CareerMatch Logo

Job Insights for New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Explore the occupations that pay the most and the jobs with the largest employment footprint in a metro area. Filter by state, switch metro areas quickly, and click any occupation to open its full CareerMatch profile.

Research Center National Rankings Browse by State Job Market Areas Job Details Market Explorer

Select a Metro Area

Choose a state to narrow the metro list, then select a metro area to view local job rankings.

Selected Metro Area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

State

Louisiana

Detailed Occupations

515

Average Salary Across Occupations

$68,927

Highest Paying Occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Psychiatrists leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $308,990.

Largest Employment Market in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Retail Salespersons has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 11,980 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Psychiatrists $308,990 $148.56 40
2 Physicians, All Other $306,320 $147.27 1,200
3 Family Medicine Physicians $298,980 $143.74 210
4 Nurse Anesthetists $262,430 $126.17 150
5 General Internal Medicine Physicians $260,850 $125.41 0
6 Chief Executives $225,900 $108.60 110
7 Dentists, General $202,870 $97.54 310
8 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $199,690 $0.00 30
9 Personal Financial Advisors $183,620 $88.28 360
10 Architectural and Engineering Managers $172,720 $83.04 460
11 Natural Sciences Managers $169,810 $81.64 110
12 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $161,550 $77.67 40
13 Commercial Pilots $154,000 $0.00 250
14 Industrial Production Managers $151,870 $73.01 530
15 Petroleum Engineers $151,350 $72.76 360
16 Computer and Information Systems Managers $150,050 $72.14 660
17 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $146,090 $70.24 400
18 Veterinarians $144,990 $69.71 190
19 Ship Engineers $143,620 $69.05 330
20 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $143,390 $0.00 0

👥 Most Available Jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Retail Salespersons 11,980 $32,930 $15.83
2 Registered Nurses 11,410 $89,700 $43.12
3 Cashiers 10,750 $27,120 $13.04
4 General and Operations Managers 10,540 $130,890 $62.93
5 Waiters and Waitresses 10,030 $25,790 $12.40
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9,400 $35,640 $17.14
7 Fast Food and Counter Workers 8,090 $28,400 $13.66
8 Food Preparation Workers 7,870 $25,910 $12.46
9 Office Clerks, General 7,270 $33,750 $16.23
10 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 6,380 $24,300 $11.68
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 6,090 $41,760 $20.08
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,060 $30,640 $14.73
13 Security Guards 5,980 $36,560 $17.58
14 Stockers and Order Fillers 5,760 $34,230 $16.46
15 Customer Service Representatives 5,560 $40,420 $19.43
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 5,260 $46,370 $22.29
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5,050 $54,010 $25.97
18 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 4,730 $62,490 $30.04
19 Construction Laborers 4,520 $45,540 $21.90
20 Cooks, Restaurant 4,410 $32,080 $15.42