Louisiana was 6.8% below the U.S. median for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. It ranked 35 of 50 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Louisiana was 88.2, or 11.8% below the national price level. Its housing index was 63.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$60,664
WageScope divides the published Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 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.
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Louisiana: 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 47-5022 and BLS area 22.
Questions, answered
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay in Louisiana: common questions
What is the median wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Louisiana?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $53,510 per year for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Louisiana. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay higher in Louisiana than nationally?
Louisiana's published median was 6.8% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Louisiana?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.2 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs does BLS estimate in Louisiana?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median says in Louisiana
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median in Louisiana at $53,510 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 47-5022 and BLS area 22.
BLS lists 280 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 $49,000 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Louisiana's Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median is 6.8% below the U.S. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $57,430 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.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-5022 and area 22. SOC 47-5022 names Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Area 22 names Louisiana. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-5022/22 row reports 280 wage and salary jobs, 0.14 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.65 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-5022/22, the annual median is $53,510 per year, while the matching mean is $49,000 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 22 facts behind this Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining page
Area 22 reports 1,934,900 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,600. Its annual median is $45,520. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-5022 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Louisiana runs from $22,710 at the 10th percentile to $100,110 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $30,350. The median is $45,520. The 75th percentile is $66,340. This is a place check, not a pay range for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
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 22. They do not show related skills or a path into Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
1. Area 22, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 49,570 jobs, $29,490 annual median, 25.62 jobs per 1,000, and 1.02 location quotient.
2. Area 22, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 48,970 jobs, $80,230 annual median, 25.31 jobs per 1,000, and 1.16 location quotient.
3. Area 22, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 46,350 jobs, $26,750 annual median, 23.95 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Louisiana wage ladder for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
The 10th percentile is $23,660 per year. The 25th percentile is $39,500 per year. The median is $53,510 per year. The 75th percentile is $58,220 per year. The 90th percentile is $64,120 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 $39,500 per year to $58,220 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $40,460. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Louisiana has a annual median of $53,510 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $57,430 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Louisiana. Louisiana is 6.8% 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.
Where Louisiana sits for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Louisiana ranks 35 of 50 among states and territories with a published annual median for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 35 of 50 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.
32. Missouri has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $56,760 per year, 310 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.48.
33. Maine has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $55,890 per year, 230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.6.
34. Utah has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $54,330 per year, 400 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
Pay leaders
Where Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 47-5022, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. North Dakota has the highest published median in this set, at $90,380 per year. Louisiana sits at $53,510 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 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. North Dakota has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $90,380 per year, or $36,870 above Louisiana. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 2.31.
2. Illinois has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $80,600 per year, or $27,090 above Louisiana. BLS lists 1,310 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.97.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in this same-source set, at 5,030 jobs. Louisiana has 280. 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. Texas has 5,030 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 4,750 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $49,000 per year, or $4,510 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.61.
2. Indiana has 1,530 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 1,250 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $61,910 per year, or $8,400 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 2.16.
Local-share leaders
Where Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining takes the largest share of local jobs
Wyoming has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 6.72. Louisiana has 0.65. 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 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 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. Wyoming has a location quotient of 6.72, a gap of 6.07 from Louisiana. BLS lists 420 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $78,230 per year, or $24,720 above Louisiana.
2. West Virginia has a location quotient of 4.18, a gap of 3.53 from Louisiana. BLS lists 650 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $61,330 per year, or $7,820 above Louisiana.
Job scale and share
How common Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining is in Louisiana
BLS lists 280 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs in Louisiana. It also lists 0.14 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 0.65. A value of 1 means Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining beside other roles in Louisiana
The all-occupations median in Louisiana is $45,520 per year. The Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median is $53,510 per year. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining is 17.6% 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 Louisiana. 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 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. 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. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Louisiana median of $57,180 per year. BLS lists 20,810 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a Louisiana median of $57,470 per year. BLS lists 17,600 jobs and a location quotient of 2.18.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Louisiana
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Louisiana table, at 49,570 jobs. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining has 280 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 1,934,900. 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 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 49,570 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 49,290 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $29,490 per year, or $24,020 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.02.
2. Registered Nurses has 48,970 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 48,690 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $80,230 per year, or $26,720 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.16.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Louisiana
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Louisiana role table, at $101,790 per year. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining has $53,510 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,520 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $101,790 per year in Louisiana, or $48,280 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 43,220 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,230 per year in Louisiana, or $26,720 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 48,970 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.16.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Louisiana
Food Preparation Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Louisiana role table, at 2.78. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining has 0.65. 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 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 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 2.78 in Louisiana, a gap of 2.13 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 30,920 jobs and a median of $23,620 per year, or $29,890 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.18 in Louisiana, a gap of 1.53 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 17,600 jobs and a median of $57,470 per year, or $3,960 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
Price-level view
What $53,510 may mean after the Louisiana price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Louisiana is 88.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $53,510 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median by 88.2 divided by 100. The result is $60,664 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 63.1. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 71.5. 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.
The employment RSE for this Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining row is 24.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 9.3%. 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 280 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $49,000 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.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. It uses a Louisiana 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. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $53,510 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.
What the Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining row for Louisiana 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 280 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.65 is not a growth score. Rank 35 of 50 is not a place score. The 88.2 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-5022 in BLS area 22. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of 280 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.
4. Area 22, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 45,720 jobs, $22,800 annual median, 23.63 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
5. Area 22, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 45,060 jobs, $22,520 annual median, 23.29 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
6. Area 22, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 43,730 jobs, $35,340 annual median, 22.6 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
36. South Carolina has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $52,580 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.65.
37. Pennsylvania has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $52,350 per year, 1,520 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.13.
38. Florida has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $51,990 per year, 1,480 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.67.
3. New Jersey has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $80,310 per year, or $26,800 above Louisiana. BLS lists 740 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.78.
4. Wyoming has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $78,230 per year, or $24,720 above Louisiana. BLS lists 420 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 6.72.
5. New Mexico has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $76,350 per year, or $22,840 above Louisiana. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 1.42.
6. Massachusetts has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $76,070 per year, or $22,560 above Louisiana. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.35.
7. Alaska has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $74,680 per year, or $21,170 above Louisiana. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 1.99.
8. California has a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining median of $74,500 per year, or $20,990 above Louisiana. BLS lists 790 jobs there, compared with 280 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.19.
3. Pennsylvania has 1,520 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 1,240 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $52,350 per year, or $1,160 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.13.
4. New York has 1,490 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 1,210 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $58,120 per year, or $4,610 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.69.
5. Florida has 1,480 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 1,200 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $51,990 per year, or $1,520 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.67.
6. Oklahoma has 1,440 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 1,160 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $47,100 per year, or $6,410 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 3.8.
7. Illinois has 1,310 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 1,030 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $80,600 per year, or $27,090 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Georgia has 1,180 estimated Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs, a gap of 900 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $50,290 per year, or $3,220 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 3.8, a gap of 3.15 from Louisiana. BLS lists 1,440 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $47,100 per year, or $6,410 below Louisiana.
4. Vermont has a location quotient of 3.67, a gap of 3.02 from Louisiana. BLS lists 250 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $59,790 per year, or $6,280 above Louisiana.
5. South Dakota has a location quotient of 2.74, a gap of 2.09 from Louisiana. BLS lists 280 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $48,250 per year, or $5,260 below Louisiana.
6. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 2.32, a gap of 1.67 from Louisiana. BLS lists 350 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $58,540 per year, or $5,030 above Louisiana.
7. North Dakota has a location quotient of 2.31, a gap of 1.66 from Louisiana. BLS lists 220 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $90,380 per year, or $36,870 above Louisiana.
8. Indiana has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 1.51 from Louisiana. BLS lists 1,530 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining jobs and a median of $61,910 per year, or $8,400 above Louisiana.
3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Louisiana median of $49,320 per year. BLS lists 28,540 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Louisiana median of $58,770 per year. BLS lists 22,060 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Louisiana median of $59,850 per year. BLS lists 15,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Louisiana median of $44,890 per year. BLS lists 18,980 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Louisiana median of $43,960 per year. BLS lists 21,490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Louisiana median of $43,860 per year. BLS lists 16,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
3. Cashiers has 46,350 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 46,070 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $26,750 per year, or $26,760 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 45,720 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 45,440 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $22,800 per year, or $30,710 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 45,060 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 44,780 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $22,520 per year, or $30,990 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 0.84.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 43,730 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 43,450 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $35,340 per year, or $18,170 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.19.
7. General and Operations Managers has 43,220 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 42,940 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $101,790 per year, or $48,280 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 0.99.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 33,870 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 33,590 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its median is $15,080 per year, or $38,430 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.2.
3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $63,290 per year in Louisiana, or $9,780 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 19,120 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.24.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $63,220 per year in Louisiana, or $9,710 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 17,010 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.26.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $59,850 per year in Louisiana, or $6,340 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 15,210 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.15.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $58,770 per year in Louisiana, or $5,260 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 22,060 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.28.
7. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $57,470 per year in Louisiana, or $3,960 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 17,600 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 2.18.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $57,180 per year in Louisiana, or $3,670 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 20,810 jobs, compared with 280 for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.62 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.97 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 22,100 jobs and a median of $38,230 per year, or $15,280 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.32 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.67 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 28,040 jobs and a median of $38,790 per year, or $14,720 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.28 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.63 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 22,060 jobs and a median of $58,770 per year, or $5,260 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.26 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.61 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 17,010 jobs and a median of $63,220 per year, or $9,710 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.24 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.59 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 19,120 jobs and a median of $63,290 per year, or $9,780 above Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.56 from Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining. BLS lists 46,350 jobs and a median of $26,750 per year, or $26,760 below Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining.
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