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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Lafayette, LA

What professions have the highest employment in Lafayette, LA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Lafayette, LA. We note that the total employment in Lafayette, LA is 191,720. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 6,600 people (3.44 percent of the total employment in Lafayette, LA). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 5,600 people (2.92 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Lafayette, LA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Lafayette, LA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	191,720	100.00%	$37,510
2	Cashiers	6,600	3.44%	$21,110
3	Retail Salespersons	5,600	2.92%	$26,210
4	General and Operations Managers	4,630	2.41%	$101,870
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,360	2.27%	$19,740
6	Registered Nurses	4,200	2.19%	$71,250
7	Office Clerks, General	3,760	1.96%	$27,970
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,590	1.87%	$36,410
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,550	1.85%	$30,600
10	Food Preparation Workers	3,540	1.85%	$20,900
11	Waiters and Waitresses	3,280	1.71%	$20,540
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,110	1.62%	$28,540
13	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,900	1.51%	$20,700
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,900	1.51%	$37,800
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,890	1.51%	$43,960
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,840	1.48%	$23,850
17	Customer Service Representatives	2,530	1.32%	$31,830
18	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,470	1.29%	$61,310
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,350	1.23%	$45,980
20	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,310	1.20%	$33,840
21	Construction Laborers	2,260	1.18%	$34,410
22	All Other Managers	2,240	1.17%	$84,250
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,190	1.14%	$48,200
24	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,170	1.13%	$35,240
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,120	1.11%	$47,860
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,070	1.08%	$38,160
27	Other Production Workers	1,960	1.02%	$43,060
28	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,900	0.99%	$61,160
29	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,820	0.95%	$33,280
30	Nursing Assistants	1,660	0.87%	$27,450
31	Restaurant Cooks	1,540	0.80%	$27,280
32	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,490	0.78%	$50,910
33	Accountants and Auditors	1,440	0.75%	$63,000
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,410	0.74%	$22,160
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,360	0.71%	$27,330
36	Childcare Workers	1,300	0.68%	$20,800
37	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,270	0.66%	$46,110
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,220	0.64%	$62,620
39	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,180	0.62%	$42,730
40	Security Guards	1,170	0.61%	$27,620
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,170	0.61%	$32,680
42	Medical Assistants	1,150	0.60%	$29,250
43	Machinists	1,140	0.59%	$49,770
44	Electricians	1,090	0.57%	$50,120
45	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,030	0.54%	$46,650
46	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,030	0.54%	$48,300
47	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1,010	0.53%	$43,360
48	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,000	0.52%	$21,480
49	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	940	0.49%	$44,210
50	Engineers, All Other	880	0.46%	$83,000
51	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	850	0.44%	$62,020
52	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	840	0.44%	$63,490
53	Bartenders	830	0.43%	$18,340
54	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	790	0.41%	$59,030
55	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	790	0.41%	$48,170
56	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	780	0.41%	$29,220
57	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	750	0.39%	$51,700
58	Billing and Posting Clerks	740	0.39%	$35,550
59	Lawyers	740	0.39%	$99,320
60	Financial Managers	700	0.37%	$102,220
61	Pharmacy Technicians	690	0.36%	$37,100
62	Human Resources Specialists	690	0.36%	$50,930
63	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	660	0.34%	$61,430
64	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	660	0.34%	$50,980
65	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	650	0.34%	$51,260
66	Tellers	640	0.33%	$34,990
67	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	640	0.33%	$45,810
68	Dishwashers	620	0.32%	$21,720
69	Insurance Sales Agents	620	0.32%	$46,630
70	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	610	0.32%	$50,920
71	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	600	0.31%	$36,490
72	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	600	0.31%	$26,110
73	Dental Assistants	550	0.29%	$34,000
74	Carpenters	540	0.28%	$45,080
75	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	540	0.28%	$48,570
76	Pharmacists	530	0.28%	$123,700
77	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	530	0.28%	$38,870
78	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	510	0.27%	$36,350
79	Short Order Cooks	510	0.27%	$22,020
80	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	510	0.27%	$30,920
81	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	500	0.26%	$21,390
82	Postal Service Mail Carriers	500	0.26%	$51,730
83	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	500	0.26%	$37,690
84	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	500	0.26%	$40,220
85	Parts Salespersons	490	0.26%	$29,300
86	Riggers	490	0.26%	$50,290
87	Medical and Health Services Managers	490	0.26%	$94,040
88	Radiologic Technologists	470	0.25%	$56,880
89	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	470	0.25%	$50,370
90	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	460	0.24%	$41,600
91	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers	460	0.24%	$30,230
92	Computer User Support Specialists	450	0.23%	$49,970
93	Nurse Practitioners	440	0.23%	$129,290
94	Firefighters	440	0.23%	$31,780
95	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	440	0.23%	$37,110
96	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	430	0.22%	$50,070
97	Helpers--Production Workers	430	0.22%	$29,600
98	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	420	0.22%	$19,150
99	Other Extraction Workers	420	0.22%	$51,600
100	Driver/Sales Workers	420	0.22%	$41,500

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