BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Orleans-Metairie, LA was 92.6, or 7.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 86.
National-price-dollar proxy
$81,461
WageScope divides the published Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-2041 and BLS area 35380.
Questions, answered
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: common questions
What is the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $75,430 per year for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay higher in New Orleans-Metairie, LA than nationally?
New Orleans-Metairie, LA's published median was 8.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 92.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
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$91,680/year
89,250
1.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA was 8.3% below the U.S. median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. It ranked 166 of 259 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median says in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA at $75,430 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-2041 and BLS area 35380.
BLS lists 340 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $89,890 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
New Orleans-Metairie, LA's Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median is 8.3% below the U.S. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $82,220 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 19-2041 with area 35380
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-2041 and area 35380. SOC 19-2041 names Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Area 35380 names New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-2041/35380 row reports 340 wage and salary jobs, 0.76 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.32 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-2041/35380, the annual median is $75,430 per year, while the matching mean is $89,890 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
19-2041/35380 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 35380 facts behind this Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health page
Area 35380 reports 445,550 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $61,050. Its annual median is $47,290. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-2041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in New Orleans-Metairie, LA runs from $23,690 at the 10th percentile to $106,950 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,690. The median is $47,290. The 75th percentile is $74,860. This is a place check, not a pay range for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 35380. They do not show related skills or a path into Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
1. Area 35380, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 12,030 jobs, $30,400 annual median, 27.01 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
2. Area 35380, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 11,530 jobs, $81,850 annual median, 25.88 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
3. Area 35380, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 10,670 jobs, $105,110 annual median, 23.94 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the New Orleans-Metairie, LA wage ladder for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
The 10th percentile is $51,370 per year. The 25th percentile is $61,450 per year. The median is $75,430 per year. The 75th percentile is $110,760 per year. The 90th percentile is $142,340 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $61,450 per year to $110,760 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $90,970. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare New Orleans-Metairie, LA with its state and the U.S.
New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a annual median of $75,430 per year. Louisiana has $69,820 per year. The U.S. row has $82,220 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 8.0% above Louisiana on the same published median. New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 8.3% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where New Orleans-Metairie, LA sits for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 166 of 259 among metro areas with a published annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 166 of 259 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
163. Sioux Falls, SD-MN has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $75,500 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.42.
164. Boise City, ID has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $75,440 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.48.
165. Cheyenne, WY has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $75,430 per year, 160 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 5.81.
Pay leaders
Where Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 19-2041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Kennewick-Richland, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $129,110 per year. New Orleans-Metairie, LA sits at $75,430 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Kennewick-Richland, WA has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $129,110 per year, or $53,680 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 4.09.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $127,210 per year, or $51,780 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 1,320 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 0.97.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in this same-source set, at 3,520 jobs. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has 340. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has 3,520 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 3,180 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $108,430 per year, or $33,000 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 5.67.
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 3,350 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 3,010 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $85,510 per year, or $10,080 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 0.61.
Local-share leaders
Where Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health takes the largest share of local jobs
Helena, MT has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 8.41. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has 1.32. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Helena, MT has a location quotient of 8.41, a gap of 7.09 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 210 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $81,940 per year, or $6,510 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
2. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 6.99, a gap of 5.67 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 770 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $65,260 per year, or $10,170 below New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Job scale and share
How common Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health is in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
BLS lists 340 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. It also lists 0.76 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.32. A value of 1 means Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health beside other roles in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290 per year. The Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median is $75,430 per year. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health is 59.5% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for New Orleans-Metairie, LA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $73,920 per year. BLS lists 4,590 jobs and a location quotient of 1.47.
2. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $77,940 per year. BLS lists 3,740 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New Orleans-Metairie, LA table, at 12,030 jobs. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health has 340 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 445,550. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 12,030 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 11,690 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $30,400 per year, or $45,030 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.08.
2. Registered Nurses has 11,530 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 11,190 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $81,850 per year, or $6,420 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.19.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Lawyers has the highest published median in the bounded New Orleans-Metairie, LA role table, at $121,290 per year. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health has $75,430 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,290 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Lawyers has a median of $121,290 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $45,860 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,330 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 2.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $105,110 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $29,680 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 10,670 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.06.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Food Preparation Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded New Orleans-Metairie, LA role table, at 2.83. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health has 1.32. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 2.83 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 1.51 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 7,250 jobs and a median of $26,200 per year, or $49,230 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
2. Lawyers has a location quotient of 2 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.68 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,330 jobs and a median of $121,290 per year, or $45,860 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
Price-level view
What $75,430 may mean after the New Orleans-Metairie, LA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $75,430 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median by 92.6 divided by 100. The result is $81,461 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 86.0. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 71.2. Other services are 95.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the New Orleans-Metairie, LA row
The employment RSE for this Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health row is 10%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 340 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $89,890 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use New Orleans-Metairie, LA wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. It uses a New Orleans-Metairie, LA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $75,430 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health row for New Orleans-Metairie, LA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 340 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.32 is not a growth score. Rank 166 of 259 is not a place score. The 92.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-2041 in BLS area 35380. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
How many Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs does BLS estimate in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?
BLS published an employment estimate of 340 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
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4. Area 35380, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 10,110 jobs, $25,470 annual median, 22.7 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
5. Area 35380, SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses: 10,050 jobs, $16,640 annual median, 22.56 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
6. Area 35380, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 9,320 jobs, $28,370 annual median, 20.93 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
167. Knoxville, TN has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $75,420 per year, 250 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.04.
168. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $75,400 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.45.
169. Johnson City, TN has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $75,400 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.03.
3. Monroe, MI has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $114,160 per year, or $38,730 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 3.45.
4. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $110,260 per year, or $34,830 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 0.93.
5. Napa, CA has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $109,710 per year, or $34,280 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 0.84.
6. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $109,710 per year, or $34,280 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 1.59.
7. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $108,430 per year, or $33,000 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 3,520 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 5.67.
8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health median of $108,160 per year, or $32,730 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 2,710 jobs there, compared with 340 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. The location quotient is 1.51.
3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 2,710 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 2,370 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $108,160 per year, or $32,730 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 1.51.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 2,520 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 2,180 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $105,340 per year, or $29,910 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 0.7.
5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 2,490 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 2,150 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $102,980 per year, or $27,550 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 2.08.
6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 2,270 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 1,930 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $100,360 per year, or $24,930 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 1.46.
7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,840 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 1,500 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $95,170 per year, or $19,740 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 1,500 estimated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs, a gap of 1,160 jobs from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its median is $77,710 per year, or $2,280 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Its location quotient is 0.9.
3. Trenton-Princeton, NJ has a location quotient of 6.89, a gap of 5.57 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 950 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $78,010 per year, or $2,580 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
4. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has a location quotient of 6.62, a gap of 5.30 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 500 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $86,700 per year, or $11,270 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
5. Fairbanks-College, AK has a location quotient of 6.31, a gap of 4.99 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 130 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $88,640 per year, or $13,210 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
6. Jefferson City, MO has a location quotient of 6.15, a gap of 4.83 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 280 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $59,760 per year, or $15,670 below New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
7. Tallahassee, FL has a location quotient of 6.08, a gap of 4.76 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 650 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $53,910 per year, or $21,520 below New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
8. Cheyenne, WY has a location quotient of 5.81, a gap of 4.49 from New Orleans-Metairie, LA. BLS lists 160 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health jobs and a median of $75,430 per year, or $0 above New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $81,850 per year. BLS lists 11,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $65,720 per year. BLS lists 4,490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $60,350 per year. BLS lists 4,400 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $60,270 per year. BLS lists 4,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $51,540 per year. BLS lists 5,500 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a New Orleans-Metairie, LA median of $46,980 per year. BLS lists 3,840 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
3. General and Operations Managers has 10,670 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 10,330 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $105,110 per year, or $29,680 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 10,110 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 9,770 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $25,470 per year, or $49,960 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 0.92.
5. Waiters and Waitresses has 10,050 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 9,710 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $16,640 per year, or $58,790 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.54.
6. Cashiers has 9,320 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 8,980 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $28,370 per year, or $47,060 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.05.
7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 9,220 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 8,880 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $36,380 per year, or $39,050 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.09.
8. Food Preparation Workers has 7,250 jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 6,910 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its median is $26,200 per year, or $49,230 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 2.83.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,850 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $6,420 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 11,530 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.19.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $77,940 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $2,510 above Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 3,740 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 0.9.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $73,920 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $1,510 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,590 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.47.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $65,720 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $9,710 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,490 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.27.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,350 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $15,080 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,400 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.11.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $60,270 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, or $15,160 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,830 jobs, compared with 340 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Its location quotient is 1.17.
3. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.94 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.62 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,200 jobs and a median of $21,230 per year, or $54,200 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
4. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.81 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.49 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 6,650 jobs and a median of $32,240 per year, or $43,190 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
5. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.54 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.22 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 10,050 jobs and a median of $16,640 per year, or $58,790 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.47 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.15 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,590 jobs and a median of $73,920 per year, or $1,510 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
7. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.47 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.15 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 3,630 jobs and a median of $27,910 per year, or $47,520 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.27 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, a gap of 0.05 from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. BLS lists 4,490 jobs and a median of $65,720 per year, or $9,710 below Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health.
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (19-2041/35380) | BLS 2025
