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Ouachita Parish · Louisiana · United States

What trades pay in Ouachita Parish

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Ouachita Parish. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$941 Median weekly pay across these 28 trades. $2,042 — $323.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 43 businesses · 540 employees$2,042$106,206 a year+4.9%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 200 businesses · 1,884 employees$1,799$93,567 a year+6.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 12 businesses · 304 employees$1,416$73,654 a year+5.2%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 9 businesses · 448 employees$1,335$69,406 a year-5.4%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 35 businesses · 148 employees$1,259$65,463 a year+2.3%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 32 businesses · 184 employees$1,233$64,134 a year+2.4%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 67 businesses · 497 employees$1,231$64,002 a year+9.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 56 businesses · 326 employees$1,229$63,913 a year+4.9%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 79 businesses · 705 employees$1,102$57,329 a year+8.1%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 143 businesses · 1,506 employees$1,084$56,393 a year+7.9%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 19 businesses · 127 employees$1,017$52,899 a year+1.8%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 59 businesses · 166 employees$976$50,748 a year+3.8%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 70 businesses · 294 employees$974$50,647 a year+7.0%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 16 businesses · 172 employees$941$48,940 a year+9.2%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 161 businesses · 566 employees$887$46,116 a year+5.5%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 48 businesses · 208 employees$879$45,688 a year+6.2%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 61 businesses · 259 employees$838$43,595 a year+5.1%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 10 businesses · 65 employees$829$43,088 a year
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 16 businesses · 1,033 employees$680$35,380 a year+6.9%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 48 businesses · 418 employees$674$35,033 a year+1.7%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 46 businesses · 2,060 employees$566$29,438 a year-4.9%down
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 27 businesses · 130 employees$557$28,969 a year+2.0%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 22 businesses · 1,252 employees$513$26,668 a year+1.0%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 47 businesses · 561 employees$491$25,519 a year-0.4%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 131 businesses · 2,543 employees$401$20,855 a year+4.7%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 36 businesses · 595 employees$332$17,240 a year+5.4%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 38 businesses · 273 employees$325$16,885 a year-2.4%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 145 businesses · 3,055 employees$323$16,817 a year+2.9%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses16,111
Employees218,791
Annual payroll$10 M
Net movement of people−549People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Ouachita Parish. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Louisiana

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Ouachita Parish?
Across the 28 trades on this page, the middle one pays $941 a week. The highest pays $2,042 and the lowest $323.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Ouachita Parish report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.