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Rapides Parish · Louisiana · United States

What trades pay in Rapides Parish

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

$895 Median weekly pay across these 32 trades. $1,780 — $334.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 27 businesses · 374 employees$1,780$92,551 a year+7.5%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 192 businesses · 1,551 employees$1,721$89,499 a year+3.9%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 9 businesses · 135 employees$1,464$76,125 a year+2.6%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 11 businesses · 545 employees$1,327$68,990 a year-4.1%down
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 15 businesses · 662 employees$1,274$66,246 a year-0.6%down
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 6 businesses · 100 employees$1,263$65,668 a year
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 10 businesses · 127 employees$1,191$61,957 a year-1.0%down
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 87 businesses · 771 employees$1,098$57,113 a year+5.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 8 businesses · 70 employees$1,081$56,197 a year+7.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 51 businesses · 348 employees$1,043$54,239 a year+15.6%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 16 businesses · 51 employees$1,014$52,738 a year+19.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 44 businesses · 211 employees$1,001$52,036 a year+1.7%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 28 businesses · 116 employees$945$49,117 a year+6.8%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 24 businesses · 197 employees$922$47,963 a year+1.9%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 60 businesses · 156 employees$914$47,512 a year+3.2%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 34 businesses · 483 employees$895$46,540 a year+10.4%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 7 businesses · 159 employees$890$46,299 a year+22.3%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 25 businesses · 139 employees$847$44,043 a year+4.1%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 16 businesses · 118 employees$829$43,103 a year+4.0%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 34 businesses · 703 employees$806$41,924 a year-0.7%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 14 businesses · 1,018 employees$738$38,390 a year+3.1%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 24 businesses · 85 employees$690$35,875 a year-0.3%flat
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 47 businesses · 59 employees$664$34,517 a year-8.4%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 8 businesses · 36 employees$596$30,985 a year+2.2%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 30 businesses · 161 employees$567$29,483 a year-0.7%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 21 businesses · 880 employees$544$28,280 a year+2.8%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 5 businesses · 16 employees$493$25,630 a year-50.8%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 90 businesses · 1,563 employees$446$23,191 a year+1.4%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 41 businesses · 479 employees$428$22,231 a year-2.9%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 23 businesses · 252 employees$418$21,739 a year-6.1%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 116 businesses · 2,418 employees$347$18,047 a year+2.7%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 30 businesses · 220 employees$334$17,347 a year+3.1%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

Businesses12,176
Employees166,575
Annual payroll$8 M
Net movement of people−967People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Rapides 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 Rapides Parish?
Across the 32 trades on this page, the middle one pays $895 a week. The highest pays $1,780 and the lowest $334.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Rapides 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.