BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lafayette, LA was 87.2, or 12.8% below the national price level. Its housing index was 58.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$70,956
WageScope divides the published Paramedics 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 29-2043 and BLS area 29180.
Questions, answered
Paramedics pay in Lafayette, LA: common questions
What is the median wage for Paramedics in Lafayette, LA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $61,880 per year for Paramedics in Lafayette, LA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Paramedics pay higher in Lafayette, LA than nationally?
Lafayette, LA's published median was 2.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Lafayette, LA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 87.2 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Paramedics jobs does BLS estimate in Lafayette, LA?
BLS published an employment estimate of 370 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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Lafayette, LA was 2.1% above the U.S. median for Paramedics. It ranked 99 of 266 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Paramedics median in Lafayette, LA at $61,880 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 29-2043 and BLS area 29180.
BLS lists 370 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 $59,690 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Lafayette, LA's Paramedics median is 2.1% above the U.S. Paramedics median of $60,600 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 29-2043 and area 29180. SOC 29-2043 names Paramedics. Area 29180 names Lafayette, LA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-2043/29180 row reports 370 wage and salary jobs, 2.07 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 3.21 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-2043/29180, the annual median is $61,880 per year, while the matching mean is $59,690 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 29180 reports 179,570 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $52,120. Its annual median is $41,780. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-2043 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Lafayette, LA runs from $22,020 at the 10th percentile to $91,330 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $29,130. The median is $41,780. The 75th percentile is $61,300. This is a place check, not a pay range for Paramedics.
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 29180. They do not show related skills or a path into Paramedics.
1. Area 29180, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 5,200 jobs, $21,400 annual median, 28.98 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
2. Area 29180, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 5,010 jobs, $28,600 annual median, 27.88 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
3. Area 29180, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 4,930 jobs, $81,960 annual median, 27.43 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
4. Area 29180, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 4,590 jobs, $99,510 annual median, 25.54 jobs per 1,000, and 1.13 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Lafayette, LA wage ladder for Paramedics
The 10th percentile is $43,900 per year. The 25th percentile is $55,720 per year. The median is $61,880 per year. The 75th percentile is $61,880 per year. The 90th percentile is $79,510 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 $55,720 per year to $61,880 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $35,610. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Lafayette, LA has a annual median of $61,880 per year. Louisiana has $56,050 per year. The U.S. row has $60,600 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Lafayette, LA is 10.4% above Louisiana on the same published median. Lafayette, LA is 2.1% above 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.
Lafayette, LA ranks 99 of 266 among metro areas with a published annual median for Paramedics. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 99 of 266 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.
96. Gainesville, FL has a Paramedics median of $61,920 per year, 110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.13.
97. Pittsburgh, PA has a Paramedics median of $61,900 per year, 1,060 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.48.
98. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a Paramedics median of $61,890 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.88.
100. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC has a Paramedics median of $61,830 per year, 170 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.16.
Pay leaders
Where Paramedics medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 29-2043, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $123,310 per year. Lafayette, LA sits at $61,880 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Paramedics 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. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Paramedics median of $123,310 per year, or $61,430 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 750 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 0.56.
2. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has a Paramedics median of $120,260 per year, or $58,380 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 1.2.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Paramedics jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Paramedics in this same-source set, at 3,850 jobs. Lafayette, LA has 370. 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 3,850 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 3,480 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $79,550 per year, or $17,670 above Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.63.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 2,560 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 2,190 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $77,670 per year, or $15,790 above Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.88.
Local-share leaders
Where Paramedics takes the largest share of local jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.79. Lafayette, LA has 3.21. 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 Paramedics 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. Homosassa Springs, FL has a location quotient of 4.79, a gap of 1.58 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 110 Paramedics jobs and a median of $47,390 per year, or $14,490 below Lafayette, LA.
2. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a location quotient of 4.27, a gap of 1.06 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 160 Paramedics jobs and a median of $63,660 per year, or $1,780 above Lafayette, LA.
3. Aguadilla, PR has a location quotient of 3.85, a gap of 0.64 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 120 Paramedics jobs and a median of $26,880 per year, or $35,000 below Lafayette, LA.
Job scale and share
How common Paramedics is in Lafayette, LA
BLS lists 370 Paramedics jobs in Lafayette, LA. It also lists 2.07 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 3.21. A value of 1 means Paramedics 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.
The all-occupations median in Lafayette, LA is $41,780 per year. The Paramedics median is $61,880 per year. Paramedics is 48.1% 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 Lafayette, 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 Paramedics. 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 Lafayette, LA median of $61,270 per year. BLS lists 1,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Lafayette, LA median of $62,800 per year. BLS lists 2,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.7.
3. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, SOC 51-4121, has a Lafayette, LA median of $57,750 per year. BLS lists 1,860 jobs and a location quotient of 3.88.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Lafayette, LA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Lafayette, LA table, at 5,200 jobs. Paramedics has 370 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 179,570. 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 Paramedics's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 5,200 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,830 from Paramedics. Its median is $21,400 per year, or $40,480 below Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.05.
2. Retail Salespersons has 5,010 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,640 from Paramedics. Its median is $28,600 per year, or $33,280 below Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. Registered Nurses has 4,930 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,560 from Paramedics. Its median is $81,960 per year, or $20,080 above Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Lafayette, LA
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Lafayette, LA role table, at $99,510 per year. Paramedics has $61,880 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $41,780 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 $99,510 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $37,630 above Paramedics. BLS lists 4,590 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.13.
2. Managers, All Other has a median of $88,370 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $26,490 above Paramedics. BLS lists 1,670 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 2.32.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,960 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $20,080 above Paramedics. BLS lists 4,930 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Lafayette, LA
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Lafayette, LA role table, at 3.88. Paramedics has 3.21. 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 Paramedics with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 3.88 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 0.67 from Paramedics. BLS lists 1,860 jobs and a median of $57,750 per year, or $4,130 below Paramedics.
2. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 3.16 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 0.05 from Paramedics. BLS lists 3,260 jobs and a median of $22,920 per year, or $38,960 below Paramedics.
3. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 2.84 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 0.37 from Paramedics. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a median of $37,110 per year, or $24,770 below Paramedics.
Price-level view
What $61,880 may mean after the Lafayette, LA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lafayette, LA is 87.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 12.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $61,880 Paramedics median by 87.2 divided by 100. The result is $70,956 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 58.8. 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.
The employment RSE for this Paramedics row is 6.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.3%. 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 370 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $59,690 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 Paramedics. It uses a Lafayette, 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 $61,880 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 Paramedics row for Lafayette, 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 370 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 3.21 is not a growth score. Rank 99 of 266 is not a place score. The 87.2 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-2043 in BLS area 29180. 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.
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 29180, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 4,500 jobs, $32,600 annual median, 25.05 jobs per 1,000, and 1.32 location quotient.
6. Area 29180, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 4,480 jobs, $24,920 annual median, 24.98 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Bellingham, WA has a Paramedics median of $119,970 per year, or $58,090 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 1.15.
4. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Paramedics median of $119,700 per year, or $57,820 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 1.33.
5. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has a Paramedics median of $109,620 per year, or $47,740 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 2.04.
6. Kennewick-Richland, WA has a Paramedics median of $101,250 per year, or $39,370 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 0.99.
7. Redding, CA has a Paramedics median of $88,740 per year, or $26,860 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 0.93.
8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Paramedics median of $84,480 per year, or $22,600 above Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 370 in Lafayette, LA. The location quotient is 0.15.
3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,980 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 1,610 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $60,130 per year, or $1,750 below Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.93.
4. St. Louis, MO-IL has 1,890 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 1,520 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $63,050 per year, or $1,170 above Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 2.18.
5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 1,760 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 1,390 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $68,640 per year, or $6,760 above Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.94.
6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 1,650 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 1,280 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $68,160 per year, or $6,280 above Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.91.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 1,570 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 1,200 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $60,300 per year, or $1,580 below Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.6.
8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 1,490 estimated Paramedics jobs, a gap of 1,120 jobs from Lafayette, LA. Its median is $61,940 per year, or $60 above Lafayette, LA. Its location quotient is 0.8.
4. Rocky Mount, NC has a location quotient of 3.7, a gap of 0.49 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 130 Paramedics jobs and a median of $52,470 per year, or $9,410 below Lafayette, LA.
5. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH has a location quotient of 3.65, a gap of 0.44 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 330 Paramedics jobs and a median of $43,750 per year, or $18,130 below Lafayette, LA.
6. Hinesville, GA has a location quotient of 3.5, a gap of 0.29 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 50 Paramedics jobs and a median of $46,220 per year, or $15,660 below Lafayette, LA.
7. Glens Falls, NY has a location quotient of 3.46, a gap of 0.25 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 110 Paramedics jobs and a median of $54,480 per year, or $7,400 below Lafayette, LA.
8. Lafayette, LA has a location quotient of 3.21, a gap of 0.00 from Lafayette, LA. BLS lists 370 Paramedics jobs and a median of $61,880 per year, or $0 above Lafayette, LA.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Lafayette, LA median of $51,630 per year. BLS lists 1,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a Lafayette, LA median of $51,580 per year. BLS lists 2,100 jobs and a location quotient of 2.81.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Lafayette, LA median of $49,450 per year. BLS lists 2,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Lafayette, LA median of $43,710 per year. BLS lists 1,770 jobs and a location quotient of 1.37.
8. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Lafayette, LA median of $81,960 per year. BLS lists 4,930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
4. General and Operations Managers has 4,590 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,220 from Paramedics. Its median is $99,510 per year, or $37,630 above Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.13.
5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 4,500 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,130 from Paramedics. Its median is $32,600 per year, or $29,280 below Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.32.
6. Cashiers has 4,480 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,110 from Paramedics. Its median is $24,920 per year, or $36,960 below Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.26.
7. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,480 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 4,110 from Paramedics. Its median is $22,320 per year, or $39,560 below Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.01.
8. Office Clerks, General has 4,240 jobs in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 3,870 from Paramedics. Its median is $34,510 per year, or $27,370 below Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.49.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $62,800 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $920 above Paramedics. BLS lists 2,430 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.7.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $61,270 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $610 below Paramedics. BLS lists 1,360 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.08.
6. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a median of $57,750 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $4,130 below Paramedics. BLS lists 1,860 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 3.88.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $51,630 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $10,250 below Paramedics. BLS lists 1,830 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 1.1.
8. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $51,580 per year in Lafayette, LA, or $10,300 below Paramedics. BLS lists 2,100 jobs, compared with 370 for Paramedics. Its location quotient is 2.81.
4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.81 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 0.40 from Paramedics. BLS lists 2,100 jobs and a median of $51,580 per year, or $10,300 below Paramedics.
5. Managers, All Other has a location quotient of 2.32 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 0.89 from Paramedics. BLS lists 1,670 jobs and a median of $88,370 per year, or $26,490 above Paramedics.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.7 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 1.51 from Paramedics. BLS lists 2,430 jobs and a median of $62,800 per year, or $920 above Paramedics.
7. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.49 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 1.72 from Paramedics. BLS lists 4,240 jobs and a median of $34,510 per year, or $27,370 below Paramedics.
8. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.46 in Lafayette, LA, a gap of 1.75 from Paramedics. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a median of $38,290 per year, or $23,590 below Paramedics.
