Fastest growing jobs in Louisiana, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Louisiana. Percent growth favours small occupations, so the openings column is often the more useful number — a fast-growing job with few openings is harder to enter than a flat one with many.

State projections are produced by Louisiana's own workforce agency and collected by Projections Central — the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes projections only at the national level. Methodology varies by state, so these are not directly comparable with the national figures. Wages remain BLS OEWS.

Cost of living: prices in Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Louisiana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Growth 2024–34

1Nurse Practitioners$125,600
Master's degree
$99,050 – $159,570+31.5%
2Data Scientists$78,760
Bachelor's degree
$53,050 – $128,210+30.3%
3Information Security Analysts$92,990
Bachelor's degree
$66,660 – $139,190+27.1%
4Medical and Health Services Managers$104,550
Bachelor's degree
$66,980 – $205,780+18.4%
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$89,560
Bachelor's degree
$60,260 – $132,410+18.4%
6Software Developers$102,800
Bachelor's degree
$66,350 – $151,780+18.2%
7Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,470 – $282,740+18.0%
8Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,940 – $34,700+17.9%
9Lodging Managers$63,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,850 – $91,030+17.8%
10Operations Research Analysts$63,210
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $111,160+17.7%
11Logisticians$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $129,230+17.2%
12Cooks, Restaurant$29,050
No formal educational credential
$21,970 – $39,540+16.5%
13Occupational Therapy Assistants$66,090
Associate's degree
$31,530 – $83,200+16.3%
14Veterinarians$124,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,690 – $165,560+15.8%
15Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,400 – $37,510+15.6%
16Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$66,810
Bachelor's degree
$36,890 – $115,330+15.4%
17Physical Therapist Assistants$65,370
Associate's degree
$24,360 – $81,520+15.4%
18Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,530
Associate's degree
$28,490 – $47,690+15.0%
19Light Truck Drivers$39,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,330 – $76,360+14.8%
20Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$38,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,440 – $50,120+14.6%
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $88,490+14.6%
22Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$38,810
No formal educational credential
$27,840 – $59,010+14.2%
23Mechanical Engineers$119,540
Bachelor's degree
$70,350 – $181,550+13.9%
24Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,190 – $60,180+13.8%
25Web Developers$85,330
Bachelor's degree
$49,930 – $106,110+13.5%
26Industrial Engineers$122,920
Bachelor's degree
$78,540 – $173,670+13.2%
27Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,500
Bachelor's degree
$80,390 – $200,870+13.1%
28Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$57,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,680 – $100,750+12.5%
29Psychiatric Technicians$31,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,400 – $36,830+12.4%
30Home Health and Personal Care Aides$22,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,190 – $32,130+12.0%
31Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$37,910
Master's degree
$29,860 – $65,720+11.6%
32Designers, All Other$57,020
Bachelor's degree
$40,910 – $101,750+11.5%
33Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,130 – $51,630+11.3%
34Structural Iron and Steel Workers$68,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $80,560+11.3%
35Financial Managers$126,800
Bachelor's degree
$78,040 – $220,870+11.2%
36Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians—
Associate's degree
—
— – —+11.2%
37Physician Assistants$128,870
Master's degree
$100,920 – $162,200+11.1%
38Speech-Language Pathologists$69,610
Master's degree
$53,480 – $107,650+10.9%
39Management Analysts$95,540
Bachelor's degree
$57,590 – $167,980+10.8%
40Couriers and Messengers$33,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,980 – $44,630+10.8%
41Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490 – $71,640+10.8%
42Cargo and Freight Agents$48,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,230 – $73,360+10.7%
43Tax Preparers$38,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,920 – $61,880+10.6%
44Chemists$103,890
Bachelor's degree
$58,310 – $168,460+10.5%
45Electricians$61,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $81,810+10.3%
46Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$78,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $111,210+10.3%
47Construction Managers$110,010
Bachelor's degree
$66,790 – $173,910+10.1%
48Respiratory Therapists$75,240
Associate's degree
$61,520 – $91,200+10.0%
49Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $103,040+9.9%
50Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,010
Associate's degree
$43,700 – $107,130+9.8%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,600	$99,050 – $159,570	+31.5%
2	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$78,760	$53,050 – $128,210	+30.3%
3	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,990	$66,660 – $139,190	+27.1%
4	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,550	$66,980 – $205,780	+18.4%
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,560	$60,260 – $132,410	+18.4%
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$102,800	$66,350 – $151,780	+18.2%
7	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$125,130	$63,470 – $282,740	+18.0%
8	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,420	$21,940 – $34,700	+17.9%
9	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,000	$38,850 – $91,030	+17.8%
10	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$63,210	$49,940 – $111,160	+17.7%
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$75,230	$50,550 – $129,230	+17.2%
12	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$29,050	$21,970 – $39,540	+16.5%
13	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$66,090	$31,530 – $83,200	+16.3%
14	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,370	$64,690 – $165,560	+15.8%
15	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,480	$28,400 – $37,510	+15.6%
16	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$66,810	$36,890 – $115,330	+15.4%
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,370	$24,360 – $81,520	+15.4%
18	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,530	$28,490 – $47,690	+15.0%
19	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,440	$25,330 – $76,360	+14.8%
20	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,000	$34,440 – $50,120	+14.6%
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,260	$37,790 – $88,490	+14.6%
22	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$38,810	$27,840 – $59,010	+14.2%
23	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,540	$70,350 – $181,550	+13.9%
24	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,410	$21,190 – $60,180	+13.8%
25	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$85,330	$49,930 – $106,110	+13.5%
26	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$122,920	$78,540 – $173,670	+13.2%
27	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,500	$80,390 – $200,870	+13.1%
28	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,930	$30,680 – $100,750	+12.5%
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,440	$28,400 – $36,830	+12.4%
30	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$22,520	$19,190 – $32,130	+12.0%
31	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$37,910	$29,860 – $65,720	+11.6%
32	Designers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$57,020	$40,910 – $101,750	+11.5%
33	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,750	$31,130 – $51,630	+11.3%
34	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,830	$39,130 – $80,560	+11.3%
35	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,800	$78,040 – $220,870	+11.2%
36	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	—	—— – —	+11.2%
37	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,870	$100,920 – $162,200	+11.1%
38	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$69,610	$53,480 – $107,650	+10.9%
39	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,540	$57,590 – $167,980	+10.8%
40	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,490	$22,980 – $44,630	+10.8%
41	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,730	$36,490 – $71,640	+10.8%
42	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,940	$27,230 – $73,360	+10.7%
43	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,740	$24,920 – $61,880	+10.6%
44	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$103,890	$58,310 – $168,460	+10.5%
45	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,540	$38,750 – $81,810	+10.3%
46	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,580	$47,480 – $111,210	+10.3%
47	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,010	$66,790 – $173,910	+10.1%
48	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,240	$61,520 – $91,200	+10.0%
49	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$36,300 – $103,040	+9.9%
50	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,010	$43,700 – $107,130	+9.8%

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