What are the major employers in New Orleans, LA?

Question

What jobs are available in New Orleans, LA?

Answer 1

It really depends on what type of work you do. The biggest industries are: tourism, government, healthcare, and construction (you know, rebuilding). The city really needs qualified skilled workers such as electricians & plumbers. In addition, there is great demand for clinical healthcare workers, like nurses, LPNs, nurse assistants, Rad Techs, etc.

The largest employers are probably Tulane University, the city of New Orleans, Entergy (only Fortune 500 company in town), and some of the hotels and hospitals. You can find more information at http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/

Anyone can find good work here, but it can sometimes be more difficult than it needs to be. Good luck.

Answer 2

To find the major employers in Louisiana, check out Job-Hunt.org's list of links to Louisiana employers here - http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/louisana.shtml - It includes government and education employers as well as business and medical employers.

That page also links to the various local newspapers that have their employment classified ads posting on the papers' Websites, the local Craig's List, and other local job sites.

Here's a link to the New Orleans Craig's List - http://neworleans.craigslist.org/

For great tips on using Craig's List to find a job, see this article - http://jobhunt.typepad.com/jobsearching/2006/07/using_craigs_li.html

For a quick look at the "big picture" for the Louisiana employment situation, go to Indeed.com and do a search on Louisiana to see what employers show up - http://www.indeed.com

Also check the Louisiana State Employment Office where they help people find jobs. They have resources to help people - http://www.ldol.state.la.us/

Also check out the Louisiana Job Bank - http://www.ajb.org/la/

I believe that the casinos have been the quickest to recover from the hurricanes of last year. You'll find those links on that page of Job-Hunt.org at the top of this answer. In fact, you'll find all these links on Job-Hunt.org

Good luck!

Answer 3

There is a construction boom in New Orleans right now if you want to do that.

Other than that, New Orleans is a nepotistic cesspool of corruption. If you are not related to a politician, don't bother wasting your life there.

I lived in New Orleans' suburbs for four years, I am more than qualified to say that.

Answer 4

The government. Same jobs as before, cook or dishwasher, or alligator wrangling