Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Across all occupations in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,610 a year ($21.93 an hour) and the mean $55,870, May 2025. That median is −11% against the US median of $50,980 and 0% against Louisiana's $45,520. BLS counts 83,440 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is sailors and marine oilers.

All occupations: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA vs Louisiana and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA area, Louisiana and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	Hourly	$10.88	$14.49	$21.93	$30.62	$47.44	$26.86	83,440
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	Annual	$22,620	$30,140	$45,610	$63,700	$98,670	$55,870	83,440
Louisiana	Hourly	$10.92	$14.59	$21.89	$31.90	$48.13	$27.21	1,934,900
Louisiana	Annual	$22,710	$30,350	$45,520	$66,340	$100,110	$56,600	1,934,900
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

278 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Louisiana. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$355,390	$170.86	290
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$203,250	$97.72	40
3	Chief Executives	$176,890	$85.04	50
4	Dentists, General	$140,330	$67.47	40
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,210	$65.49	50
6	Physician Assistants	$135,960	$65.37	60
7	Pharmacists	$134,050	$64.45	240
8	Industrial Production Managers	$130,940	$62.95	100
9	Industrial Engineers	$128,690	$61.87	60
10	Nurse Practitioners	$127,660	$61.37	230
11	Sales Managers in Louisiana	$123,700	$59.47	160
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Louisiana	$121,970	$58.64	70
13	Financial Managers in Louisiana	$121,000	$58.17	270
14	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,870	*	110
15	Civil Engineers	$107,400	$51.63	130
16	General and Operations Managers in Louisiana	$107,200	$51.54	1,840
17	Human Resources Managers	$104,760	$50.36	60
18	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,780	$49.90	2,040
19	Software Developers in Louisiana	$102,970	$49.51	50
20	Managers, All Other in Louisiana	$102,130	$49.10	680

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Sailors and Marine Oilers	2,140	25.70	126.18	$48,500
2	Cashiers in Louisiana	2,070	24.75	1.25	$25,990
3	Retail Salespersons in Louisiana	2,060	24.63	0.98	$29,220
4	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	2,040	24.42	103.03	$103,780
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Louisiana	2,000	23.95	1.26	$33,310
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Louisiana	1,990	23.89	0.96	$22,280
7	General and Operations Managers in Louisiana	1,840	22.07	0.98	$107,200
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Louisiana	1,630	19.57	0.71	$21,890
9	Registered Nurses in Louisiana	1,460	17.56	0.81	$75,740
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana	1,460	17.48	1.32	$49,300
11	Stockers and Order Fillers in Louisiana	1,440	17.26	0.95	$31,040
12	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,350	16.15	6.03	$56,990
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Louisiana	1,210	14.47	0.99	$15,080
13	Office Clerks, General in Louisiana	1,210	14.44	0.91	$29,880
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Louisiana	1,180	14.16	1.29	$37,010
16	Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana	1,150	13.76	2.39	$22,810
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Louisiana	1,030	12.35	0.87	$28,810
18	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	950	11.42	41.15	$62,260
19	Construction Laborers in Louisiana	880	10.54	1.49	$36,890
20	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Louisiana	810	9.65	1.85	$67,400

Most concentrated occupations in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Sailors and Marine Oilers	126.18	2,140	25.70	$48,500
2	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	103.03	2,040	24.42	$103,780
3	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	41.15	950	11.42	$62,260
4	Riggers	34.33	420	4.98	$37,360
5	Ship Engineers	34.21	150	1.85	$100,260
6	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	18.57	250	2.96	$28,860
7	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	14.60	410	4.92	$46,380
8	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	14.37	350	4.16	$46,060
9	Transportation Workers, All Other	14.14	100	1.23	$38,160
10	Crane and Tower Operators	12.82	300	3.54	$57,230

Occupation groups in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$101,750	$118,190	4,890	58.62	0.82
Architecture and Engineering	$82,890	$102,260	1,630	19.56	1.16
Legal	$74,440	$87,790	330	3.97	0.47
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$68,680	$75,230	500	6.05	0.64
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$68,340	$92,010	5,260	63.05	1.00
Business and Financial Operations	$65,180	$74,660	3,280	39.27	0.58
Educational Instruction and Library	$58,780	$56,530	3,550	42.56	0.73
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$50,620	$55,640	4,740	56.86	1.45
Construction and Extraction	$49,640	$54,410	6,950	83.29	2.02
Production	$49,120	$51,780	5,700	68.30	1.24
Transportation and Material Moving	$45,880	$57,270	12,110	145.11	1.65
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$39,710	$47,130	520	6.23	0.47
Protective Service	$38,710	$42,100	1,850	22.21	0.91
Office and Administrative Support	$38,330	$42,230	8,950	107.28	0.94
Community and Social Service	$38,010	$46,390	1,410	16.86	0.98
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,380	$42,240	40	0.44	0.16
Sales and Related	$31,030	$41,620	7,090	84.92	0.98
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$28,810	$30,720	**	**	**
Healthcare Support	$28,670	$29,950	3,700	44.33	0.87
Personal Care and Service	$27,290	$30,600	970	11.58	0.55
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$22,810	$25,650	7,340	88.01	1.00
Computer and Mathematical	*	*	670	7.97	0.24

Every occupation in Louisiana, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 278 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA estimates (area 26380).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.