Louisiana was 0.0% above the U.S. median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. It ranked 21 of 53 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
$66,287
WageScope divides the published Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 43-5053 and BLS area 22.
Questions, answered
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Louisiana: common questions
What is the median wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Louisiana?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $58,470 per year for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Louisiana. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay higher in Louisiana than nationally?
Louisiana's published median was 0.0% above 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs does BLS estimate in Louisiana?
From market data to your evidence
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What the Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median says in Louisiana
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median in Louisiana at $58,470 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 43-5053 and BLS area 22.
BLS lists 1,200 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 $59,310 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Louisiana's Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median and the U.S. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 have the same published median after rounding. 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 43-5053 and area 22. SOC 43-5053 names Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Area 22 names Louisiana. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-5053/22 row reports 1,200 wage and salary jobs, 0.62 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.91 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 43-5053/22, the annual median is $58,470 per year, while the matching mean is $59,310 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
43-5053/22 10th percentile: $42,600 per year.
43-5053/22 25th percentile: $50,770 per year.
43-5053/22 median: $58,470 per year.
43-5053/22 75th percentile: $68,810 per year.
43-5053/22 90th percentile: $75,250 per year.
43-5053/22 employment RSE: 0%. Mean-wage RSE: 0%.
43-5053/22 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
BLS area 22 facts behind this Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 43-5053 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
The 10th percentile is $42,600 per year. The 25th percentile is $50,770 per year. The median is $58,470 per year. The 75th percentile is $68,810 per year. The 90th percentile is $75,250 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 $50,770 per year to $68,810 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $32,650. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Louisiana has a annual median of $58,470 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $58,470 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Louisiana. Louisiana and the United States have the same published median after rounding. 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
Louisiana ranks 21 of 53 among states and territories with a published annual median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 21 of 53 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.
18. Colorado has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 per year, 1,910 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.98.
19. Connecticut has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 per year, 1,020 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.89.
20. Delaware has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 per year, 410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.24.
Pay leaders
Where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 43-5053, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $66,750 per year. Louisiana sits at $58,470 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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. District of Columbia has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $66,750 per year, or $8,280 above Louisiana. BLS lists 400 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.83.
2. South Dakota has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $61,570 per year, or $3,100 above Louisiana. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.67.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in this same-source set, at 10,090 jobs. Louisiana has 1,200. 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. California has 10,090 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 8,890 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $59,490 per year, or $1,020 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.82.
2. New York has 8,290 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 7,090 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $58,470 per year, or $0 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.27.
Local-share leaders
Where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators takes the largest share of local jobs
Rhode Island has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.77. Louisiana has 0.91. 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 0.86 from Louisiana. BLS lists 600 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $59,490 per year, or $1,020 above Louisiana.
2. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.57 from Louisiana. BLS lists 690 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,300 per year, or $170 below Louisiana.
Job scale and share
How common Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is in Louisiana
BLS lists 1,200 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs in Louisiana. It also lists 0.62 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 0.91. A value of 1 means Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators beside other roles in Louisiana
The all-occupations median in Louisiana is $45,520 per year. The Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median is $58,470 per year. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is 28.4% 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. 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. 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.
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. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has 1,200 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 49,570 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 48,370 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $29,490 per year, or $28,980 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.02.
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. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has $58,470 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 $43,320 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 43,220 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,230 per year in Louisiana, or $21,760 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 48,970 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. 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. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has 0.91. 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 1.87 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 30,920 jobs and a median of $23,620 per year, or $34,850 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.18 in Louisiana, a gap of 1.27 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 17,600 jobs and a median of $57,470 per year, or $1,000 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
Price-level view
What $58,470 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 $58,470 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median by 88.2 divided by 100. The result is $66,287 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators row is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0%. 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 1,200 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $59,310 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. 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. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $58,470 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 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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 1,200 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.91 is not a growth score. Rank 21 of 53 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 43-5053 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 1,200 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.
22. Maryland has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 per year, 2,430 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.3.
23. Massachusetts has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 per year, 2,910 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.18.
24. Nevada has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 per year, 920 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.88.
3. Guam (territory) has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $2,060 above Louisiana. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.69.
4. Iowa has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $2,060 above Louisiana. BLS lists 1,040 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.99.
5. New Jersey has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $2,060 above Louisiana. BLS lists 3,660 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 1.26.
6. Wyoming has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $2,060 above Louisiana. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.61.
7. North Dakota has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $59,840 per year, or $1,370 above Louisiana. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.82.
8. Minnesota has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $59,740 per year, or $1,270 above Louisiana. BLS lists 1,840 jobs there, compared with 1,200 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.92.
3. Texas has 7,900 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 6,700 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $56,390 per year, or $2,080 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.83.
4. Florida has 7,240 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 6,040 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $57,430 per year, or $1,040 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Pennsylvania has 5,630 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 4,430 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $57,430 per year, or $1,040 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.37.
6. Illinois has 5,370 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 4,170 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $58,300 per year, or $170 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.3.
7. North Carolina has 4,040 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 2,840 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $55,350 per year, or $3,120 below Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.21.
8. Ohio has 3,700 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 2,500 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $58,470 per year, or $0 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.99.
3. Missouri has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.47 from Louisiana. BLS lists 2,730 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $57,430 per year, or $1,040 below Louisiana.
4. Pennsylvania has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.46 from Louisiana. BLS lists 5,630 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $57,430 per year, or $1,040 below Louisiana.
5. Illinois has a location quotient of 1.3, a gap of 0.39 from Louisiana. BLS lists 5,370 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,300 per year, or $170 below Louisiana.
6. Maryland has a location quotient of 1.3, a gap of 0.39 from Louisiana. BLS lists 2,430 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,470 per year, or $0 above Louisiana.
7. Tennessee has a location quotient of 1.28, a gap of 0.37 from Louisiana. BLS lists 2,850 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $56,390 per year, or $2,080 below Louisiana.
8. New York has a location quotient of 1.27, a gap of 0.36 from Louisiana. BLS lists 8,290 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,470 per year, or $0 above Louisiana.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Louisiana median of $63,220 per year. BLS lists 17,010 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Louisiana median of $63,290 per year. BLS lists 19,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
7. 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.
8. 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.
2. Registered Nurses has 48,970 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 47,770 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $80,230 per year, or $21,760 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Cashiers has 46,350 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 45,150 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $26,750 per year, or $31,720 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 45,720 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 44,520 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $22,800 per year, or $35,670 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 45,060 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 43,860 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $22,520 per year, or $35,950 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 0.84.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 43,730 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 42,530 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $35,340 per year, or $23,130 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.19.
7. General and Operations Managers has 43,220 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 42,020 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $101,790 per year, or $43,320 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 0.99.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 33,870 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 32,670 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $15,080 per year, or $43,390 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. 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 $4,820 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 19,120 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.24.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $63,220 per year in Louisiana, or $4,750 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 17,010 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. 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 $1,380 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 15,210 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.15.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $58,770 per year in Louisiana, or $300 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 22,060 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.28.
7. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $57,470 per year in Louisiana, or $1,000 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 17,600 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. 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 $1,290 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 20,810 jobs, compared with 1,200 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.62 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.71 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 22,100 jobs and a median of $38,230 per year, or $20,240 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.32 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.41 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 28,040 jobs and a median of $38,790 per year, or $19,680 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.28 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.37 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 22,060 jobs and a median of $58,770 per year, or $300 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.26 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.35 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 17,010 jobs and a median of $63,220 per year, or $4,750 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.24 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.33 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 19,120 jobs and a median of $63,290 per year, or $4,820 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.30 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 46,350 jobs and a median of $26,750 per year, or $31,720 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
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