1,070
Architectural and civil drafters	48,230	1.1	480
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	54,170	1.1	310
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	53,560	1.1	350
Athletes and sports competitors	74,690	1.1	140
Self-enrichment education teachers	41,860	1.09	490
Computer support specialists	45,470	1.08	960
Maintenance workers, machinery	40,680	1.08	1,090
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	26,120	1.08	180
Physicians and surgeons, all other	191,420	1.07	490
Procurement clerks	37,070	1.07	150
Industrial engineering technicians	51,850	1.07	140
Helpers--production workers	25,320	1.07	1,750
Physical therapists	78,560	1.07	430
Riggers	46,570	1.07	260
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	38,550	1.07	160
Cost estimators	59,740	1.07	590
Floral designers	25,770	1.07	120
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	45,800	1.07	720
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	42,490	1.07	260
Teachers and instructors, all other	40,270	1.06	890
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	43,320	1.06	560
Industrial machinery mechanics	46,990	1.06	1,100
Education administrators, postsecondary	93,680	1.05	460

Highest Paying Jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	210,540
Physicians and surgeons, all other	191,420	490
Internists, general	169,000	70
Dentists, general	152,610	140
Family and general practitioners	152,170	150
Chief executives	149,870	450
Engineering managers	113,560	490
Industrial production managers	105,420	560
Pharmacists	100,030	670
Civil engineers	99,060	1,370
Chemical engineers	96,360	500
Education administrators, postsecondary	93,680	460
General and operations managers	93,630	6,330
Electrical engineers	91,360	640
Physics teachers, postsecondary	88,290	40
Sales managers	86,690	800
Mechanical engineers	84,780	860
Computer and information systems managers	83,900	340
Lawyers	83,530	1,500
Funeral directors	82,230
Natural sciences managers	80,340	60
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	80,320	480
Veterinarians	79,910	90
Financial examiners	79,610	50
Physical therapists	78,560	430
Marketing managers	77,860	270
Engineers, all other	77,630	1,370
Computer and information scientists, research	77,010	180
Financial managers	76,370	1,330
Medical and health services managers	75,670	720
Physician assistants	74,840	140
Athletes and sports competitors	74,690	140
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	73,600	390
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	72,110	50
Personal financial advisors	71,970	60
Managers, all other	71,100	1,820
Occupational therapists	70,160	270
Human resources managers, all other	70,140	170
Occupational health and safety specialists	69,430	230
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,170	440
Computer software engineers, systems software	68,890	260
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	68,820	80
Purchasing managers	68,790	200
Financial specialists, all other	68,750	170
Computer software engineers, applications	68,280	390
Chemists	67,880	370
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	67,840	250
Construction managers	67,720	1,100
Financial analysts	67,580	170
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	67,190	190

Large Companies Headquartered in Baton Rouge

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Shaw Group	3.3

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