Source: Lightcast
Profession | 2023 Jobs | 2023 Median Salary | 2023 Average Hourly Wage | 2023 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs | 10 Year Growth Forecast |
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Sales and Related | 48,381 | $32,279 | $28.19 | 1.05 | 1.14% | 6,105 |
Office and Administrative Support | 42,015 | $34,388 | $18.98 | 1.01 | 4.81% | 2,532 |
Management | 36,981 | $66,134 | $42.44 | 1.03 | 34.68% | 4,796 |
Transportation and Material Moving | 33,530 | $34,611 | $21.98 | 1.05 | 7.27% | 3,004 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related | 25,915 | $23,160 | $13.03 | 1.02 | 1.83% | 1,407 |
Construction and Extraction | 24,581 | $43,575 | $23.97 | 1.43 | 8.49% | 1,681 |
Production | 20,439 | $41,176 | $22.5 | 1.15 | 2.37% | 2,146 |
Business and Financial Operations | 19,829 | $63,725 | $46.5 | 0.64 | 21.76% | 3,943 |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 19,046 | $61,992 | $43.28 | 0.98 | -3.78% | 2,651 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 18,511 | $45,334 | $24.25 | 1.33 | 6.46% | 1,438 |
Healthcare Support | 17,529 | $24,016 | $14.11 | 1.12 | 1.41% | 2,799 |
Personal Care and Service | 17,112 | $24,499 | $17.18 | 1.28 | 5.35% | 2,861 |
Educational Instruction and Library | 16,645 | $51,202 | $25.69 | 0.89 | -12.37% | 1,428 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 15,504 | $25,380 | $15.86 | 1.14 | 14.78% | 1,886 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 9,573 | $38,074 | $29.6 | 0.79 | 6.41% | 1,454 |
Protective Service | 5,401 | $37,903 | $20.48 | 0.78 | -9.71% | 205 |
Community and Social Service | 5,228 | $45,526 | $25.3 | 0.87 | -5.05% | 819 |
Architecture and Engineering | 4,218 | $69,528 | $42.42 | 0.78 | -6.66% | 419 |
Computer and Mathematical | 3,604 | $72,815 | $40.94 | 0.33 | 19.8% | 992 |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 3,452 | $29,999 | $21.44 | 1.34 | -10.56% | 290 |
Legal | 2,508 | $76,660 | $52.96 | 0.81 | 2.49% | 216 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science | 2,501 | $72,458 | $47.29 | 0.68 | 2.73% | 300 |
Military-only | 1,318 | $36,310 | $21.31 | 0.75 | -0.4% | 3 |
Source: Lightcast
Industry | 2023 Jobs | 2023 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2023 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs | 2023 GRP |
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Health Care and Social Assistance | 51,436 | $56,628 | 1.16 | 7.13% | 3181.57M |
Retail Trade | 43,437 | $37,584 | 1.23 | 3.35% | 2967.81M |
Government | 40,119 | $62,986 | 0.9 | -4.34% | 2850.01M |
Accommodation and Food Services | 28,343 | $23,259 | 1.02 | 4.37% | 956.48M |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 24,908 | $29,199 | 1.14 | 7.39% | 828.13M |
Manufacturing | 24,757 | $78,446 | 1 | 5.15% | 3378.37M |
Construction | 24,609 | $59,856 | 1.12 | 14.97% | 1811.79M |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 22,654 | $56,182 | 1.01 | 22.35% | 2562.73M |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21,358 | $65,930 | 0.72 | 7.15% | 1731.25M |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 21,000 | $36,335 | 0.9 | 16.31% | 958.2M |
Finance and Insurance | 18,189 | $62,325 | 0.74 | 21.94% | 1709.91M |
Transportation and Warehousing | 17,752 | $59,866 | 0.82 | 27.06% | 1965.25M |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 16,864 | $98,124 | 8.63 | -16.74% | 4766.62M |
Wholesale Trade | 11,439 | $77,335 | 0.91 | 2.21% | 1963.85M |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 9,662 | $33,274 | 1.47 | -1.46% | 553.48M |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 5,996 | $17,990 | 0.71 | -5.18% | 155.86M |
Educational Services | 4,919 | $33,244 | 0.54 | 8.75% | 170.81M |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 3,628 | $79,004 | 0.66 | -14.05% | 342.13M |
Information | 3,201 | $58,366 | 0.45 | -8.8% | 524.21M |
Utilities | 973 | $97,220 | 0.86 | 7.42% | 357.44M |
Source: Lightcast
Source: Lightcast
Source: Lightcast
Industry Sector (2-Digit) | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Health Care and Social Assistance | 2,464 | 7.2% |
Retail Trade | 1,587 | -1.8% |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1,087 | 15.7% |
Accommodation and Food Services | 778 | -7.1% |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 594 | -5.4% |
Manufacturing | 561 | 1.2% |
Educational Services | 459 | -5.7% |
Wholesale Trade | 431 | -1.6% |
Finance and Insurance | 347 | 2% |
Transportation and Warehousing | 280 | 20.7% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | 242 | -6.2% |
Construction | 227 | -12.8% |
Public Administration | 227 | -23.8% |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 208 | -0.5% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 176 | -15.3% |
Information | 122 | 11.5% |
Utilities | 108 | 0.9% |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 51 | -5.9% |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 30 | -6.7% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 3 | -100% |
Source: Lightcast
Company | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Ochsner Health | 735 | 2.4% |
Walmart | 255 | 23.5% |
Louisiana State University | 152 | -10.5% |
Brookshire Grocery Company | 150 | 4% |
Lafayette Parish School System | 137 | -4.4% |
St. Francis Medical Center | 125 | 10.4% |
Lafayette Economic Development Authority | 119 | -15.1% |
State of Louisiana | 110 | -23.6% |
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center | 109 | 9.2% |
LHC Group | 108 | 24.1% |
Sonic Drive-In | 91 | -1.1% |
St. Landry Parish School Board | 82 | -20.7% |
CGI | 79 | -5.1% |
Charter Schools USA | 77 | 3.9% |
Circle K | 66 | -15.2% |
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System | 65 | 40% |
Headway | 60 | 51.7% |
Opelousas General Health System | 58 | -15.5% |
Acadian Companies | 57 | -14% |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 57 | 21.1% |
Source: Lightcast. Lafayette Economic Development Authority job openings listed reflect their Job Board, not jobs for the Lafayette Economic Development Authority itself.
Occupation | Total Postings | Total Hires | Gap |
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 18,586 | 6,596 | 11,990 |
Sales and Related | 12,829 | 22,744 | -9,915 |
Office and Administrative Support | 9,916 | 21,871 | -11,955 |
Management | 8,807 | 7,499 | 1,308 |
Transportation and Material Moving | 7,021 | 21,020 | -13,999 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 6,049 | 7,636 | -1,587 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related | 5,993 | 35,804 | -29,811 |
Business and Financial Operations | 4,501 | 4,531 | -30 |
Production | 3,870 | 11,690 | -7,820 |
Healthcare Support | 3,384 | 12,220 | -8,836 |
Computer and Mathematical | 3,318 | 1,048 | 2,270 |
Educational Instruction and Library | 2,838 | 5,201 | -2,363 |
Construction and Extraction | 2,662 | 12,089 | -9,427 |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 2,544 | 7,246 | -4,702 |
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 2,085 | 1,178 | 907 |
Community and Social Service | 2,066 | 2,152 | -86 |
Architecture and Engineering | 1,973 | 1,392 | 581 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science | 1,265 | 774 | 491 |
Personal Care and Service | 1,128 | 5,790 | -4,662 |
Skill | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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Nursing | 1,285 | 9.6% |
Merchandising | 843 | -5.1% |
Medical Privacy | 797 | 2.1% |
Occupational Safety And Health | 732 | 6.1% |
Communicable Diseases | 658 | 4.4% |
Selling Techniques | 604 | -1% |
Restaurant Operation | 550 | -14% |
Marketing | 527 | 5.7% |
Cash Register | 508 | -18.1% |
Data Entry | 496 | 6.7% |
Auditing | 493 | 2% |
Food Safety And Sanitation | 459 | -5.4% |
Billing | 417 | 1.2% |
Medical Records | 388 | -6.4% |
Inventory Management | 387 | -11.4% |
Warehousing | 387 | -2.6% |
Housekeeping | 365 | -11.2% |
Home Health Care | 358 | 10.1% |
Accounting | 351 | -5.7% |
General Mathematics | 349 | -16.3% |
Source: Lightcast
Source: Lightcast