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Wages - Selected Occupations - Metro Area

Occupation Title Employment Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual
General and Operations Managers 10210 $ 38.89 $ 49.78 $ 103,550
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, All Other 690 $ 23.11 $ 25.88 $ 53,840
Computer Programmers 960 $ 22.24 $ 24.32 $ 50,580
Civil Engineers 1,140 $ 36.85 $ 39.01 $ 79,060
Retail Salespersons 18,520 $ 9.74 $ 11.16 $ 23,210
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 1,500 $ 27.69 $ 30.32 $ 63,060
Bill and Account Collectors 1,130 $ 14.40 $ 16.04 $ 33,350
Order Clerks 400 $ 13.04 $ 13.96 $ 29,050
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 10,220 $ 13.35 $ 13.86 $ 28,820
Carpenters 2650 $ 18.55 $ 19.28 $ 40,100
Construction Laborers 4,670 $ 12.14 $ 13.08 $ 27,210
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 2,690 $ 19.60 $ 19.87 $ 41,330
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1,030 $ 23.16 $ 23.53 $ 48,940
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 780 $ 19.06 $ 19.04 $ 39,610
Team Assemblers 800 $ 13.40 $ 13.90 $ 28,910
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic N/A $ 20.13 $ 20.17 $ 41,950
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 3,840 $ 18.42 $ 19.66 $ 40,900
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 90 $ 17.53 $ 17.73 $ 36,880
Chemical Plant and System Operators 1,320 $ 27.83 $ 27.17 $ 56,510
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 1,800 $ 28.62 $ 28.83 $ 59,970
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 4,560 $ 15.61 $ 17.24 $ 35,850
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 11,040 $ 10.25 $ 10.86 $ 22,590
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,286 $ 9.36 $ 10.21 $ 21,240
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, New Orleans MSA area (May 2009)
  • Median Hourly Wage – the stimates 50th percentile of the distribution of wages based on data collected from employers in all industries. 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn less than the median wage, and 50 percent earn more than the median wage.
  • Mean Hourly Wage – the estimated hourly wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average hourly wage.
  • Mean Annual Wage – the estimated total annual wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average annual wage