TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 934,250 $16,521 23.4 524,025 $22,799 27.0
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 1,970 $39,448 34.9 1,455 $42,262 36.5
General and Operations Managers 2,600 $31,092 35.3 2,045 $32,472 31.9
Legislators 90 $27,734 46.1 65 $29,609 63.1
Advertising and Promotions Managers 320 $31,833 55.0 240 $34,531 58.3
Marketing and Sales Managers 4,200 $28,710 39.1 3,070 $31,750 38.2
Public Relations Managers 340 $41,173 62.3 225 $42,321 63.3
Administrative Services Managers 415 $28,036 16.7 365 $31,908 16.5
Computer and Information Systems Managers 630 $24,784 36.6 450 $32,202 44.6
Financial Managers 7,060 $29,341 29.3 5,820 $30,887 27.9
Human Resources Managers 3,450 $26,895 28.9 2,560 $30,646 29.6
Industrial Production Managers 425 $30,536 43.5 320 $31,607 43.3
Purchasing Managers 655 $36,362 36.1 495 $37,066 39.8
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 460 $27,390 11.5 355 $34,018 12.1
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 300 $16,071 13.1 180 $22,222 11.2
Farmers and Ranchers 645 $16,026 14.4 310 $19,181 13.6
Construction Managers 570 $28,040 29.0 425 $30,000 35.4
Education Administrators 6,505 $35,247 69.7 3,985 $36,543 68.2
Engineering Managers 50 $60,139 54.9 45 $60,972 62.2
Food Service Managers 5,030 $17,464 13.3 3,180 $20,161 11.6
Funeral Directors 195 $25,122 34.2 125 $26,779 54.5
Gaming Managers 475 $18,867 8.8 295 $30,125 9.8
Lodging Managers 790 $22,455 27.3 560 $24,778 20.8
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,620 $31,307 40.7 3,605 $33,452 41.7
Natural Sciences Managers 55 $16,932 45.3 25 $33,750 100.0
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 435 $40,050 8.3 300 $43,125 7.0
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 3,175 $20,743 17.5 2,075 $23,500 14.5
Social and Community Service Managers 2,035 $24,327 59.4 1,345 $30,083 62.8
Managers, All Other 7,385 $27,415 30.2 5,430 $32,109 31.7
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 170 $20,000 36.6 90 $30,924 33.7
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 25 $7,250 55.6 10 $16,250 0.0
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1,600 $13,859 12.5 770 $22,313 13.9
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 1,775 $25,141 19.2 1,395 $26,640 19.3
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 2,600 $26,857 31.7 2,120 $28,288 30.4
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 755 $30,377 31.6 665 $30,086 28.1
Cost Estimators 120 $30,313 26.9 75 $32,250 27.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 6,225 $25,046 32.0 4,495 $28,798 29.7
Logisticians 120 $30,417 8.3 85 $31,875 3.5
Management Analysts 1,300 $30,214 55.2 855 $36,346 52.2
Meeting and Convention Planners 225 $23,710 47.8 125 $27,283 56.3
Other Business Operations Specialists 1,135 $20,829 28.5 735 $25,822 21.1
Accountants and Auditors 15,025 $27,008 55.3 10,480 $30,577 57.6
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 400 $22,394 23.1 285 $26,983 20.1
Budget Analysts 235 $39,625 63.9 215 $39,625 65.0
Credit Analysts 140 $26,360 58.9 120 $27,096 68.6
Financial Analysts 160 $41,042 54.7 125 $42,292 53.6
Personal Financial Advisors 670 $30,313 51.3 445 $32,181 49.8
Insurance Underwriters 895 $27,392 26.6 750 $29,091 26.5
Financial Examiners 60 $51,528 100.0 40 $51,528 100.0
Loan Counselors and Officers 2,920 $25,933 18.7 2,315 $27,695 18.3
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 460 $25,156 18.1 380 $27,383 18.4
Tax Preparers 1,430 $5,445 15.5 180 $17,625 29.8
Financial Specialists, All Other 330 $29,583 25.8 225 $31,656 22.9
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 1,595 $35,087 50.7 1,190 $37,526 48.9
Computer Programmers 1,210 $35,208 62.3 915 $40,182 59.8
Computer Software Engineers 835 $42,325 62.1 705 $47,115 58.4
Computer Support Specialists 1,100 $30,807 40.1 835 $33,287 40.1
Database Administrators 150 $30,897 47.4 135 $31,474 40.3
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 445 $32,454 38.4 390 $35,519 36.2
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 525 $28,234 44.7 335 $31,410 45.2
Actuaries 4 $88,750 100.0 4 $88,750 100.0
Mathematicians 35 $37,938 60.6 20 $26,827 31.6
Operations Research Analysts 585 $34,303 41.7 500 $35,291 40.6
Statisticians 65 $48,906 59.7 50 $50,667 48.1
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 0 . . 0 . .
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 350 $28,144 79.4 240 $31,083 78.8
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 105 $32,734 83.8 70 $36,250 79.4
Aerospace Engineers 35 $45,536 81.8 35 $45,536 81.8
Agricultural Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Biomedical Engineers 4 $36,250 100.0 0 . .
Chemical Engineers 395 $59,632 92.9 325 $60,774 95.1
Civil Engineers 375 $37,279 69.6 285 $42,188 78.7
Computer Hardware Engineers 70 $20,000 30.9 55 $24,306 38.2
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 215 $47,604 66.2 155 $51,719 62.4
Environmental Engineers 55 $37,039 100.0 45 $43,021 100.0
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 200 $45,294 80.3 130 $57,292 81.7
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 30 $57,847 41.9 30 $57,847 41.9
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 25 $65,625 100.0 15 $75,179 100.0
Mechanical Engineers 135 $39,609 77.8 110 $40,962 84.5
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 30 $56,667 90.0 25 $77,679 100.0
Nuclear Engineers 10 $66,250 100.0 10 $66,250 100.0
Petroleum Engineers 60 $41,923 88.7 50 $46,071 86.0
Engineers, All Others 240 $41,343 71.5 155 $50,938 71.6
Drafters 970 $26,497 12.9 675 $29,931 12.1
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 815 $23,508 17.3 565 $26,448 11.2
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 125 $16,667 5.6 50 $22,625 13.7
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 130 $30,536 82.2 70 $33,833 89.7
Biological Scientists 385 $24,018 97.7 245 $28,092 98.4
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 40 $38,235 94.7 25 $39,118 92.3
Medical Scientists 375 $26,809 96.0 250 $31,809 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 0 . . 0 . .
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 10 $16,563 100.0 4 $51,250 100.0
Chemists and Materials Scientists 360 $36,371 95.0 235 $45,321 97.9
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 610 $37,207 86.7 430 $44,821 84.6
Physical Scientists, All Other 380 $25,476 93.9 205 $32,083 94.6
Economists 25 $43,403 100.0 20 $43,750 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 220 $17,125 43.1 90 $30,156 39.3
Psychologists 810 $32,468 96.7 385 $36,216 96.9
Sociologists 15 $24,722 100.0 10 $23,750 100.0
Urban and Regional Planners 50 $29,107 80.0 35 $32,875 73.0
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 260 $19,583 95.0 165 $29,750 96.4
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 80 $13,667 0.0 50 $23,500 0.0
Biological Technicians 120 $15,526 34.2 35 $19,063 38.9
Chemical Technicians 745 $46,629 46.8 545 $50,345 45.0
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 330 $34,074 35.5 265 $38,269 33.5
Nuclear Technicians 15 $40,694 0.0 10 $41,250 0.0
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 830 $16,913 29.0 410 $22,609 20.1
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 4,995 $24,857 72.1 2,635 $26,958 71.0
Social Workers 7,735 $26,318 72.4 5,650 $28,965 73.2
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 2,085 $21,172 49.3 1,345 $24,054 51.9
Clergy 655 $23,333 65.7 450 $25,903 78.4
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 575 $16,587 51.1 305 $23,512 52.1
Religious Workers, All Other 760 $11,296 36.3 280 $21,875 37.5
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 3,275 $48,266 99.8 2,225 $57,083 99.8
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 245 $41,354 67.5 160 $56,875 83.8
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,285 $27,673 28.9 3,075 $29,667 27.5
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 2,720 $24,481 29.1 1,705 $30,071 23.3
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 7,785 $27,681 90.4 4,820 $35,549 91.2
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 6,860 $11,575 30.7 3,875 $15,154 32.3
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 49,830 $26,442 89.6 36,100 $28,156 93.2
Secondary School Teachers 7,930 $27,141 92.4 6,055 $28,684 94.8
Special Education Teachers 2,205 $26,458 78.8 1,560 $28,295 83.9
Other Teachers and Instructors 5,205 $10,867 36.1 1,540 $18,615 36.7
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 265 $18,490 66.9 125 $23,587 70.6
Librarians 2,760 $28,773 88.4 1,420 $28,926 85.4
Library Technicians 585 $11,028 27.6 240 $19,044 26.1
Teacher Assistants 13,690 $10,506 6.1 3,490 $12,213 4.5
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 645 $37,066 84.7 395 $37,712 77.5
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 1,205 $10,897 46.1 455 $26,761 42.5
Designers 3,875 $15,032 31.2 1,915 $22,525 35.5
Actors 25 $21,023 76.0 10 $21,250 100.0
Producers and Directors 435 $28,031 70.4 320 $30,865 70.5
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 620 $10,146 42.5 165 $24,167 55.5
Dancers and Choreographers 355 $12,384 16.6 105 $17,500 4.8
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 895 $7,650 51.8 215 $21,771 48.4
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 140 $9,583 38.3 30 $27,500 42.9
Announcers 125 $12,321 30.6 65 $23,571 31.3
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 600 $22,021 73.8 370 $30,893 71.4
Public Relations Specialists 1,080 $25,849 60.6 645 $31,674 64.3
Editors 590 $21,225 64.7 325 $26,581 77.5
Technical Writers 180 $27,442 41.8 120 $29,286 33.9
Writers and Authors 565 $16,042 72.4 225 $26,845 60.0
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 390 $12,566 21.0 125 $16,563 17.6
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 110 $19,844 45.0 30 $26,944 43.3
Photographers 865 $11,026 19.1 330 $22,961 25.3
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 35 $2,368 19.4 15 $5,139 0.0
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 0 . . 0 . .
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 65 $14,659 83.6 30 $116,538 83.3
Dentists 405 $68,203 100.0 195 $68,438 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 1,275 $22,024 50.8 790 $29,792 52.2
Optometrists 45 $44,609 100.0 40 $55,208 100.0
Pharmacists 1,585 $51,239 96.4 1,105 $58,358 97.3
Physicians and Surgeons 2,870 $67,500 98.8 1,890 $92,056 99.2
Physician Assistants 530 $20,243 23.8 315 $24,700 17.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 10 $68,750 100.0 10 $68,750 100.0
Registered Nurses 31,810 $39,345 53.5 21,555 $42,591 52.9
Audiologists 115 $36,250 92.0 70 $45,865 87.0
Occupational Therapists 870 $39,651 91.0 455 $45,976 87.7
Physical Therapists 1,170 $50,024 92.5 635 $52,313 92.0
Radiation Therapists 135 $39,097 35.3 125 $39,792 38.2
Recreational Therapists 170 $17,989 76.2 95 $19,864 75.8
Respiratory Therapists 1,370 $32,340 23.4 905 $37,016 29.7
Speech-Language Pathologists 1,940 $30,990 96.3 790 $35,568 99.5
Therapists, All Others 475 $24,135 69.5 245 $31,759 78.5
Veterinarians 305 $35,500 100.0 220 $38,125 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 20 $50,313 57.1 10 $51,250 100.0
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 3,940 $27,820 63.8 2,590 $31,503 63.0
Dental Hygienists 1,255 $31,250 56.8 360 $31,952 33.1
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 2,885 $29,426 23.5 2,000 $31,756 26.4
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 940 $23,415 8.4 630 $26,324 3.6
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 4,360 $14,683 9.6 2,315 $19,194 7.1
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 14,370 $21,710 6.8 8,655 $24,563 7.2
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 1,435 $15,110 8.1 870 $16,566 11.3
Opticians, Dispensing 580 $17,569 2.2 355 $20,915 1.7
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 1,000 $19,215 11.8 585 $24,179 12.7
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 410 $27,895 44.9 305 $28,355 48.2
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 30,560 $11,266 3.2 14,505 $14,203 3.0
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 150 $19,881 19.1 90 $27,361 11.4
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 420 $20,148 13.8 255 $22,344 12.6
Massage Therapists 525 $10,674 26.4 150 $18,250 38.7
Dental Assistants 2,735 $15,525 2.5 1,310 $18,376 2.4
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 7,800 $15,188 7.3 4,475 $18,172 6.4
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 200 $27,500 28.2 155 $30,100 36.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 270 $29,650 19.3 225 $30,298 18.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 50 $40,395 0.0 35 $41,118 0.0
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 550 $21,362 21.6 410 $23,393 25.3
Fire Fighters 90 $25,000 0.0 55 $21,875 0.0
Fire Inspectors 135 $26,250 0.0 100 $27,083 0.0
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,540 $16,564 7.6 1,500 $20,641 9.1
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 425 $30,449 53.1 375 $31,094 53.2
Fish and Game Wardens 0 . . 0 . .
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 60 $17,667 0.0 25 $75,703 0.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 1,545 $22,278 12.9 1,240 $24,935 11.4
Transit and Railroad Police 0 . . 0 . .
Animal Control Workers 20 $16,875 0.0 15 $17,500 0.0
Private Detectives and Investigators 195 $25,069 42.8 140 $26,985 55.1
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 4,480 $12,453 4.9 2,170 $18,432 6.9
Crossing Guards 390 $5,381 0.0 50 $12,232 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 400 $6,287 8.7 75 $19,464 23.4
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 795 $12,118 6.6 370 $15,409 8.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 6,835 $13,807 4.6 3,815 $16,779 5.2
Cooks 21,320 $9,833 0.9 8,440 $12,165 0.9
Food Preparation Workers 4,400 $8,301 1.8 1,260 $11,746 2.9
Bartenders 3,305 $9,558 7.4 1,030 $15,466 6.2
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 3,335 $9,213 1.7 1,310 $11,921 0.6
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 925 $6,730 4.4 295 $12,432 7.2
Waiters and Waitresses 16,160 $8,949 6.5 5,120 $12,464 4.5
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 1,415 $10,147 2.8 575 $11,999 2.8
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 2,770 $9,308 1.3 930 $13,042 0.4
Dishwashers 995 $4,818 1.3 220 $13,010 0.0
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 1,495 $8,050 5.9 390 $12,891 2.8
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 75 $11,534 0.0 25 $11,838 0.0
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 1,600 $14,694 3.6 1,040 $16,336 2.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 170 $14,948 29.6 85 $18,654 20.2
Janitors and Building Cleaners 10,800 $9,083 1.6 3,730 $13,302 0.6
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 22,340 $8,614 1.1 7,955 $11,961 1.3
Pest Control Workers 145 $12,083 11.6 70 $16,591 24.3
Grounds Maintenance Workers 1,150 $10,684 3.7 480 $14,117 2.5
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 1,455 $25,229 7.9 1,090 $26,941 7.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 945 $17,765 11.3 620 $19,105 11.1
Animal Trainers 165 $12,125 10.8 115 $13,672 15.9
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 990 $9,982 11.2 410 $16,846 12.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 2,540 $21,961 5.6 1,605 $26,310 4.1
Motion Picture Projectionists 20 $28,125 0.0 10 $28,750 0.0
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 205 $5,559 10.1 45 $12,727 25.0
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 470 $9,561 7.4 185 $16,844 7.7
Funeral Service Workers 100 $8,833 8.0 20 $18,542 0.0
Barbers 365 $13,235 2.7 185 $12,432 2.2
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 9,885 $11,244 4.2 4,560 $15,303 4.2
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 1,525 $12,411 6.7 770 $16,223 4.7
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 105 $11,397 7.5 40 $26,563 20.0
Tour and Travel Guides 465 $7,412 28.7 115 $14,449 23.9
Transportation Attendants 1,145 $13,819 21.4 305 $17,154 21.5
Child Care Workers 15,700 $7,423 7.2 5,795 $11,420 5.5
Personal and Home Care Aides 4,510 $9,522 3.8 1,920 $13,215 2.4
Recreation and Fitness Workers 2,280 $11,799 24.0 990 $18,709 19.9
Residential Advisors 665 $9,865 23.4 255 $14,556 24.5
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 285 $9,449 15.5 120 $12,917 6.6
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 20,580 $18,293 12.7 14,355 $21,366 13.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 4,455 $21,292 16.0 3,300 $24,083 15.3
Cashiers 40,620 $8,862 2.7 14,525 $12,834 2.8
Counter and Rental Clerks 1,360 $10,725 6.3 700 $13,883 4.8
Parts Salespersons 330 $15,610 8.2 215 $18,125 12.4
Retail Salespersons 26,755 $10,825 11.9 10,435 $17,223 12.1
Advertising Sales Agents 1,560 $26,489 31.2 1,060 $35,381 31.5
Insurance Sales Agents 4,635 $20,751 15.7 3,235 $23,319 14.8
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 980 $27,117 28.0 725 $30,837 29.5
Travel Agents 915 $17,391 21.7 515 $22,823 22.2
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 2,670 $21,790 26.7 1,590 $27,745 24.6
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 4,635 $25,681 33.0 3,080 $29,326 34.5
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 460 $5,313 3.7 50 $8,750 0.0
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 4,325 $18,873 25.6 2,155 $27,007 24.0
Sales Engineers 10 $58,125 100.0 10 $58,125 100.0
Telemarketers 1,515 $8,697 10.4 445 $13,767 10.2
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 1,340 $7,042 10.4 260 $20,039 8.0
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 1,520 $20,774 42.7 820 $27,319 50.2
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 16,760 $23,789 17.1 12,610 $25,998 17.1
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,500 $12,360 2.4 750 $16,548 1.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 940 $17,481 7.1 585 $19,982 3.9
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 100 $22,105 25.5 80 $29,821 31.6
Bill and Account Collectors 3,095 $18,758 7.1 2,000 $21,425 6.4
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 4,395 $17,509 9.2 2,885 $19,694 9.0
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 24,695 $18,787 8.6 15,895 $21,738 6.9
Gaming Cage Workers 380 $14,031 3.9 235 $17,250 0.0
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2,905 $21,813 8.8 2,090 $24,434 7.9
Procurement Clerks 445 $19,375 12.3 335 $21,920 7.5
Tellers 6,540 $15,029 5.1 3,950 $16,668 3.9
Brokerage Clerks 50 $28,125 32.7 45 $28,646 36.2
Correspondence Clerks 35 $14,722 11.1 20 $18,250 0.0
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 980 $21,019 14.4 780 $22,273 11.8
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 650 $17,315 7.2 435 $18,918 6.9
Customer Service Representatives 12,695 $17,624 13.3 8,200 $21,434 14.5
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 1,290 $25,629 44.7 1,045 $26,233 43.1
File Clerks 4,070 $12,987 10.5 1,920 $18,729 10.4
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 1,400 $11,452 11.2 590 $14,919 10.7
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 2,640 $12,294 12.9 1,175 $18,267 12.5
Library Assistants, Clerical 1,245 $13,088 32.0 540 $17,725 29.9
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1,595 $21,821 9.9 1,235 $23,477 12.4
New Account Clerks 180 $20,673 11.2 145 $21,705 9.8
Order Clerks 1,185 $12,639 8.6 445 $21,855 8.1
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 735 $20,906 11.3 520 $23,516 10.6
Receptionists and Information Clerks 14,020 $12,641 7.9 6,485 $16,941 4.5
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 1,155 $15,339 9.3 675 $16,616 9.0
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 955 $16,970 13.1 525 $22,250 12.9
Cargo and Freight Agents 100 $31,875 15.2 85 $32,870 17.9
Couriers and Messengers 740 $11,740 7.5 315 $20,250 7.0
Dispatchers 2,380 $18,092 5.2 1,525 $21,163 6.1
Meter Readers, Utilities 190 $17,067 0.0 130 $20,385 0.0
Postal Service Clerks 1,420 $35,045 13.6 965 $37,906 16.1
Postal Service Mail Carriers 2,360 $25,833 8.4 1,410 $34,759 11.4
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 925 $31,744 17.4 620 $35,475 20.9
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,620 $20,747 12.7 1,120 $25,859 11.5
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2,415 $16,040 4.8 1,510 $19,752 5.0
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 6,980 $12,254 3.5 3,345 $16,094 3.1
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 545 $14,481 9.2 365 $16,155 12.8
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 62,330 $18,636 9.9 40,195 $21,645 9.0
Computer Operators 2,030 $18,333 11.4 1,390 $21,585 12.3
Data Entry Keyers 5,660 $15,808 10.8 3,350 $18,750 9.5
Word Processors and Typists 2,935 $15,446 7.5 1,760 $18,786 2.7
Desktop Publishers 40 $19,063 63.2 10 $22,500 100.0
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 3,360 $18,676 11.3 2,370 $20,902 12.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 685 $12,446 8.5 300 $15,938 0.7
Office Clerks, General 18,955 $15,252 9.8 10,630 $19,836 7.3
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 575 $11,214 8.0 270 $13,322 2.2
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 140 $8,500 37.1 40 $23,750 57.9
Statistical Assistants 325 $20,889 11.7 205 $22,167 15.0
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 4,870 $21,271 21.2 3,450 $23,727 20.6
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 105 $12,750 3.9 75 $16,125 0.0
Agricultural Inspectors 50 $37,188 29.2 45 $37,813 32.6
Animal Breeders 10 $5,000 0.0 4 $8,750 0.0
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 270 $8,793 0.0 100 $17,308 0.0
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 1,335 $6,460 3.1 385 $12,267 2.6
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 310 $11,793 0.0 80 $20,240 0.0
Hunters and Trappers 4 $4,375 0.0 4 $23,750 0.0
Forest and Conservation Workers 4 $1,250 0.0 0 . .
Logging Workers 80 $18,125 6.3 40 $17,917 0.0
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 605 $25,692 20.9 360 $32,500 19.7
Boilermakers 40 $50,139 0.0 25 $60,104 0.0
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 35 $9,821 0.0 15 $9,821 0.0
Carpenters 580 $15,000 0.0 235 $20,859 0.0
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 85 $14,219 0.0 30 $15,781 0.0
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 50 $21,250 0.0 20 $28,125 0.0
Contruction Laborers 990 $11,259 1.8 335 $18,875 1.8
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Pile-Driver Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 195 $18,661 1.0 130 $19,023 0.0
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 80 $9,449 9.9 30 $23,333 25.0
Electricians 250 $22,938 8.4 185 $24,875 8.1
Glaziers 4 $16,250 0.0 4 $16,250 0.0
Insulation Workers 90 $4,786 0.0 20 $20,179 0.0
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 905 $12,464 3.1 400 $17,089 4.0
Paperhangers 165 $11,375 3.6 75 $16,607 0.0
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 320 $20,577 8.8 205 $20,996 9.4
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 30 $8,750 0.0 0 . .
Reinforcing Iron Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Roofers 55 $9,464 0.0 25 $9,732 0.0
Sheet Metal Workers 110 $22,330 0.0 85 $22,375 0.0
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 60 $25,179 0.0 35 $26,071 0.0
Helpers, Construction Trades 220 $14,609 5.0 55 $16,484 0.0
Construction and Building Inspectors 90 $20,000 21.7 60 $19,688 3.4
Elevator Installers and Repairers 0 . . 0 . .
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 10 $16,250 0.0 10 $16,250 0.0
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 55 $13,409 0.0 20 $12,083 0.0
Highway Maintenance Workers 105 $14,167 0.0 45 $16,384 0.0
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 4 $46,250 0.0 0 . .
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 0 . . 0 . .
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 4 $3,750 0.0 0 . .
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 60 $36,316 8.6 50 $36,842 10.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 10 $7,500 0.0 0 . .
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 25 $17,500 0.0 20 $17,019 0.0
Mining Machine Operators 65 $19,844 11.1 15 $35,139 0.0
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Other Extraction Workers 40 $4,063 0.0 20 $24,750 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 610 $27,432 19.4 515 $32,083 21.7
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 510 $22,487 20.9 375 $27,995 15.1
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 285 $36,201 8.4 255 $36,936 9.4
Avionics Technicians 15 $17,321 0.0 4 $31,250 0.0
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 4 $41,250 0.0 4 $41,250 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 4 $11,250 0.0 4 $11,250 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 15 $38,571 0.0 4 $11,250 0.0
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 0 . . 0 . .
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 25 $15,865 0.0 15 $7,031 0.0
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 40 $9,750 0.0 10 $20,208 0.0
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 165 $23,462 4.2 120 $28,036 0.0
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 100 $17,500 0.0 60 $22,500 0.0
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 25 $5,104 56.5 0 . .
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 345 $20,682 1.4 220 $22,313 0.0
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 75 $17,122 11.0 75 $17,122 11.0
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 70 $25,000 13.2 20 $41,250 0.0
Small Engine Mechanics 15 $2,344 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 10 $11,500 0.0 10 $11,250 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 25 $57,692 0.0 10 $36,250 0.0
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 125 $40,179 12.7 80 $42,188 9.9
Home Appliance Repairers 25 $25,125 0.0 15 $26,625 0.0
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 240 $30,833 9.5 190 $36,875 8.9
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 270 $15,833 5.6 140 $24,432 4.3
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 30 $9,205 0.0 10 $26,250 0.0
Millwrights 45 $17,019 0.0 15 $12,031 0.0
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 20 $11,500 0.0 4 $31,250 0.0
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 105 $25,000 8.7 60 $31,000 14.5
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 170 $22,857 1.2 135 $23,259 1.5
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 120 $22,083 8.2 60 $24,773 10.3
Commercial Divers 0 . . 0 . .
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 65 $20,938 0.0 40 $25,278 0.0
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 25 $11,797 0.0 25 $11,797 0.0
Riggers 25 $27,875 0.0 15 $28,000 0.0
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 55 $10,074 18.9 15 $11,250 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 200 $9,231 6.0 65 $19,000 18.8
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 2,585 $22,178 14.8 2,010 $25,709 16.3
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 4 $21,250 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 395 $30,341 8.1 255 $35,913 11.8
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 45 $20,446 16.3 25 $21,964 26.9
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 0 . . 0 . .
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 2,350 $13,383 2.0 1,120 $20,558 2.9
Bakers 1,570 $11,546 3.5 770 $15,280 1.3
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 1,675 $9,606 1.3 620 $13,698 0.0
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 25 $21,250 39.1 10 $40,536 0.0
Food Batchmakers 570 $10,783 1.6 250 $15,724 3.6
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 45 $13,250 0.0 35 $14,500 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 20 $29,375 0.0 20 $29,375 0.0
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15 $16,250 0.0 4 $16,250 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 4 $13,750 0.0 4 $13,750 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 45 $14,688 0.0 25 $14,609 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 50 $11,452 15.4 35 $11,957 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4 $8,750 0.0 4 $8,750 0.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 160 $12,950 0.0 70 $14,850 0.0
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4 $16,250 0.0 4 $16,250 0.0
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0 . . 0 . .
Machinists 120 $20,694 4.2 55 $32,083 9.4
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 4 $26,875 0.0 4 $26,875 0.0
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 4 $31,250 0.0 0 . .
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 60 $11,250 0.0 30 $14,688 0.0
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 4 $16,875 0.0 4 $16,875 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 0 . . 0 . .
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 350 $19,792 2.0 200 $27,629 3.5
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0 . . 0 . .
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 45 $26,087 0.0 25 $26,875 0.0
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15 $37,639 0.0 10 $38,750 0.0
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 4 $33,750 0.0 4 $33,750 0.0
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 650 $18,750 0.0 395 $21,083 0.0
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 240 $12,629 0.0 125 $15,541 0.0
Job Printers 265 $14,426 2.7 150 $17,500 0.0
Prepress Technicians and Workers 365 $16,688 15.9 255 $19,732 12.9
Printing Machine Operators 295 $13,000 6.8 175 $13,500 11.4
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 2,705 $10,926 0.1 1,250 $12,361 0.0
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 1,550 $9,564 0.0 705 $12,293 0.0
Sewing Machine Operators 4,235 $11,300 2.3 2,215 $13,221 1.9
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 25 $10,469 0.0 15 $12,031 0.0
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 4 $3,750 0.0 0 . .
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 1,295 $11,031 5.3 655 $13,567 5.5
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 15 $10,833 0.0 0 . .
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 65 $8,958 7.5 15 $9,861 0.0
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 95 $27,583 0.0 70 $28,083 0.0
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 4 $18,750 0.0 4 $18,750 0.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 0 . . 0 . .
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 15 $9,583 60.0 4 $28,750 0.0
Upholsterers 160 $7,143 5.1 40 $11,705 0.0
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 120 $8,125 0.0 55 $11,654 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 60 $15,700 0.0 40 $16,667 0.0
Furniture Finishers 30 $13,417 0.0 25 $13,000 0.0
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 0 . . 0 . .
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 50 $16,500 0.0 20 $21,875 0.0
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 45 $15,156 0.0 20 $2,375 0.0
Woodworkers, All Other 25 $12,500 0.0 10 $11,875 0.0
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 45 $31,875 14.0 30 $36,964 19.4
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 65 $30,446 10.4 50 $30,179 13.5
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 65 $27,500 7.8 40 $27,222 0.0
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 160 $48,125 26.6 115 $51,875 24.8
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 130 $41,765 3.1 110 $42,353 3.7
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 190 $20,156 12.6 130 $26,250 10.8
Cutting Workers 240 $11,004 0.0 165 $11,797 0.0
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 80 $13,438 0.0 65 $20,962 0.0
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 100 $13,616 8.1 50 $14,464 0.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 3,210 $17,017 16.1 1,745 $21,870 17.1
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 325 $16,188 8.6 175 $18,281 0.0
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 625 $16,140 7.7 350 $19,219 2.3
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 1,770 $12,199 1.2 795 $16,778 2.6
Painting Workers 325 $14,299 4.0 145 $16,964 4.8
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 770 $10,720 7.1 335 $14,332 0.0
Semiconductor Processors 0 . . 0 . .
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 115 $17,321 0.0 70 $25,313 0.0
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 65 $20,750 0.0 30 $17,222 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 0 . . 0 . .
Etchers and Engravers 85 $15,848 30.1 50 $14,856 51.0
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 75 $10,583 34.2 30 $11,786 13.3
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 250 $16,607 6.9 165 $19,708 4.9
Tire Builders 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers-Production Workers 245 $10,625 1.6 80 $18,750 4.9
Production Workers, All Other 3,400 $14,401 3.6 1,855 $19,012 3.3
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 580 $22,750 11.1 425 $25,103 13.0
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 35 $31,250 42.9 30 $30,673 31.0
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 85 $27,188 27.9 75 $31,250 20.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
LOUISIANA; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 35 $11,607 0.0 20 $16,750 0.0
Bus Drivers 5,520 $12,693 2.0 1,190 $18,313 2.4
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 4,320 $12,598 4.5 2,015 $17,477 4.2
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 750 $10,995 6.8 275 $14,023 14.4
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 4 $31,250 0.0 4 $31,250 0.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 45 $29,844 0.0 45 $29,844 0.0
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 10 $26,786 0.0 10 $26,786 0.0
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 10 $31,250 0.0 10 $31,250 0.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 150 $24,952 5.3 100 $24,471 7.9
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 40 $10,000 19.0 10 $19,792 0.0
Ship Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Bridge and Lock Tenders 155 $17,500 0.0 130 $18,066 0.0
Parking Lot Attendants 165 $9,286 0.0 95 $12,500 0.0
Service Station Attendants 395 $10,808 2.8 185 $13,021 6.0
Transportation Inspectors 45 $18,958 8.7 30 $20,833 12.5
Other Transportation Workers 25 $29,188 0.0 20 $29,479 0.0
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 35 $26,094 18.9 20 $26,406 33.3
Crane and Tower Operators 75 $22,422 0.0 25 $22,031 0.0
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 55 $16,528 34.0 25 $61,597 78.3
Hoist and Winch Operators 25 $6,750 0.0 10 $6,250 0.0
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 420 $20,917 1.9 260 $25,313 3.1
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 860 $10,232 2.7 360 $13,697 0.0
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 3,155 $11,660 2.6 1,405 $17,247 2.2
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 325 $15,956 1.8 200 $22,500 0.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 2,440 $10,304 1.3 995 $14,731 0.5
Pumping Station Operators 70 $23,088 2.9 15 $38,611 14.3
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 130 $13,287 4.7 75 $14,583 8.2
Shuttle Car Operators 4 $19,375 0.0 4 $18,750 0.0
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 0 . . 0 . .
Material Moving Workers, All Other 115 $16,875 5.2 60 $33,750 0.0
