BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lake Charles, LA was 85.9, or 14.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 51.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$34,420
WageScope divides the published Firefighters 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.
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 33-2011 and BLS area 29340.
Questions, answered
Firefighters pay in Lake Charles, LA: common questions
What is the median wage for Firefighters in Lake Charles, LA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $29,550 per year for Firefighters in Lake Charles, LA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Firefighters pay higher in Lake Charles, LA than nationally?
Lake Charles, LA's published median was 50.2% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Lake Charles, LA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 85.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Firefighters jobs does BLS estimate in Lake Charles, LA?
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Lake Charles, LA was 50.2% below the U.S. median for Firefighters. It ranked 343 of 347 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Firefighters median says in Lake Charles, LA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Firefighters median in Lake Charles, LA at $29,550 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 33-2011 and BLS area 29340.
BLS lists 240 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 $39,000 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Lake Charles, LA's Firefighters median is 50.2% below the U.S. Firefighters median of $59,280 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 33-2011 and area 29340. SOC 33-2011 names Firefighters. Area 29340 names Lake Charles, LA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 33-2011/29340 row reports 240 wage and salary jobs, 2.39 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.07 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 33-2011/29340, the annual median is $29,550 per year, while the matching mean is $39,000 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 29340 facts behind this Firefighters page
Area 29340 reports 101,690 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,630. Its annual median is $45,700. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-2011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Lake Charles, LA runs from $22,550 at the 10th percentile to $103,450 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $30,440. The median is $45,700. The 75th percentile is $69,490. This is a place check, not a pay range for Firefighters.
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 29340. They do not show related skills or a path into Firefighters.
1. Area 29340, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 2,840 jobs, $27,480 annual median, 27.89 jobs per 1,000, and 1.4 location quotient.
2. Area 29340, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 2,620 jobs, $28,780 annual median, 25.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
3. Area 29340, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 2,460 jobs, $90,690 annual median, 24.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
4. Area 29340, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,350 jobs, $22,500 annual median, 23.13 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Lake Charles, LA wage ladder for Firefighters
The 10th percentile is $23,930 per year. The 25th percentile is $29,370 per year. The median is $29,550 per year. The 75th percentile is $46,770 per year. The 90th percentile is $61,470 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 $29,370 per year to $46,770 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $37,540. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Lake Charles, LA with its state and the U.S.
Lake Charles, LA has a annual median of $29,550 per year. Louisiana has $33,120 per year. The U.S. row has $59,280 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Lake Charles, LA is 10.8% below Louisiana on the same published median. Lake Charles, LA is 50.2% 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.
Lake Charles, LA ranks 343 of 347 among metro areas with a published annual median for Firefighters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 343 of 347 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.
340. Santa Fe, NM has a Firefighters median of $31,200 per year, 300 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.18.
341. Hattiesburg, MS has a Firefighters median of $30,830 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.93.
342. Lafayette, LA has a Firefighters median of $30,100 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.55.
344. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA has a Firefighters median of $29,500 per year, 390 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.77.
Pay leaders
Where Firefighters medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 33-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $152,100 per year. Lake Charles, LA sits at $29,550 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Firefighters 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. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Firefighters median of $152,100 per year, or $122,550 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 1,330 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.53.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Firefighters median of $113,700 per year, or $84,150 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 3,450 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.65.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Firefighters jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Firefighters in this same-source set, at 14,960 jobs. Lake Charles, LA has 240. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 14,960 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 14,720 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $106,420 per year, or $76,870 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.71.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 14,560 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 14,320 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $82,820 per year, or $53,270 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.45.
Local-share leaders
Where Firefighters takes the largest share of local jobs
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.96. Lake Charles, LA has 1.07. 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 Firefighters 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. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a location quotient of 3.96, a gap of 2.89 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 500 Firefighters jobs and a median of $54,810 per year, or $25,260 above Lake Charles, LA.
2. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC has a location quotient of 3.5, a gap of 2.43 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 640 Firefighters jobs and a median of $50,210 per year, or $20,660 above Lake Charles, LA.
3. Hinesville, GA has a location quotient of 3.22, a gap of 2.15 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 150 Firefighters jobs and a median of $49,210 per year, or $19,660 above Lake Charles, LA.
Job scale and share
How common Firefighters is in Lake Charles, LA
BLS lists 240 Firefighters jobs in Lake Charles, LA. It also lists 2.39 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 1.07. A value of 1 means Firefighters 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.
Firefighters beside other roles in Lake Charles, LA
The all-occupations median in Lake Charles, LA is $45,700 per year. The Firefighters median is $29,550 per year. Firefighters is 35.3% below 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 Lake Charles, 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 Firefighters. 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. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $28,780 per year. BLS lists 2,620 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $28,580 per year. BLS lists 1,290 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $27,480 per year. BLS lists 2,840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.4.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Lake Charles, LA
Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Lake Charles, LA table, at 2,840 jobs. Firefighters has 240 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 101,690. 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 Firefighters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Cashiers has 2,840 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,600 from Firefighters. Its median is $27,480 per year, or $2,070 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.4.
2. Retail Salespersons has 2,620 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,380 from Firefighters. Its median is $28,780 per year, or $770 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.03.
3. Registered Nurses has 2,460 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,220 from Firefighters. Its median is $90,690 per year, or $61,140 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.11.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Lake Charles, LA
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Lake Charles, LA role table, at $101,370 per year. Firefighters has $29,550 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,700 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 $101,370 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $71,820 above Firefighters. BLS lists 2,140 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.93.
2. Engineers, All Other has a median of $94,810 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $65,260 above Firefighters. BLS lists 1,330 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 13.19.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $90,690 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $61,140 above Firefighters. BLS lists 2,460 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.11.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Lake Charles, LA
Gambling Dealers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Lake Charles, LA role table, at 16.11. Firefighters has 1.07. 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 Firefighters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Gambling Dealers has a location quotient of 16.11 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 15.04 from Firefighters. BLS lists 880 jobs and a median of $15,080 per year, or $14,470 below Firefighters.
2. Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 14.49 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 13.42 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,320 jobs and a median of $74,220 per year, or $44,670 above Firefighters.
3. Engineers, All Other has a location quotient of 13.19 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 12.12 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,330 jobs and a median of $94,810 per year, or $65,260 above Firefighters.
Price-level view
What $29,550 may mean after the Lake Charles, LA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lake Charles, LA is 85.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 14.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $29,550 Firefighters median by 85.9 divided by 100. The result is $34,420 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 51.8. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 71.7. 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.
How much care to use with the Lake Charles, LA row
The employment RSE for this Firefighters row is 15.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.2%. 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 240 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $39,000 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 Firefighters. It uses a Lake Charles, 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 $29,550 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 Firefighters row for Lake Charles, 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 240 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.07 is not a growth score. Rank 343 of 347 is not a place score. The 85.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-2011 in BLS area 29340. 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 240 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.
5. Area 29340, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 2,140 jobs, $101,370 annual median, 21.06 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
6. Area 29340, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 2,140 jobs, $23,000 annual median, 21.07 jobs per 1,000, and 0.76 location quotient.
3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Firefighters median of $106,420 per year, or $76,870 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 14,960 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.71.
4. Bellingham, WA has a Firefighters median of $101,130 per year, or $71,580 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 320 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 1.56.
5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Firefighters median of $101,090 per year, or $71,540 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 3,760 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.81.
6. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Firefighters median of $99,930 per year, or $70,380 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.79.
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a Firefighters median of $98,050 per year, or $68,500 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 7,200 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.52.
8. Vallejo, CA has a Firefighters median of $95,950 per year, or $66,400 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 330 jobs there, compared with 240 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 1.04.
3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 8,780 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 8,540 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $64,900 per year, or $35,350 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 8,510 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 8,270 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $73,990 per year, or $44,440 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.42.
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 7,610 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 7,370 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $66,980 per year, or $37,430 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.09.
6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 7,200 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 6,960 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $98,050 per year, or $68,500 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.52.
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 6,600 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 6,360 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $75,710 per year, or $46,160 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 6,350 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 6,110 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $47,300 per year, or $17,750 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.99.
4. Jacksonville, NC has a location quotient of 2.94, a gap of 1.87 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 340 Firefighters jobs and a median of $47,870 per year, or $18,320 above Lake Charles, LA.
5. Fayetteville, NC has a location quotient of 2.9, a gap of 1.83 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 850 Firefighters jobs and a median of $36,820 per year, or $7,270 above Lake Charles, LA.
6. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ has a location quotient of 2.87, a gap of 1.80 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 220 Firefighters jobs and a median of $53,530 per year, or $23,980 above Lake Charles, LA.
7. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ has a location quotient of 2.86, a gap of 1.79 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 460 Firefighters jobs and a median of $49,240 per year, or $19,690 above Lake Charles, LA.
8. Redding, CA has a location quotient of 2.55, a gap of 1.48 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 410 Firefighters jobs and a median of $65,170 per year, or $35,620 above Lake Charles, LA.
4. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $31,630 per year. BLS lists 1,590 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
5. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $34,690 per year. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
6. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $35,080 per year. BLS lists 1,090 jobs and a location quotient of 0.64.
7. Food Preparation Workers, SOC 35-2021, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $23,380 per year. BLS lists 1,940 jobs and a location quotient of 3.32.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $35,740 per year. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,350 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,110 from Firefighters. Its median is $22,500 per year, or $7,050 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. General and Operations Managers has 2,140 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1,900 from Firefighters. Its median is $101,370 per year, or $71,820 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 2,140 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1,900 from Firefighters. Its median is $23,000 per year, or $6,550 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.76.
7. Construction Laborers has 2,130 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1,890 from Firefighters. Its median is $45,240 per year, or $15,690 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 2.97.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,950 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1,710 from Firefighters. Its median is $15,080 per year, or $14,470 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.31.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $75,180 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $45,630 above Firefighters. BLS lists 970 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.82.
5. Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders has a median of $74,220 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $44,670 above Firefighters. BLS lists 1,320 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 14.49.
6. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a median of $72,920 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $43,370 above Firefighters. BLS lists 970 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 3.55.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $60,570 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $31,020 above Firefighters. BLS lists 930 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.15.
8. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $56,290 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $26,740 above Firefighters. BLS lists 1,780 jobs, compared with 240 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 4.07.
4. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 4.07 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 3.00 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,780 jobs and a median of $56,290 per year, or $26,740 above Firefighters.
5. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 3.55 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2.48 from Firefighters. BLS lists 970 jobs and a median of $72,920 per year, or $43,370 above Firefighters.
6. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 3.32 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2.25 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,940 jobs and a median of $23,380 per year, or $6,170 below Firefighters.
7. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.97 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1.90 from Firefighters. BLS lists 2,130 jobs and a median of $45,240 per year, or $15,690 above Firefighters.
8. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 2.83 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1.76 from Firefighters. BLS lists 1,510 jobs and a median of $38,550 per year, or $9,000 above Firefighters.
