Monroe Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Monroe, Louisiana Metro Area (2006 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	2,380	53,380	$34,140 - 73,800	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	880	44,930	$25,830 - 70,930	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	570	40,990	$31,910 - 50,030	6%	96%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	480	50,190	$19,120 - 92,200	9%	54%
5	Accountants and auditors	470	45,460	$30,940 - 63,980	18%	79%
6	Lawyers	240	69,310	$36,570 - 139,580	11%	99%
7	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	220	46,680	$31,600 - 60,100	12%	51%
8	Financial managers	200	64,210	$38,610 - 99,360	13%	60%
9	Pharmacists	190	80,390	$49,030 - 106,770	22%	97%
10	Social and human service assistants	180	31,360	$19,910 - 44,320	34%	58%
11	Managers, all other	180	47,820	$29,260 - 75,500	7%	55%
12	Medical and health services managers	180	61,790	$43,660 - 82,810	16%	57%
13	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	180	44,100	$32,800 - 57,860	13%	73%
14	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	160	34,690	$22,000 - 48,580	11%	58%
15	Management analysts	160	46,070	$29,510 - 69,740	22%	78%
16	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	150	35,260	$22,640 - 51,520	5%	58%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	61,830	$48,630 - 74,140	8%	78%
18	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	140	23,130	$12,830 - 31,740	11%	55%
19	Child, family, and school social workers	140	38,820	$22,650 - 57,750	19%	77%
20	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	40,910	$32,810 - 48,160	9%	87%
21	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	31,700	$19,940 - 45,030	25%	58%
22	Chief executives	110	133,390	$80,030 - 0	2%	65%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	100	46,610	$31,020 - 67,570	27%	50%
24	Advertising sales agents	100	32,590	$15,510 - 71,750	20%	56%
25	Librarians	90	42,840	$33,580 - 54,030	4%	85%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	90	25,990	$17,050 - 37,380	15%	51%
27	Sales managers	90	65,480	$32,740 - 125,110	10%	69%
28	Physical therapists	80	69,490	$49,810 - 95,090	27%	89%
29	Detectives and criminal investigators	80	35,050	$26,640 - 49,220	17%	54%
30	Electrical engineers	70	68,770	$36,120 - 96,640	6%	81%
31	Self-enrichment education teachers	70	38,310	$27,050 - 52,170	23%	54%
32	Occupational therapists	60	67,220	$50,390 - 89,520	23%	90%
33	Instructional coordinators	60	48,730	$35,620 - 62,800	23%	79%
34	Computer programmers	60	58,490	$32,480 - 102,290	0%	73%
35	Training and development specialists	60	39,810	$28,120 - 55,010	18%	56%
36	Civil engineers	60	78,210	$49,970 - 113,280	18%	87%
37	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	38,550	$14,350 - 54,340	9%	72%
38	Graphic designers	50	30,380	$18,220 - 48,220	10%	55%
39	Medical and public health social workers	50	40,680	$20,900 - 66,730	24%	77%
40	Social and community service managers	40	45,270	$28,780 - 74,360	25%	72%
41	Compensation and benefits managers	40	41,150	$28,770 - 61,680	12%	58%
42	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	40	16,030	$12,010 - 18,770	12%	58%
43	Computer and information systems managers	40	82,480	$42,240 - 115,640	16%	73%
44	Surveyors	40	40,420	$24,540 - 60,000	24%	82%
45	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40		$0 - 0	12%	51%
46	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	40	42,060	$30,850 - 58,030	11%	95%
47	Speech-language pathologists	40	63,600	$34,210 - 94,490	11%	98%
48	Physician assistants	40	41,540	$30,700 - 74,860	27%	67%
49	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30	69,040	$19,570 - 0	25%	67%
50	Veterinarians	30	103,520	$54,760 - 0	35%	100%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	30	29,450	$23,610 - 41,870	18%	56%
52	Industrial engineers	30	61,500	$39,620 - 85,050	20%	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	Retail salespersons	2,850	22,940	$13,080 - 36,350	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,560	14,930	$11,780 - 19,550	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	2,070	17,200	$12,040 - 24,230	13%	19%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,910	19,170	$12,830 - 24,970	2%	5%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,570	22,470	$16,110 - 29,820	1%	18%
6	General and operations managers	1,490	73,480	$35,310 - 129,530	2%	48%
7	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,260	31,060	$17,680 - 51,470	10%	6%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,250	26,950	$16,470 - 38,700	13%	16%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,230	16,700	$12,300 - 22,480	18%	7%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,210	16,030	$11,860 - 22,190	15%	4%
11	Waiters and waitresses	1,200	14,150	$11,580 - 18,100	11%	14%
12	Customer service representatives	1,170	24,800	$16,770 - 35,560	25%	22%
13	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,080	14,400	$11,510 - 18,720	18%	5%
14	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,040	31,370	$24,390 - 40,540	14%	7%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	980	33,840	$20,490 - 50,590	6%	29%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	900	19,960	$13,070 - 28,220	-7%	8%
17	Home health aides	890	15,720	$11,740 - 21,850	49%	7%
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	880	30,250	$19,740 - 47,850	10%	4%
19	Food preparation workers	850	14,190	$11,560 - 17,770	15%	7%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	750	31,610	$19,820 - 49,640	4%	25%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	710	13,580	$11,520 - 16,630	13%	5%
22	Teacher assistants	710	14,350	$11,940 - 18,210	10%	18%
23	Cooks, fast food	670	14,970	$11,610 - 21,060	8%	5%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	650	21,990	$13,290 - 33,220	8%	4%
25	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	590	15,120	$11,860 - 19,090	11%	5%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	570	23,270	$15,610 - 31,510	11%	14%
27	Tellers	530	21,120	$16,300 - 27,540	14%	16%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	530	19,880	$14,210 - 27,180	17%	13%
29	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	520	27,350	$21,030 - 33,800	11%	33%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	510	30,660	$21,320 - 40,000	15%	18%
31	Construction laborers	460	21,410	$15,810 - 29,230	11%	5%
32	Electricians	450	37,320	$24,650 - 54,050	7%	7%
33	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	430	32,690	$22,730 - 43,780	5%	2%
34	Bus drivers, school	420	13,330	$11,570 - 15,480	9%	4%
35	Industrial truck and tractor operators	420	23,940	$17,460 - 31,720	-1%	2%
36	Security guards	410	22,280	$14,100 - 38,090	17%	13%
37	Cooks, restaurant	370	17,150	$12,050 - 23,730	12%	5%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	360	46,190	$29,520 - 65,760	-4%	15%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	31,670	$17,550 - 49,910	14%	4%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	340	42,860	$23,790 - 60,050	7%	13%
41	Carpenters	340	30,520	$22,890 - 38,160	10%	6%
42	Loan officers	330	39,650	$29,390 - 60,460	12%	49%
43	Child care workers	330	13,000	$11,590 - 14,790	18%	15%
44	Fire fighters	330		$[?] - [?]	12%	18%
45	Parts salespersons	330	22,380	$13,830 - 32,720	-1%	6%
46	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	320	21,710	$12,620 - 33,750	4%	6%
47	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	310	38,300	$22,600 - 53,380	11%	4%
48	Machine feeders and offbearers	300	30,630	$18,150 - 53,960	-14%	0%
49	Bill and account collectors	300	22,430	$16,330 - 31,810	23%	13%
50	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	280	15,940	$11,810 - 21,250	18%	6%
51	Correctional officers and jailers	280	25,680	$17,490 - 37,740	17%	11%
52	Computer support specialists	240	31,280	$16,710 - 45,760	13%	43%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	230	44,540	$32,580 - 57,750	9%	10%
54	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	230	23,840	$17,210 - 32,610	4%	15%
55	Driver/sales workers	220	20,820	$12,180 - 32,080	-4%	4%
56	Postal service mail carriers	220	43,880	$33,670 - 56,370	1%	11%
57	Dishwashers	210	13,410	$11,560 - 16,610	10%	3%
58	Business operations specialists, all other	210	44,080	$16,930 - 75,560	21%	49%
59	Cooks, short order	200	15,110	$12,310 - 17,730	5%	5%
60	Insurance sales agents	200	48,800	$19,540 - 74,280	13%	45%
61	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	190	46,610	$22,150 - 76,360	9%	47%
62	Pharmacy technicians	190	23,490	$17,910 - 28,920	32%	16%
63	Dental assistants	180	26,970	$19,090 - 36,210	29%	9%
64	Material moving workers, all other	180	19,550	$12,240 - 27,490	1%	6%
65	Counter and rental clerks	180	19,930	$11,950 - 32,590	23%	16%
66	Radiologic technologists and technicians	180	45,280	$33,870 - 59,210	15%	25%
67	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	180	32,960	$19,070 - 54,310	-6%	14%
68	Painters, construction and maintenance	170	28,620	$17,400 - 46,870	12%	6%
69	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	170	21,160	$18,500 - 24,790	-4%	5%
70	Medical assistants	170	20,720	$15,080 - 27,630	35%	10%
71	Data entry keyers	170	20,470	$13,780 - 28,270	-4%	18%
72	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	170	26,800	$18,580 - 36,690	8%	3%
73	Medical records and health information technicians	170	24,370	$15,580 - 38,000	18%	12%
74	Paralegals and legal assistants	170	31,100	$21,140 - 48,890	22%	45%
75	Healthcare support workers, all other	160	19,030	$15,050 - 27,290	16%	10%
76	Medical secretaries	160	25,000	$16,840 - 35,040	17%	18%
77	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	150	39,620	$31,690 - 46,870	16%	43%
78	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	150	15,680	$11,750 - 21,770	10%	5%
79	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	150	23,780	$15,510 - 42,940	8%	9%
80	Loan interviewers and clerks	150	24,600	$17,750 - 34,970	0%	24%
81	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	150	14,300	$11,610 - 17,640	10%	17%
82	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	150	25,400	$15,950 - 38,220	2%	11%
83	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	140	31,990	$21,980 - 40,680	12%	3%
84	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	16,320	$11,800 - 23,850	14%	3%
85	Switchboard operators, including answering service	140	18,800	$12,560 - 25,200	-7%	10%
86	Production workers, all other	140	18,240	$12,030 - 27,450	2%	5%
87	Administrative services managers	140	53,320	$32,100 - 78,030	12%	40%
88	Surgical technologists	130	28,500	$19,450 - 37,260	25%	16%
89	Automotive body and related repairers	130	26,560	$16,400 - 42,990	12%	3%
90	Respiratory therapists	130	44,800	$31,780 - 60,130	23%	28%
91	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	130	14,610	$11,670 - 18,470	-3%	3%
92	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	130	34,430	$20,890 - 57,390	5%	8%
93	Helpers--electricians	130	20,870	$14,650 - 27,520	7%	3%
94	Surveying and mapping technicians	130	26,080	$18,370 - 35,430	19%	7%
95	Machinists	130	33,790	$21,990 - 45,030	-2%	3%
96	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	120	21,970	$16,470 - 28,270	10%	24%
97	Sales representatives, services, all other	120		$[?] - [?]	28%	48%
98	Maintenance workers, machinery	120	35,730	$22,630 - 50,570	0%	0%
99	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	110	19,200	$12,520 - 27,470	12%	0%
100	Bartenders	110	13,970	$11,560 - 17,550	11%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near Monroe Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Material moving workers, all other	19,550	180	13.5
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	34,690	160	6.5
Machine feeders and offbearers	30,630	300	6.3
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	23,130	140	5.7
Surveying and mapping technicians	26,080	130	4
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	14,610	130	3.9
Maintenance workers, machinery	35,730	120	3.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,120	590	3.7
Surgical technologists	28,500	130	3.5
Fire fighters		330	3.2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,370	1,040	3.1
Respiratory therapists	44,800	130	3
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,680	220	3
Parts salespersons	22,380	330	2.9
Helpers--electricians	20,870	130	2.8
Correctional officers and jailers	25,680	280	2.7
Community and social service specialists, all other	31,700	110	2.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,690	430	2.6
Home health aides	15,720	890	2.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	23,780	150	2.5
Cooks, short order	15,110	200	2.4
Cooks, fast food	14,970	670	2.4
Special education teachers, secondary school	40,910	120	2.4
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	39,620	150	2.3
Bus drivers, school	13,330	420	2.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	50,190	480	2.3
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	27,350	520	2.2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	34,430	130	2.2
Medical records and health information technicians	24,370	170	2.1
Registered nurses	53,380	2,380	2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,280	180	2
Food preparation workers	14,190	850	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,060	1,260	2
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	16,700	1,230	1.9
Healthcare support workers, all other	19,030	160	1.9
Tellers	21,120	530	1.8
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	22,470	1,570	1.8
Loan officers	39,650	330	1.8
General and operations managers	73,480	1,490	1.7
Automotive body and related repairers	26,560	130	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,100	180	1.7
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	19,170	1,910	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	13,580	710	1.6
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	25,400	150	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	61,830	140	1.6
Pharmacists	80,390	190	1.6
Switchboard operators, including answering service	18,800	140	1.5
Medical and health services managers	61,790	180	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	42,860	340	1.5
Cashiers	14,930	2,560	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Monroe, Louisiana Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	50,190	1.39	480
Machine feeders and offbearers	30,630	1.28	300
Social and human service assistants	31,360	1.18	180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,960	1.02	180
Child, family, and school social workers	38,820	1.01	140
Postal service mail carriers	43,880	1	220
Maintenance workers, machinery	35,730	0.99	120
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,690	0.99	430
Retail salespersons	22,940	0.98	2,850
Chief executives	133,390	0.97	110
Security guards	22,280	0.97	410
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,400	0.96	110
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,060	0.96	1,260
Machinists	33,790	0.95	130
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,280	0.95	180
Tellers	21,120	0.95	530
Registered nurses	53,380	0.94	2,380
Cooks, fast food	14,970	0.94	670
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,680	0.94	220
Respiratory therapists	44,800	0.93	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,190	0.92	360
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	44,100	0.92	180
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,400	0.92	1,080
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	23,130	0.91	140
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,670	0.91	340
Counter and rental clerks	19,930	0.91	180
Stock clerks and order fillers	19,960	0.91	900
Medical secretaries	25,000	0.91	160
Insurance sales agents	48,800	0.9	200
Dental assistants	26,970	0.9	180
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,950	0.9	1,250
Pharmacy technicians	23,490	0.9	190
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	46,610	0.9	190
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	39,620	0.89	150
Painters, construction and maintenance	28,620	0.89	170
Receptionists and information clerks	19,880	0.89	530
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,300	0.88	150
Community and social service specialists, all other	31,700	0.88	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,300	0.88	310
Customer service representatives	24,800	0.87	1,170
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	31,990	0.87	140
Pharmacists	80,390	0.86	190
Waiters and waitresses	14,150	0.86	1,200
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	30,250	0.86	880
Dishwashers	13,410	0.86	210
Cashiers	14,930	0.85	2,560
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,370	0.85	1,040
Electricians	37,320	0.85	450
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	40,990	0.85	570
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	30,660	0.85	510

Highest Paying Jobs in Monroe, Louisiana Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	177,180	30
Physicians and surgeons, all other	170,270	100
Anesthesiologists	147,810
Chief executives	133,390	110
Veterinarians	103,520	30
Computer and information systems managers	82,480	40
Engineers, all other	81,330
Pharmacists	80,390	190
Civil engineers	78,210	60
General and operations managers	73,480	1,490
Physical therapists	69,490	80
Lawyers	69,310	240
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	69,040	30
Electrical engineers	68,770	70
Occupational therapists	67,220	60
Sales managers	65,480	90
Financial managers	64,210	200
Speech-language pathologists	63,600	40
Industrial production managers	63,410	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	61,830	140
Medical and health services managers	61,790	180
Industrial engineers	61,500	30
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	60,450	40
Computer programmers	58,490	60
Diagnostic medical sonographers	57,450	60
Registered nurses	53,380	2,380
Administrative services managers	53,320	140
Drafters, all other	52,940	30
Teachers and instructors, all other	50,190	480
Construction managers	49,590	100
Electrical and electronics drafters	49,370	60
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	49,350
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	48,990	70
Millwrights	48,920
Insurance sales agents	48,800	200
Instructional coordinators	48,730	60
Architectural and civil drafters	48,530	50
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	48,070	80
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	47,990	40
Managers, all other	47,820	180
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,400	110
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	46,680	220
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	46,610	190
Network and computer systems administrators	46,610	100
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,190	360
Management analysts	46,070	160
Accountants and auditors	45,460	470
Cost estimators	45,390	70
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,280	180
Social and community service managers	45,270	40

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