Houma Employment

Employment and Industries in the Houma, 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 Houma than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Houma.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Houma.
A list of any large public companies in Houma.

Most Popular Jobs in Houma, Louisiana Metro Area (2007 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	1,350	55,200	$41,800 - 70,150	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,320	40,100	$33,190 - 49,790	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	890	44,390	$24,400 - 78,930	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	510	40,270	$33,010 - 50,360	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	360	47,120	$29,390 - 71,500	18%	79%
6	Financial managers	280	67,920	$35,000 - 102,250	13%	60%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	270	52,760	$28,350 - 120,530	9%	54%
8	Commercial pilots	250	62,390	$45,710 - 83,450	13%	74%
9	Managers, all other	240	68,480	$35,200 - 100,310	7%	55%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	240	44,130	$25,920 - 58,170	13%	73%
11	Sales managers	210	76,660	$48,560 - 121,800	10%	69%
12	Social and human service assistants	180	31,390	$18,170 - 46,930	34%	58%
13	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	57,380	$46,420 - 67,160	8%	78%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	64,330	$30,100 - 98,020	12%	51%
15	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	140	43,840	$26,410 - 70,500	5%	58%
16	Pharmacists	140	80,920	$49,200 - 104,840	22%	97%
17	Librarians	120	40,630	$28,130 - 51,230	4%	85%
18	Training and development specialists	120	44,940	$23,360 - 65,420	18%	56%
19	Medical and public health social workers	120	38,270	$27,760 - 51,370	24%	77%
20	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	37,700	$22,640 - 54,550	25%	58%
21	Engineers, all other	100	64,570	$49,290 - 84,570	6%	82%
22	Medical and health services managers	100	69,940	$49,170 - 96,520	16%	57%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	90	45,280	$35,320 - 56,710	12%	51%
24	Child, family, and school social workers	90	40,940	$21,790 - 60,310	19%	77%
25	Financial specialists, all other	80	33,550	$24,630 - 45,300	12%	50%
26	Chief executives	80	128,360	$77,430 -	2%	65%
27	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	70	90,240	$45,100 -	25%	67%
28	Legislators	70	13,600	$11,440 - 15,560	1%	65%
29	Instructional coordinators	70	46,240	$35,570 - 59,600	23%	79%
30	Computer programmers	70	48,230	$29,850 - 74,280	0%	73%
31	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	70	36,110	$17,890 - 90,250	15%	72%
32	Social and community service managers	60	41,380	$24,740 - 53,750	25%	72%
33	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	40,790	$26,820 - 56,100	17%	56%
34	Occupational health and safety specialists	60	51,650	$24,500 - 63,760	8%	72%
35	Physical therapists	60	75,390	$56,670 - 98,240	27%	89%
36	Advertising sales agents	60	42,550	$24,400 - 60,010	20%	56%
37	Floral designers	60	20,550	$12,900 - 29,620	0%	55%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	30,070	$15,930 - 47,900	15%	51%
39	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	36,520	$25,320 - 51,290	9%	72%
40	Vocational education teachers, middle school	50	41,870	$33,330 - 50,980	0%	95%
41	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	43,600	$27,530 - 64,770	18%	56%
42	Industrial engineers	50	56,160	$34,290 - 85,910	20%	74%
43	Network and computer systems administrators	40	55,990	$38,280 - 78,390	27%	50%
44	Computer systems analysts	40	63,990	$44,140 - 90,310	29%	68%
45	Engineering managers	40	94,380	$69,750 - 120,950	7%	84%
46	Purchasing managers	40	63,530	$37,070 - 96,320	3%	57%
47	Petroleum engineers	30	96,080	$69,000 - 129,920	5%	80%
48	Computer and information systems managers	30	65,660	$40,640 - 98,000	16%	73%

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	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,060	20,390	$12,890 - 30,150	2%	5%
2	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	3,200	69,440	$37,400 - 106,520	18%	21%
3	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	3,180	39,380	$27,690 - 52,710	5%	2%
4	Cashiers	3,060	15,220	$11,700 - 20,150	-2%	10%
5	Retail salespersons	2,890	21,060	$12,390 - 32,630	12%	25%
6	Sailors and marine oilers	2,190	34,120	$21,900 - 50,140	16%	17%
7	Office clerks, general	2,060	19,970	$12,410 - 29,780	13%	19%
8	General and operations managers	1,940	87,790	$41,400 -	2%	48%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,830	23,630	$16,470 - 32,340	1%	18%
10	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,570	29,470	$16,650 - 41,810	10%	6%
11	Food preparation workers	1,500	15,540	$11,860 - 21,440	15%	7%
12	Waiters and waitresses	1,370	13,450	$11,700 - 15,420	11%	14%
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,200	28,400	$17,200 - 42,020	10%	4%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,170	28,910	$19,240 - 40,610	13%	16%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,100	20,750	$13,320 - 33,480	15%	4%
16	Helpers--production workers	1,060	23,210	$16,810 - 30,670	0%	4%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,020	31,540	$19,440 - 45,830	4%	25%
18	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,020	21,140	$15,390 - 30,190	18%	7%
19	Customer service representatives	960	24,930	$13,810 - 41,730	25%	22%
20	Stock clerks and order fillers	900	20,080	$12,750 - 29,250	-7%	8%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	800	21,040	$14,440 - 29,250	17%	13%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	800	22,990	$13,940 - 33,340	8%	4%
23	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	770	35,320	$26,350 - 42,790	8%	3%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	760	53,060	$34,370 - 82,560	-4%	15%
25	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	760	38,450	$27,040 - 50,250	14%	7%
26	Roustabouts, oil and gas	740	38,240	$21,350 - 49,480	-2%	0%
27	Construction laborers	710	24,700	$17,430 - 32,320	11%	5%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	710	37,470	$21,190 - 61,940	6%	29%
29	Teacher assistants	690	15,070	$11,800 - 18,970	10%	18%
30	Machinists	690	32,000	$21,700 - 43,890	-2%	3%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	640	33,120	$21,630 - 45,650	15%	18%
32	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	640	19,770	$12,350 - 32,120	11%	5%
33	Personal and home care aides	630	15,330	$12,040 - 20,470	51%	10%
34	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	610	41,690	$28,610 - 54,730	11%	4%
35	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	600	41,000	$26,310 - 64,870	0%	0%
36	Tellers	580	21,480	$16,620 - 26,750	14%	16%
37	Cooks, restaurant	580	16,910	$12,020 - 26,150	12%	5%
38	Extraction workers, all other	580	42,220	$29,440 - 64,150	0%	0%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	580	28,090	$17,830 - 39,830	11%	14%
40	Ship engineers	570	57,030	$30,540 - 82,570	14%	17%
41	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	570	14,150	$11,610 - 17,730	18%	5%
42	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	540	41,980	$24,330 - 61,510	-12%	7%
43	Riggers	530	27,970	$17,130 - 39,120	0%	0%
44	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	520	14,720	$11,800 - 19,620	13%	5%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	510	50,630	$31,470 - 73,330	7%	13%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	500	57,830	$31,360 - 91,740	9%	10%
47	Carpenters	500	32,080	$22,560 - 44,680	10%	6%
48	Industrial machinery mechanics	450	47,140	$27,360 - 70,110	9%	5%
49	Electricians	440	49,590	$28,640 - 74,570	7%	7%
50	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	420	21,810	$16,020 - 29,630	12%	0%
51	Bus drivers, school	410	17,060	$12,480 - 21,040	9%	4%
52	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	410	38,130	$23,630 - 55,890	-4%	0%
53	Home health aides	400	15,450	$12,020 - 19,680	49%	7%
54	Business operations specialists, all other	390	48,540	$20,880 - 76,990	21%	49%
55	Crane and tower operators	380	48,800	$29,150 - 70,970	3%	0%
56	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	370	43,150	$27,240 - 66,340	12%	3%
57	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	370	33,190	$23,120 - 47,590	11%	33%
58	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	370	26,060	$15,030 - 42,250	4%	6%
59	Security guards	360	21,400	$12,780 - 30,980	17%	13%
60	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	350	19,420	$12,560 - 29,680	18%	6%
61	Cooks, fast food	350	14,620	$11,650 - 18,680	8%	5%
62	Painters, construction and maintenance	340	33,580	$26,320 - 39,690	12%	6%
63	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	340	37,990	$19,620 - 58,920	2%	11%
64	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	340	57,920	$35,510 - 79,780	-4%	0%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	330	41,360	$23,000 - 60,250	-6%	14%
66	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	320	34,660	$19,700 - 55,580	14%	4%
67	Industrial truck and tractor operators	310	31,270	$19,070 - 45,970	-1%	2%
68	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	290	18,580	$16,440 - 21,400	-24%	3%
69	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	280	27,160	$19,990 - 37,310	4%	15%
70	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	260	22,160	$15,770 - 29,720	12%	3%
71	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	250	16,690	$12,050 - 23,800	14%	3%
72	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	250	37,210	$23,170 - 53,680	0%	42%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	240	54,360	$35,160 - 78,350	10%	17%
74	Derrick operators, oil and gas	230	52,800	$41,930 - 62,700	-5%	0%
75	Parts salespersons	220	24,060	$13,020 - 45,500	-1%	6%
76	Cooks, all other	220	28,150	$18,950 - 38,060	3%	5%
77	Production workers, all other	220	32,610	$15,530 - 50,210	2%	5%
78	Bartenders	210	15,280	$11,970 - 18,640	11%	17%
79	Child care workers	210	15,310	$11,900 - 19,300	18%	15%
80	Medical assistants	200	22,580	$16,980 - 30,350	35%	10%
81	Dishwashers	200	15,480	$11,780 - 21,910	10%	3%
82	Driver/sales workers	200	17,410	$11,780 - 25,170	-4%	4%
83	Insurance sales agents	200		$[?] -	13%	45%
84	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	190	33,950	$15,140 - 49,030	8%	9%
85	Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	190	30,630	$24,770 - 37,180	9%	6%
86	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	180	33,040	$20,620 - 46,190	12%	3%
87	Painters, transportation equipment	180	33,220	$24,700 - 47,710	8%	4%
88	Postal service mail carriers	170	44,290	$32,820 - 58,160	1%	11%
89	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	160	47,860	$32,070 - 62,930	11%	11%
90	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	160	40,690	$33,320 - 49,910	16%	43%
91	Bakers	150	16,490	$11,920 - 23,080	10%	8%
92	Dental assistants	150	23,980	$16,670 - 34,860	29%	9%
93	Cooks, short order	150	14,510	$11,700 - 18,320	5%	5%
94	Sales representatives, services, all other	150	55,450	$30,250 - 98,500	28%	48%
95	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	150	42,870	$23,980 - 72,900	13%	17%
96	Construction managers	150	68,430	$34,900 - 104,350	16%	29%
97	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	14,000	$11,690 - 17,150	10%	17%
98	Chefs and head cooks	150	36,070	$16,770 - 50,510	8%	14%
99	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	150	15,890	$11,800 - 22,280	11%	2%
100	Administrative services managers	150	44,200	$31,400 - 63,690	12%	40%

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Jobs More Common Near Houma Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Extraction workers, all other	42,220	580	673.4
Bridge and lock tenders	23,080	100	238.6
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	69,440	3,200	199.6
Sailors and marine oilers	34,120	2,190	145.3
Riggers	27,970	530	119.5
Ship engineers	57,030	570	88.6
Roustabouts, oil and gas	38,240	740	57.6
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	57,920	340	49.4
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	38,130	410	39.9
Derrick operators, oil and gas	52,800	230	38.3
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	30,630	190	34.6
Cooks, all other	28,150	220	34
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	41,980	540	30
Commercial pilots	62,390	250	20.7
Crane and tower operators	48,800	380	18.1
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	18,580	290	16.2
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,380	3,180	14.8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	41,000	600	10
Painters, transportation equipment	33,220	180	6.6
Hazardous materials removal workers	26,930	130	6
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,160	260	5.3
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,150	370	5.2
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	21,810	420	4.4
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	33,270	130	4.3
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,170	130	4.1
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	15,890	150	3.6
Helpers--production workers	23,210	1,060	3.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,320	770	3.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,770	640	3.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,140	450	3
Maintenance workers, machinery	37,610	120	2.8
Machinists	32,000	690	2.8
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	37,990	340	2.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,390	4,060	2.7
Food preparation workers	15,540	1,500	2.7
Chefs and head cooks	36,070	150	2.4
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,860	160	2.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	33,950	190	2.2
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	41,690	610	2.1
Helpers--electricians	25,880	130	2.1
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	48,280	100	2.1
Painters, construction and maintenance	33,580	340	1.9
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,470	1,570	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,060	760	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,630	510	1.8
Personal and home care aides	15,330	630	1.8
General and operations managers	87,790	1,940	1.8
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,450	760	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	54,360	240	1.7
Bakers	16,490	150	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Houma, Louisiana Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	52,760	1.45	270
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	69,440	1.26	3,200
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	41,000	1.26	600
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	41,360	1.25	330
Roustabouts, oil and gas	38,240	1.25	740
Derrick operators, oil and gas	52,800	1.24	230
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	57,920	1.17	340
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,380	1.15	3,180
Production workers, all other	32,610	1.15	220
Social and human service assistants	31,390	1.14	180
Crane and tower operators	48,800	1.13	380
Cooks, all other	28,150	1.12	220
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	37,990	1.12	340
Electricians	49,590	1.1	440
Sales representatives, services, all other	55,450	1.08	150
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,140	1.08	450
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,270	1.07	310
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	54,360	1.07	240
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,060	1.03	760
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,360	1.03	110
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,150	1.03	370
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	42,870	1.03	150
Sailors and marine oilers	34,120	1.02	2,190
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,830	1.02	500
Maintenance workers, machinery	37,610	1.02	120
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	38,130	1.02	410
Helpers--production workers	23,210	1.02	1,060
Computer support specialists	41,570	1.02	120
Painters, construction and maintenance	33,580	1.01	340
Helpers--electricians	25,880	1.01	130
Postal service mail carriers	44,290	1.01	170
Community and social service specialists, all other	37,700	1.01	110
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,450	1	760
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,860	1	160
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,660	0.99	320
Commercial pilots	62,390	0.98	250
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	33,950	0.97	190
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,090	0.95	580
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,170	0.95	130
Ship engineers	57,030	0.95	570
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,060	0.94	370
General and operations managers	87,790	0.94	1,940
Registered nurses	55,200	0.93	1,350
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,750	0.93	1,100
Dishwashers	15,480	0.93	200
Chefs and head cooks	36,070	0.93	150
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,910	0.93	1,170
Tellers	21,480	0.93	580
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	41,690	0.93	610
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,330	0.93	150

Highest Paying Jobs in Houma, Louisiana Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	204,570
Chief executives	128,360	80
Lawyers	98,370
Petroleum engineers	96,080	30
Engineering managers	94,380	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	90,240	70
General and operations managers	87,790	1,940
Pharmacists	80,920	140
Sales managers	76,660	210
Physical therapists	75,390	60
Management analysts	72,390
Medical and health services managers	69,940	100
Industrial production managers	69,820	80
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	69,440	3,200
Managers, all other	68,480	240
Construction managers	68,430	150
Financial managers	67,920	280
Computer and information systems managers	65,660	30
Engineers, all other	64,570	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,330	150
Computer systems analysts	63,990	40
Mechanical engineers	63,980
Purchasing managers	63,530	40
Commercial pilots	62,390	250
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,890	140
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	60,680	60
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	57,920	340
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,830	500
Surveyors	57,470
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	57,380	150
Ship engineers	57,030	570
Industrial engineers	56,160	50
Network and computer systems administrators	55,990	40
Sales representatives, services, all other	55,450	150
Registered nurses	55,200	1,350
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	54,360	240
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	53,310	50
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,060	760
Derrick operators, oil and gas	52,800	230
Teachers and instructors, all other	52,760	270
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,820	60
Occupational health and safety specialists	51,650	60
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,630	510
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	50,110
Loan officers	49,630	70
Electricians	49,590	440
Crane and tower operators	48,800	380
Cost estimators	48,770	60
Business operations specialists, all other	48,540	390
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	48,280	100

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