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Family and General Practitioners in Louisiana

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5.4% Jobs Projection
$200,290 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in Louisiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Family and General Practitioners in Louisiana is growing faster than average.

  • Family and General Practitioners in Louisiana earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Family and General Practitioners Work in Louisiana?

In Louisiana, there were 860 people working as Family and General Practitioners in the year 2018.

There were 1,040 Family and General Practitioners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,210 Family and General Practitioners working in it, which means Louisiana has fewer Family and General Practitioners than average.

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Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in this state are growing at a rate of 5.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.3%.

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Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 40 annual Family and General Practitioners job openings in Louisiana, and 1,360 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 154,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Family and General Practitioners Make in Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Family and General Practitioners ranged from $105,450 to $208,000 with $200,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $50.7 to $100. The median hourly rate was $96.29.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $97.15 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.86.

The median salary in Louisiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Louisiana Metros for Family and General Practitioners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Family and General Practitioners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 280 $158,270
Baton Rouge, LA 110 $208,000
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 50 $208,000
Alexandria, LA 40 $182,730
Lafayette, LA 40 $208,000

Top States for Family and General Practitioners Employment

The table below shows the states where most Family and General Practitioners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 12,870 $208,000
California 11,970 $195,060
Texas 8,200 $204,450
Illinois 7,970 $205,640
Virginia 4,990 $182,220
Missouri 4,820 $188,200
Pennsylvania 3,710 $194,210
Ohio 3,690 $188,520
Colorado 3,460 $208,000
Michigan 3,320 $194,930
Arizona 3,290 $196,640
South Carolina 2,710 $208,000
Oklahoma 2,700 $208,000
Minnesota 2,670 $201,730
Massachusetts 2,600 $200,740
New York 2,230 $178,260
New Jersey 1,890 $201,670
North Carolina 1,850 $204,930
Iowa 1,760 $208,000
Maryland 1,640 $190,500

Below are the states where Family and General Practitioners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Iowa $208,000
Alaska $208,000
Oklahoma $208,000
Arkansas $208,000
Wyoming $208,000
Colorado $208,000
Idaho $208,000
New Hampshire $208,000
Wisconsin $208,000
Florida $208,000

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