High paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, requires no bachelor's degree, and requires no prior experience in a related job. That second filter is what separates this from the no-degree list, which is topped by supervisor roles asking five years in the trade before they will look at you. Several of these do involve months of training — but the employer provides it, and pays you during it, which is a feature rather than a barrier. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA run 15.2% below the national average (2024), so a Shreveport-Bossier City, LA salary is worth about 1.18× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · Employed

1Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$100,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$86,260 – $115,21050
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$83,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,450 – $86,530100
3Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$82,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $101,460230
4Dental Hygienists$82,760
Associate's degree
$60,690 – $99,380260
5Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,550
Associate's degree
$64,540 – $100,21060
6Chemical Technicians$80,410
Associate's degree
$39,830 – $100,02050
7Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250 – $121,510140
8Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,490
Associate's degree
$40,170 – $97,99090
9Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$77,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,460 – $102,830140
10Respiratory Therapists$73,940
Associate's degree
$63,940 – $87,430280
11Millwrights$69,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,880 – $78,77090
12Occupational Therapy Assistants$69,570
Associate's degree
$44,640 – $81,53090
13Physical Therapist Assistants$66,550
Associate's degree
$27,690 – $81,520180
14Postal Service Clerks$64,670
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36090
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,630
Associate's degree
$50,260 – $99,540320
16Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$64,400
Associate's degree
$37,370 – $97,95050
17Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$64,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,110 – $79,170100
18Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720 – $79,090910
19Advertising Sales Agents$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,480 – $93,92070
20Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $81,910300
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860 – $83,200640
22Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,400 – $123,0701,680
23Electricians$60,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420 – $75,180800
24Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,820 – $91,370330
25Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,390 – $98,180200
26Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,700 – $75,990440
27Machinists$60,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $80,600340
28Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$60,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,860 – $65,6401,370
29Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830 – $77,220680
30Paralegals and Legal Assistants$58,900
Associate's degree
$36,710 – $74,900240
31Legal Support Workers, All Other$58,900
Associate's degree
$39,260 – $92,750110
32Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,510 – $76,130500
33Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,390
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,030430
34Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,360
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040440
35Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,920 – $70,9601,840
36Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $96,280140
37Computer Network Support Specialists$58,110
Associate's degree
$42,900 – $90,680110
38Sheet Metal Workers$56,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $79,310110
39Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$53,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,790 – $91,970110
40Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$51,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,030 – $110,190620
41Surgical Technologists$51,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,910 – $66,460230
42Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,720 – $68,340190
43Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,260
No formal educational credential
$37,170 – $62,280730
44Computer User Support Specialists$51,140
Some college, no degree
$41,370 – $82,620520
45Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $76,93080
46Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $69,130750
47Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,830 – $80,620460
48Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,600 – $74,650230
49Tax Preparers$49,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,280 – $58,51060
50Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,930 – $64,6003,060

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

#	Occupation	MedianShreveport-Bossier City, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,420	$86,260 – $115,210	50
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,470	$43,450 – $86,530	100
3	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,920	$33,360 – $101,460	230
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,760	$60,690 – $99,380	260
5	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,550	$64,540 – $100,210	60
6	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,410	$39,830 – $100,020	50
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,840	$48,250 – $121,510	140
8	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,490	$40,170 – $97,990	90
9	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,270	$58,460 – $102,830	140
10	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,940	$63,940 – $87,430	280
11	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,720	$49,880 – $78,770	90
12	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$69,570	$44,640 – $81,530	90
13	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$66,550	$27,690 – $81,520	180
14	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,670	$42,600 – $76,360	90
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,630	$50,260 – $99,540	320
16	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$64,400	$37,370 – $97,950	50
17	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,220	$41,110 – $79,170	100
18	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,610	$41,720 – $79,090	910
19	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$25,480 – $93,920	70
20	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$39,090 – $81,910	300
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$36,860 – $83,200	640
22	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,150	$33,400 – $123,070	1,680
23	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,830	$37,420 – $75,180	800
24	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,580	$49,820 – $91,370	330
25	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,510	$39,390 – $98,180	200
26	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,490	$39,700 – $75,990	440
27	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,440	$38,180 – $80,600	340
28	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,130	$39,860 – $65,640	1,370
29	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,720	$36,830 – $77,220	680
30	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$58,900	$36,710 – $74,900	240
31	Legal Support Workers, All OtherAssociate's degree	$58,900	$39,260 – $92,750	110
32	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,620	$36,510 – $76,130	500
33	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,390	$47,440 – $75,030	430
34	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,360	$42,390 – $81,040	440
35	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,340	$48,920 – $70,960	1,840
36	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$37,440 – $96,280	140
37	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$58,110	$42,900 – $90,680	110
38	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,820	$34,650 – $79,310	110
39	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,830	$30,790 – $91,970	110
40	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,890	$35,030 – $110,190	620
41	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,770	$40,910 – $66,460	230
42	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,580	$34,720 – $68,340	190
43	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$51,260	$37,170 – $62,280	730
44	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$51,140	$41,370 – $82,620	520
45	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,020	$36,800 – $76,930	80
46	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,000	$38,880 – $69,130	750
47	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,370	$32,830 – $80,620	460
48	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,910	$37,600 – $74,650	230
49	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,500	$26,280 – $58,510	60
50	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,360	$36,930 – $64,600	3,060

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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