Highest-paying Jobs in Baton Rouge That Don't Require a College Degree

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Highest-paying jobs in Baton Rouge that don't require a college degree

From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Postal service clerks

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,240
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,210
- Employment: 79,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
--- Florence, SC ($59,360)
--- Monroe, MI ($59,320)

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#49. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,710
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,450
- Employment: 25,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Longview, WA ($74,500)
--- Redding, CA ($72,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,740)

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#48. Travel agents

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,790
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,580
- Employment: 37,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($72,820)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,110)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($57,990)

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#46 (tie). First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,850
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,880

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 1,443,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)

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#46 (tie). Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,850
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- Employment: 145,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)

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#45. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,950
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,020
- Employment: 261,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

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#44. Private detectives and investigators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,000
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,970
- Employment: 28,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Jackson, MI ($93,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($91,080)
--- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($87,760)

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#43. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,370
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,690
- Employment: 356,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)

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#42. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,380
- #313 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)

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#41. Crane and tower operators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,770
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,270
- Employment: 43,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,160)
--- Syracuse, NY ($103,350)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($99,990)

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#40. Food service managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,900
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

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#39. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,220
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,350
- Employment: 172,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)

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#38. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,240
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,440

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,810
- Employment: 551,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Odessa, TX ($70,950)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($66,260)
--- Bismarck, ND ($64,940)

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#37. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,250
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,310
- Employment: 44,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

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#36. Electricians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,520
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,220

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,310
- Employment: 650,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)

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#35. Advertising sales agents

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,530
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,540
- Employment: 96,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)

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#34. Machinists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $58,400
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,020
- Employment: 333,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
--- Monroe, MI ($66,560)

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#33. Real estate sales agents

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $58,620
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,480
- Employment: 175,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, TX ($100,060)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)

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#32. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $59,660
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,290
- Employment: 397,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
--- Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)

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#31. Pile driver operators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,950
- Employment: 3,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($106,620)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($106,340)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,880)

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#30. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $61,740
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,026,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)

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#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $62,020
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,220
- Employment: 367,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)

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#28. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $63,030
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,810

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,350
- Employment: 417,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

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#27. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $64,550
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,470
- Employment: 125,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,470)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($86,370)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,860)

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#26. Sailors and marine oilers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $64,720
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,800
- Employment: 26,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($73,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,930)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($67,820)

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#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $64,840
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

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#24. Insurance sales agents

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $65,070
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

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#23. Boilermakers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $65,950
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,070
- Employment: 12,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,660)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($96,080)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,620)

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#22. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $66,360
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,230
- Employment: 50,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
--- Fresno, CA ($86,230)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)

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#21. Construction and building inspectors

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $67,050
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,480
- Employment: 117,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($121,510)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)

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#20. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $67,410
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,750
- Employment: 54,470
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($114,400)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,220)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($112,950)

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#19. Millwrights

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $67,960
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,260
- Employment: 39,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,580)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($80,780)

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#18. Lodging managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,530
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- Employment: 35,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)

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#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,590
- #201 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#16. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,640
- Employment: 22,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($120,210)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($118,510)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($114,280)

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#15. Gas plant operators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $69,420
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,970
- Employment: 15,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($98,750)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($97,080)

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#14. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,760
- #354 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

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#13. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,830
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,390

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

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#12. Detectives and criminal investigators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $71,930
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

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#11. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $73,170
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,880

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)

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#10. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $75,850
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

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#9. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $76,050
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,450
- Employment: 106,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Billings, MT ($88,420)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($76,050)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($71,340)

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#8. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $77,170
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,070

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

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#7. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $85,740
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,500
- Employment: 34,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,090)
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($97,860)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($96,520)

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#6. Chemical plant and system operators

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $86,550
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,020
- Employment: 21,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lima, OH ($92,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($91,210)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($90,170)

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#5. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $88,590
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- Employment: 243,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

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#4. Transportation inspectors

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $90,970
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,620
- Employment: 25,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($112,260)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($111,930)
--- Anchorage, AK ($108,140)

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#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $92,430
- #253 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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#2. Commercial pilots

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $97,430
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,080
- Employment: 42,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
--- Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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#1. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $98,170
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,830

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

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