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
$75,153
WageScope divides the published Surveyors 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 17-1022 and BLS area 29340.
Questions, answered
Surveyors pay in Lake Charles, LA: common questions
What is the median wage for Surveyors in Lake Charles, LA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $64,520 per year for Surveyors in Lake Charles, LA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Surveyors pay higher in Lake Charles, LA than nationally?
Lake Charles, LA's published median was 14.5% 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 Surveyors jobs does BLS estimate in Lake Charles, LA?
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Lake Charles, LA was 14.5% below the U.S. median for Surveyors. It ranked 151 of 213 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Surveyors median says in Lake Charles, LA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Surveyors median in Lake Charles, LA at $64,520 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 17-1022 and BLS area 29340.
BLS lists 60 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 $74,120 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 Surveyors median is 14.5% below the U.S. Surveyors median of $75,440 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 17-1022 and area 29340. SOC 17-1022 names Surveyors. Area 29340 names Lake Charles, LA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 17-1022/29340 row reports 60 wage and salary jobs, 0.57 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.74 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 17-1022/29340, the annual median is $64,520 per year, while the matching mean is $74,120 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
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 17-1022 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 Surveyors.
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 Surveyors.
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 Surveyors
The 10th percentile is $38,300 per year. The 25th percentile is $49,150 per year. The median is $64,520 per year. The 75th percentile is $91,530 per year. The 90th percentile is $108,300 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 $49,150 per year to $91,530 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $70,000. 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 $64,520 per year. Louisiana has $63,140 per year. The U.S. row has $75,440 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Lake Charles, LA is 2.2% above Louisiana on the same published median. Lake Charles, LA is 14.5% 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 151 of 213 among metro areas with a published annual median for Surveyors. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 151 of 213 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.
148. Mobile, AL has a Surveyors median of $65,110 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.86.
149. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has a Surveyors median of $65,000 per year, 60 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.35.
150. Springfield, MO has a Surveyors median of $64,910 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.54.
152. Omaha, NE-IA has a Surveyors median of $64,360 per year, 160 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.99.
Pay leaders
Where Surveyors medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 17-1022, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Yuba City, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $133,270 per year. Lake Charles, LA sits at $64,520 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Surveyors 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. Yuba City, CA has a Surveyors median of $133,270 per year, or $68,750 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 2.99.
2. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Surveyors median of $128,600 per year, or $64,080 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 1.06.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Surveyors jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has the largest published metro job estimate for Surveyors in this same-source set, at 1,960 jobs. Lake Charles, LA has 60. 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. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,960 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 1,900 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $62,960 per year, or $1,560 below Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.82.
2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 1,400 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 1,340 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $66,030 per year, or $1,510 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.06.
Local-share leaders
Where Surveyors takes the largest share of local jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.96. Lake Charles, LA has 1.74. 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 Surveyors 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. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has a location quotient of 3.96, a gap of 2.22 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 110 Surveyors jobs and a median of $63,800 per year, or $720 below Lake Charles, LA.
2. Lafayette, LA has a location quotient of 3.76, a gap of 2.02 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 220 Surveyors jobs and a median of $49,820 per year, or $14,700 below Lake Charles, LA.
3. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has a location quotient of 3.45, a gap of 1.71 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 180 Surveyors jobs and a median of $66,340 per year, or $1,820 above Lake Charles, LA.
Job scale and share
How common Surveyors is in Lake Charles, LA
BLS lists 60 Surveyors jobs in Lake Charles, LA. It also lists 0.57 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 1.74. A value of 1 means Surveyors 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 Lake Charles, LA is $45,700 per year. The Surveyors median is $64,520 per year. Surveyors is 41.2% 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 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 Surveyors. 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. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $60,570 per year. BLS lists 930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
2. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, SOC 33-3051, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $56,290 per year. BLS lists 1,780 jobs and a location quotient of 4.07.
3. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, SOC 51-4121, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $72,920 per year. BLS lists 970 jobs and a location quotient of 3.55.
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. Surveyors has 60 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 Surveyors's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Cashiers has 2,840 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,780 from Surveyors. Its median is $27,480 per year, or $37,040 below Surveyors. Its location quotient is 1.4.
2. Retail Salespersons has 2,620 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,560 from Surveyors. Its median is $28,780 per year, or $35,740 below Surveyors. Its location quotient is 1.03.
3. Registered Nurses has 2,460 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,400 from Surveyors. Its median is $90,690 per year, or $26,170 above Surveyors. 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. Surveyors has $64,520 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 $36,850 above Surveyors. BLS lists 2,140 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. Its location quotient is 0.93.
2. Engineers, All Other has a median of $94,810 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $30,290 above Surveyors. BLS lists 1,330 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. Its location quotient is 13.19.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $90,690 per year in Lake Charles, LA, or $26,170 above Surveyors. BLS lists 2,460 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. 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. Surveyors has 1.74. 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 Surveyors 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 14.37 from Surveyors. BLS lists 880 jobs and a median of $15,080 per year, or $49,440 below Surveyors.
2. Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 14.49 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 12.75 from Surveyors. BLS lists 1,320 jobs and a median of $74,220 per year, or $9,700 above Surveyors.
3. Engineers, All Other has a location quotient of 13.19 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 11.45 from Surveyors. BLS lists 1,330 jobs and a median of $94,810 per year, or $30,290 above Surveyors.
Price-level view
What $64,520 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 $64,520 Surveyors median by 85.9 divided by 100. The result is $75,153 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 Surveyors row is 24.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 10.1%. 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 60 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $74,120 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 Surveyors. 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 $64,520 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 Surveyors 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 60 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.74 is not a growth score. Rank 151 of 213 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 17-1022 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 60 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. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Surveyors median of $125,060 per year, or $60,540 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 630 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.81.
4. Redding, CA has a Surveyors median of $124,160 per year, or $59,640 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 1.68.
5. Vallejo, CA has a Surveyors median of $123,590 per year, or $59,070 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 1.05.
6. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a Surveyors median of $120,000 per year, or $55,480 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.43.
7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Surveyors median of $117,160 per year, or $52,640 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.46.
8. Kennewick-Richland, WA has a Surveyors median of $111,400 per year, or $46,880 above Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 60 in Lake Charles, LA. The location quotient is 0.79.
3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 1,300 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 1,240 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $83,610 per year, or $19,090 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.42.
4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1,140 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 1,080 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $80,060 per year, or $15,540 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.77.
5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 1,100 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 1,040 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $57,260 per year, or $7,260 below Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.17.
6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 1,070 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 1,010 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $94,970 per year, or $30,450 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.21.
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 970 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 910 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $101,950 per year, or $37,430 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 0.47.
8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 970 estimated Surveyors jobs, a gap of 910 jobs from Lake Charles, LA. Its median is $79,500 per year, or $14,980 above Lake Charles, LA. Its location quotient is 1.25.
4. Wildwood-The Villages, FL has a location quotient of 3.42, a gap of 1.68 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 50 Surveyors jobs and a median of $58,170 per year, or $6,350 below Lake Charles, LA.
5. Anchorage, AK has a location quotient of 3.01, a gap of 1.27 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 170 Surveyors jobs and a median of $101,820 per year, or $37,300 above Lake Charles, LA.
6. Yuba City, CA has a location quotient of 2.99, a gap of 1.25 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 50 Surveyors jobs and a median of $133,270 per year, or $68,750 above Lake Charles, LA.
7. Grand Junction, CO has a location quotient of 2.97, a gap of 1.23 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 70 Surveyors jobs and a median of $75,110 per year, or $10,590 above Lake Charles, LA.
8. Helena, MT has a location quotient of 2.8, a gap of 1.06 from Lake Charles, LA. BLS lists 40 Surveyors jobs and a median of $79,230 per year, or $14,710 above Lake Charles, LA.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $54,960 per year. BLS lists 880 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
5. Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, SOC 51-9011, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $74,220 per year. BLS lists 1,320 jobs and a location quotient of 14.49.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $75,180 per year. BLS lists 970 jobs and a location quotient of 1.82.
7. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $53,300 per year. BLS lists 890 jobs and a location quotient of 2.1.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Lake Charles, LA median of $52,140 per year. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.47.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,350 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,290 from Surveyors. Its median is $22,500 per year, or $42,020 below Surveyors. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. General and Operations Managers has 2,140 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,080 from Surveyors. Its median is $101,370 per year, or $36,850 above Surveyors. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 2,140 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,080 from Surveyors. Its median is $23,000 per year, or $41,520 below Surveyors. Its location quotient is 0.76.
7. Construction Laborers has 2,130 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 2,070 from Surveyors. Its median is $45,240 per year, or $19,280 below Surveyors. Its location quotient is 2.97.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,950 jobs in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1,890 from Surveyors. Its median is $15,080 per year, or $49,440 below Surveyors. 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 $10,660 above Surveyors. BLS lists 970 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. 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 $9,700 above Surveyors. BLS lists 1,320 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. 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 $8,400 above Surveyors. BLS lists 970 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. 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 $3,950 below Surveyors. BLS lists 930 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. 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 $8,230 below Surveyors. BLS lists 1,780 jobs, compared with 60 for Surveyors. 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 2.33 from Surveyors. BLS lists 1,780 jobs and a median of $56,290 per year, or $8,230 below Surveyors.
5. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 3.55 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1.81 from Surveyors. BLS lists 970 jobs and a median of $72,920 per year, or $8,400 above Surveyors.
6. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 3.32 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1.58 from Surveyors. BLS lists 1,940 jobs and a median of $23,380 per year, or $41,140 below Surveyors.
7. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.97 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1.23 from Surveyors. BLS lists 2,130 jobs and a median of $45,240 per year, or $19,280 below Surveyors.
8. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 2.83 in Lake Charles, LA, a gap of 1.09 from Surveyors. BLS lists 1,510 jobs and a median of $38,550 per year, or $25,970 below Surveyors.
