New Orleans Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in New Orleans, 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	10,300	58,580	$40,800 - 75,830	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	6,510	51,930	$26,480 - 81,590	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,260	40,560	$31,690 - 50,700	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	3,680	58,800	$35,150 - 102,960	18%	79%
5	Lawyers	3,030	98,460	$44,170 - 0	11%	99%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,030	41,090	$31,040 - 53,020	6%	96%
7	Managers, all other	1,880	67,840	$36,950 - 110,890	7%	55%
8	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,690	42,790	$23,110 - 68,300	5%	58%
9	Financial managers	1,480	85,840	$45,070 - 0	13%	60%
10	Sales managers	1,390	86,850	$37,890 - 0	10%	69%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,270	66,080	$33,640 - 102,030	12%	51%
12	Computer programmers	1,130	58,690	$38,790 - 81,180	0%	73%
13	Civil engineers	1,120	71,890	$49,310 - 100,900	18%	87%
14	Medical and health services managers	1,040	64,900	$40,530 - 94,800	16%	57%
15	Computer specialists, all other	1,000	66,330	$29,600 - 98,760	15%	68%
16	Social and human service assistants	960	30,270	$16,610 - 43,100	34%	58%
17	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	940	42,730	$23,830 - 58,130	12%	51%
18	Management analysts	860	71,040	$43,200 - 108,900	22%	78%
19	Community and social service specialists, all other	840	30,600	$14,950 - 47,310	25%	58%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	810	45,450	$32,700 - 58,490	13%	73%
21	Pharmacists	750	86,580	$51,440 - 118,750	22%	97%
22	Electrical engineers	750	81,460	$48,590 - 142,170	6%	81%
23	Engineers, all other	720	66,820	$40,180 - 101,690	6%	82%
24	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	700	39,090	$22,230 - 62,560	18%	56%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	680	41,930	$25,890 - 58,670	19%	77%
26	Chief executives	670	148,550	$77,110 - 0	2%	65%
27	Mechanical engineers	620	68,410	$40,990 - 101,620	4%	78%
28	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	590	75,870	$42,060 - 127,060	22%	93%
29	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	590	30,320	$19,170 - 50,620	15%	51%
30	Network systems and data communications analysts	580	54,780	$33,540 - 80,750	53%	57%
31	Physical therapists	560	70,310	$40,080 - 109,970	27%	89%
32	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	550	72,790	$18,330 - 144,270	25%	67%
33	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	550	58,860	$43,640 - 74,020	8%	78%
34	Computer software engineers, applications	530	69,760	$44,610 - 101,300	45%	85%
35	Network and computer systems administrators	520	59,880	$37,190 - 87,460	27%	50%
36	Computer and information systems managers	520	81,650	$45,650 - 120,720	16%	73%
37	Engineering managers	510	99,940	$64,170 - 0	7%	84%
38	Instructional coordinators	460	42,680	$31,920 - 56,280	23%	79%
39	Industrial engineers	450	66,430	$38,780 - 104,880	20%	74%
40	Advertising sales agents	440	46,520	$20,630 - 74,980	20%	56%
41	Detectives and criminal investigators	430	60,710	$32,980 - 92,140	17%	54%
42	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	400	39,800	$26,730 - 57,720	11%	58%
43	Training and development specialists	400	47,890	$30,570 - 68,060	18%	56%
44	Librarians	380	46,620	$33,370 - 60,000	4%	85%
45	Architects, except landscape and naval	370	58,060	$36,050 - 78,120	18%	88%
46	Financial specialists, all other	370	48,130	$21,580 - 86,120	12%	50%
47	Chemists	360	67,360	$34,420 - 107,360	9%	93%
48	Social workers, all other	360	36,020	$23,820 - 56,390	18%	77%
49	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	340	51,640	$28,930 - 79,890	17%	56%
50	Petroleum engineers	340	97,280	$64,560 - 141,390	5%	80%
51	Public relations specialists	340	42,610	$22,180 - 72,380	18%	81%
52	Medical and public health social workers	330	45,700	$23,800 - 65,060	24%	77%
53	Occupational therapists	320	74,890	$46,440 - 114,740	23%	90%
54	Insurance underwriters	320	46,590	$27,350 - 73,990	6%	53%
55	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	320	61,180	$39,210 - 76,130	25%	93%
56	Graphic designers	320	38,020	$23,050 - 59,350	10%	55%
57	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	310	35,880	$17,550 - 63,910	15%	72%
58	Computer software engineers, systems software	300	78,680	$50,750 - 117,490	28%	85%
59	Surveyors	300	38,240	$21,010 - 70,500	24%	82%
60	Chemical engineers	290	79,420	$44,460 - 116,850	8%	91%
61	Market research analysts	280	43,520	$26,950 - 72,690	20%	82%
62	Sales and related workers, all other	280	32,430	$16,840 - 57,660	14%	62%
63	Coaches and scouts	280	33,820	$15,810 - 59,110	15%	60%
64	Tax preparers	280	21,240	$18,600 - 22,840	0%	54%
65	Personal financial advisors	270	93,740	$22,820 - 0	41%	81%
66	Database administrators	260	69,890	$40,800 - 102,950	29%	72%
67	Marketing managers	250	79,840	$41,870 - 133,520	14%	69%
68	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	240	27,790	$20,480 - 36,760	34%	73%
69	Purchasing managers	240	60,620	$30,120 - 91,850	3%	57%
70	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	240	19,970	$12,240 - 30,480	11%	55%
71	Social and community service managers	220	57,450	$29,690 - 91,470	25%	72%
72	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	220	50,120	$26,290 - 68,560	30%	77%
73	Legislators	210	24,710	$11,600 - 51,850	1%	65%
74	Financial analysts	210	59,180	$36,880 - 89,330	34%	87%
75	Compensation and benefits managers	200	60,860	$37,890 - 89,050	12%	58%
76	Mental health counselors	190	28,710	$18,960 - 39,590	30%	73%
77	Floral designers	190	22,970	$14,330 - 31,820	0%	55%
78	Editors	190	46,910	$31,020 - 73,480	2%	81%
79	Training and development managers	180	54,750	$29,990 - 90,290	16%	58%
80	Environmental engineers	180	75,510	$49,490 - 106,440	25%	86%
81	Rehabilitation counselors	180	46,900	$20,840 - 93,380	23%	73%
82	Veterinarians	180	74,880	$48,900 - 112,010	35%	100%
83	Education, training, and library workers, all other	180	41,590	$23,000 - 57,680	11%	79%
84	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	170	73,340	$42,590 - 105,550	10%	74%
85	Interior designers	170	42,860	$24,880 - 85,300	20%	55%
86	Public relations managers	170	52,400	$32,570 - 76,390	17%	75%
87	Human resources managers, all other	160	65,400	$38,940 - 96,930	11%	58%
88	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	160	41,210	$27,210 - 62,890	18%	56%
89	Occupational health and safety specialists	150	54,020	$33,430 - 76,410	8%	72%
90	Dietitians and nutritionists	150	54,570	$31,870 - 105,780	9%	72%
91	Electronics engineers, except computer	140	80,660	$60,640 - 105,140	4%	81%
92	Biological technicians	140	35,740	$22,240 - 55,920	16%	60%
93	Commercial pilots	140	65,980	$20,220 - 109,050	13%	74%
94	Speech-language pathologists	140	59,970	$42,040 - 78,970	11%	98%
95	Budget analysts	140	60,940	$36,520 - 80,820	7%	78%
96	Health educators	120	51,460	$33,360 - 71,240	26%	58%
97	Producers and directors	120	40,110	$17,520 - 69,590	11%	75%
98	Epidemiologists	120	47,390	$32,890 - 64,290	14%	99%
99	Counselors, all other	110	35,000	$21,090 - 48,180	17%	73%
100	Advertising and promotions managers	100	53,300	$30,290 - 88,390	6%	76%

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	14,950	23,000	$13,150 - 36,400	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	13,270	15,760	$11,970 - 21,410	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	10,840	21,010	$12,730 - 31,150	13%	19%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	10,680	21,570	$13,400 - 32,080	2%	5%
5	General and operations managers	9,310	87,820	$40,090 - [?]	2%	48%
6	Waiters and waitresses	8,970	16,340	$11,640 - 23,930	11%	14%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	8,320	25,200	$17,260 - 34,870	1%	18%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	7,380	30,600	$20,020 - 43,470	13%	16%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	6,320	30,660	$17,540 - 45,830	10%	6%
10	Customer service representatives	6,040	27,360	$16,150 - 44,410	25%	22%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5,490	38,220	$22,200 - 60,160	6%	29%
12	Security guards	5,400	19,930	$12,620 - 29,080	17%	13%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	5,380	20,310	$12,950 - 30,130	-7%	8%
14	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,780	33,370	$23,140 - 46,740	15%	18%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,740	18,430	$12,900 - 24,600	18%	7%
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,680	32,570	$19,590 - 50,040	10%	4%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	4,250	20,470	$13,260 - 28,760	17%	13%
18	Cooks, fast food	4,160	13,630	$11,600 - 17,250	8%	5%
19	Food preparation workers	4,120	15,170	$11,710 - 19,900	15%	7%
20	Construction laborers	4,020	25,570	$16,740 - 38,620	11%	5%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,900	24,910	$13,550 - 39,910	8%	4%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,680	35,060	$22,180 - 52,290	4%	25%
23	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3,660	32,860	$24,710 - 41,530	14%	7%
24	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	3,590	34,380	$25,600 - 44,590	5%	2%
25	Carpenters	3,570	32,210	$20,770 - 44,450	10%	6%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,330	15,520	$11,870 - 20,500	13%	5%
27	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	3,200	37,190	$25,550 - 51,400	11%	4%
28	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,190	14,630	$11,660 - 19,160	18%	5%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	3,060	53,140	$28,290 - 86,090	21%	49%
30	Sailors and marine oilers	3,000	31,440	$18,750 - 51,540	16%	17%
31	Electricians	2,830	43,120	$29,200 - 57,080	7%	7%
32	Cooks, restaurant	2,820	19,840	$14,090 - 26,680	12%	5%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,770	26,010	$16,600 - 36,890	11%	14%
34	Tellers	2,610	20,630	$16,060 - 26,210	14%	16%
35	Teacher assistants	2,480	16,630	$12,130 - 21,870	10%	18%
36	Bartenders	2,420	15,300	$11,650 - 20,020	11%	17%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	2,410	50,460	$33,790 - 70,790	9%	10%
38	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	2,310	60,210	$32,430 - 89,160	18%	21%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,120	45,940	$26,960 - 71,710	-4%	15%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	2,120	32,520	$24,600 - 42,030	11%	33%
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,110	25,290	$15,420 - 36,670	4%	6%
42	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,980	16,070	$11,730 - 22,280	11%	5%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,970	34,570	$17,180 - 57,490	14%	4%
44	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,960	34,990	$23,900 - 48,300	8%	3%
45	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,890	20,040	$13,160 - 28,540	18%	6%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,890	50,110	$30,350 - 75,290	7%	13%
47	Helpers--production workers	1,740	22,210	$13,620 - 31,390	0%	4%
48	Chemical plant and system operators	1,720	56,470	$47,910 - 72,950	-14%	7%
49	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,700	62,260	$30,760 - 97,500	9%	47%
50	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,690	25,910	$17,080 - 35,340	-1%	2%
51	Insurance sales agents	1,680	65,810	$27,740 - 137,900	13%	45%
52	Dishwashers	1,640	14,920	$11,650 - 20,620	10%	3%
53	Child care workers	1,580	14,500	$11,640 - 19,110	18%	15%
54	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,520	27,310	$20,220 - 36,860	4%	15%
55	Medical assistants	1,480	21,140	$15,220 - 29,210	35%	10%
56	Personal and home care aides	1,470	15,680	$11,820 - 20,510	51%	10%
57	Gaming dealers	1,460	18,230	$11,840 - 38,440	24%	11%
58	Computer support specialists	1,380	39,400	$24,580 - 56,610	13%	43%
59	Legal secretaries	1,310	37,150	$23,910 - 46,420	12%	18%
60	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,300	39,370	$25,570 - 56,600	22%	45%
61	Home health aides	1,280	19,220	$12,020 - 30,670	49%	7%
62	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,270	33,770	$18,430 - 57,970	-6%	14%
63	Postal service mail carriers	1,260	44,230	$37,380 - 50,310	1%	11%
64	Bill and account collectors	1,240	29,330	$17,910 - 43,870	23%	13%
65	Production workers, all other	1,240	25,570	$15,880 - 36,570	2%	5%
66	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,210	31,710	$21,650 - 40,920	12%	6%
67	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	1,200	54,530	$34,970 - 73,080	-12%	7%
68	Property, real estate, and community association managers	1,200	43,130	$21,270 - 67,970	15%	36%
69	Data entry keyers	1,180	22,110	$17,050 - 28,250	-4%	18%
70	Loan officers	1,160	49,420	$25,420 - 79,880	12%	49%
71	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	1,140	33,770	$17,870 - 53,610	2%	11%
72	Counter and rental clerks	1,130	20,730	$12,590 - 32,720	23%	16%
73	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,100	41,360	$27,920 - 58,110	9%	5%
74	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,060	15,760	$11,910 - 19,520	10%	17%
75	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	1,040	17,020	$12,360 - 22,740	17%	14%
76	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,030	42,840	$22,060 - 72,150	28%	48%
77	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,030	15,650	$11,680 - 20,940	10%	8%
78	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,010	17,910	$12,180 - 24,250	14%	3%
79	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	990	38,280	$25,880 - 55,170	12%	3%
80	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	990	15,620	$11,700 - 21,750	12%	6%
81	Machinists	980	36,740	$24,190 - 51,450	-2%	3%
82	Fire fighters	970	28,390	$18,170 - 40,210	12%	18%
83	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	940	21,180	$13,160 - 29,430	12%	0%
84	All other information and record clerks	910	30,500	$17,610 - 45,860	-12%	21%
85	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	910	28,910	$19,090 - 41,680	3%	18%
86	Cooks, short order	900	17,370	$12,520 - 22,980	5%	5%
87	Bus drivers, school	880	16,080	$11,820 - 22,170	9%	4%
88	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	880	47,130	$27,500 - 77,600	0%	42%
89	Healthcare support workers, all other	860	25,520	$18,030 - 35,210	16%	10%
90	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	860	35,130	$22,780 - 47,360	9%	3%
91	Team assemblers	860	26,260	$14,940 - 37,640	0%	5%
92	Parts salespersons	860	31,190	$16,170 - 49,980	-1%	6%
93	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	840	43,400	$40,070 - 49,760	-7%	12%
94	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	840	40,370	$24,630 - 57,890	4%	30%
95	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	840	21,210	$12,280 - 31,700	12%	6%
96	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	830	28,230	$13,190 - 47,650	8%	9%
97	Parking lot attendants	830	15,220	$11,710 - 20,020	12%	14%
98	Word processors and typists	820	35,300	$20,420 - 51,730	-11%	19%
99	Loan interviewers and clerks	820	23,650	$15,900 - 34,630	0%	24%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	820	47,900	$25,470 - 72,030	10%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near New Orleans Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers	41,800	670	69.1
Sailors and marine oilers	31,440	3,000	42.7
Bridge and lock tenders	27,810	110	41.1
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,850	460	28.5
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	60,210	2,310	28.4
Ship engineers	58,080	550	27.5
Epidemiologists	47,390	120	19.8
Slot key persons	23,810	450	19.6
Chemical plant and system operators	56,470	1,720	17.6
Geological and petroleum technicians	66,390	360	17.2
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	54,530	1,200	15.2
Riggers	28,740	320	15
Gaming cage workers	19,110	290	11
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	32,110	260	10.9
Petroleum engineers	97,280	340	9.6
Cooks, all other	19,950	190	8.4
Plant and system operators, all other	42,960	140	7.8
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	75,870	590	7.7
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers	19,090	290	7.6
Marine engineers and naval architects	62,010	100	7.5
Boilermakers	43,830	170	7.2
Gaming dealers	18,230	1,460	7
Gaming supervisors	40,220	370	6.5
Roustabouts, oil and gas	26,730	510	6.4
Derrick operators, oil and gas	36,560	160	6.1
Insulation workers, mechanical	32,400	280	5.8
Crane and tower operators	35,340	570	4.9
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	37,070	190	4.8
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	25,540	110	4.7
Bailiffs	26,650	120	4.6
Photographic process workers		240	4.6
Hazardous materials removal workers	32,220	460	4.4
Respiratory therapy technicians	38,850	160	4.2
Meter readers, utilities	23,980	390	4.1
Psychiatric aides	20,610	450	4.1
Material moving workers, all other	26,990	360	4.1
Chemical engineers	79,420	290	3.7
Shampooers	14,490	160	3.7
Millwrights	53,000	330	3.5
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	25,180	380	3.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,380	3,590	3.3
Glaziers	30,420	380	3.1
Personal care and service workers, all other	15,890	480	3.1
Psychiatric technicians	23,180	350	3
Community and social service specialists, all other	30,600	840	3
Baggage porters and bellhops	19,090	370	2.8
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	38,280	990	2.7
Plasterers and stucco masons	30,980	390	2.7
Structural iron and steel workers	38,310	480	2.7
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	73,340	170	2.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Geological and petroleum technicians	66,390	1.4	360
Rehabilitation counselors	46,900	1.38	180
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	27,320	1.37	130
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	41,560	1.37	200
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50,120	1.33	220
Personal financial advisors	93,740	1.23	270
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	56,380	1.23	440
Insurance sales agents	65,810	1.22	1,680
Occupational therapists	74,890	1.21	320
Word processors and typists	35,300	1.21	820
Surveying and mapping technicians	41,740	1.2	140
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	62,260	1.2	1,700
Chemical plant and system operators	56,470	1.2	1,720
Couriers and messengers	26,280	1.19	340
Cargo and freight agents	45,070	1.19	550
Health educators	51,460	1.18	120
Millwrights	53,000	1.18	330
Medical equipment repairers	48,430	1.17	140
Social and human service assistants	30,270	1.14	960
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	58,640	1.14	180
Dietitians and nutritionists	54,570	1.13	150
Database administrators	69,890	1.13	260
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,850	1.12	460
Automotive body and related repairers	42,230	1.12	420
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	30,610	1.12	340
Construction and building inspectors	51,560	1.11	420
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	60,210	1.11	2,310
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	31,360	1.11	290
Electrical engineers	81,460	1.11	750
Family and general practitioners	168,330	1.11	180
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	75,870	1.1	590
Education, training, and library workers, all other	41,590	1.1	180
Chemists	67,360	1.1	360
Child, family, and school social workers	41,930	1.09	680
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	44,970	1.09	110
Social and community service managers	57,450	1.09	220
Legal secretaries	37,150	1.09	1,310
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	73,340	1.09	170
Chief executives	148,550	1.08	670
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	43,500	1.08	180
Architectural and civil drafters	44,640	1.08	450
Driver/sales workers	26,560	1.08	790
Detectives and criminal investigators	60,710	1.07	430
Office machine operators, except computer	27,460	1.07	200
Computer specialists, all other	66,330	1.07	1,000
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	61,180	1.07	320
Accountants and auditors	58,800	1.07	3,680
Civil engineering technicians	44,370	1.07	230
Electronics engineers, except computer	80,660	1.07	140
Environmental engineers	75,510	1.07	180

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	192,090	40
Family and general practitioners	168,330	180
Chief executives	148,550	670
Physicians and surgeons, all other	145,700	630
Optometrists	114,530	40
Engineering managers	99,940	510
Lawyers	98,460	3,030
Petroleum engineers	97,280	340
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	97,200	50
Personal financial advisors	93,740	270
Natural sciences managers	90,270	90
General and operations managers	87,820	9,310
Sales managers	86,850	1,390
Pharmacists	86,580	750
Financial managers	85,840	1,480
Atmospheric and space scientists	81,770	30
Computer and information systems managers	81,650	520
Sales engineers	81,510	80
Electrical engineers	81,460	750
Electronics engineers, except computer	80,660	140
Marketing managers	79,840	250
Chemical engineers	79,420	290
Computer software engineers, systems software	78,680	300
Industrial production managers	75,980	430
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	75,870	590
Environmental engineers	75,510	180
Occupational therapists	74,890	320
Veterinarians	74,880	180
Physical scientists, all other	73,680	40
Financial examiners	73,380	50
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	73,340	170
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	72,790	550
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	72,710	40
Civil engineers	71,890	1,120
Management analysts	71,040	860
Psychologists, all other	70,950	50
Physician assistants	70,840	40
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	70,580	40
Construction managers	70,450	820
Physical therapists	70,310	560
Microbiologists	70,170
Database administrators	69,890	260
Computer software engineers, applications	69,760	530
Logisticians	69,260	80
Mechanical engineers	68,410	620
Managers, all other	67,840	1,880
Chemists	67,360	360
Engineers, all other	66,820	720
Postmasters and mail superintendents	66,640	50
Social scientists and related workers, all other	66,630	70

Large Companies Headquartered in New Orleans

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Entergy	10.8
Freeport-McMoRan Cpr. & Gld	4.2

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