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Member and partner organizations include industrial plant facilities and industrial contractors and suppliers located in the River Parishes between St. Landry and St. Bernard Parish.  Members are manufacturers in the petrochemical, paper, bulk storage, and other industries. 

GBRIA's partners include contractors and suppliers who provide important labor, materials, and supplies to the industry. Through GBRIA, members and partners are represented by one common voice for industry to the community, education providers, contractors, unions, trake association, and governments. 

The following data represent the value to the economy and lives of people in the region and shows the impact of industry on jobs, education, and local communities.

The national median salary for all occupations in an area this size is $43,450
GBRIA Region Median Earnings Per Job Among all Occupations: $38,991
The national median salary for Production Manufacturing in an area this size is $39,428
GBRIA Region Median Earnings Per Job in Production Manufacturing: $41,287
From 2017 to 2022, total jobs declined by 2% in GBRIA Region vs. the national growth rate of 2.4%. The projected 5-year total job growth rate is 4% (2023 - 2027)
Total Regional Employment Among all Industries in GBRIA Region: 1,126,507
GBRIA Region 5-year job growth rate in production manufacturing: -9% (2017 - 2022) The projected 5-year job growth rate is 2% (2023 - 2027)
Total Regional Production Manufacturing Employment in GBRIA Region: 169,727

Job Postings 5-Year Trend

17-Parish Region (hover to display values)

(Updated 06-02-2023 5:38 pm)
All data queried from 17-Parish GBRIA Region
Production & Non-Production Manufacturing Occupations

Production Occupations in Manufacturing

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SOCDescription2017 Jobs2022 Jobs2017 - 2022 Change2017 - 2022 % ChangeAvg. Annual Earnings
47-2000Construction Trades Workers54,232
47,027
-7,205
-13.29%
$44,716
53-7000Material Moving Workers46,081
44,055
-2,026
-4.4%
$29,767
49-9000Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations27,291
27,132
-159
-0.58%
$43,263
51-9000Other Production Occupations17,451
14,315
-3,135
-17.97%
$41,904
51-4000Metal Workers and Plastic Workers10,149
9,151
-998
-9.83%
$51,093
51-8000Plant and System Operators8,547
7,293
-1,254
-14.67%
$72,612
47-1000Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers7,510
6,933
-578
-7.69%
$62,609
49-2000Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers4,734
4,288
-446
-9.43%
$53,349
47-4000Other Construction and Related Workers4,177
4,010
-167
-3.99%
$44,240
51-2000Assemblers and Fabricators3,627
3,582
-45
-1.25%
$39,148
47-5000Extraction Workers1,886
1,940
54
2.88%
$46,873
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:35 pm)

Earnings of Production Occupations in Manufacturing

$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000
Plant and System Operators
$49,452
$94,725
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
$53,046
$78,944
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
$39,376
$74,852
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers
$41,978
$67,192
Extraction Workers
$37,127
$60,637
Other Construction and Related Workers
$34,329
$59,187
Other Production Occupations
$30,655
$58,472
Construction Trades Workers
$33,177
$58,130
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
$32,679
$58,022
Assemblers and Fabricators
$30,780
$52,687
Material Moving Workers
$23,782
$37,507
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:41 pm)

Non-Production Occupations in Manufacturing

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SOCDescription2017 Jobs2022 Jobs2017 - 2022 Change2017 - 2022 % ChangeAvg. Annual Earnings
13-1000Business Operations Specialists30,933
36,692
5,758
18.62%
$62,113
43-4000Information and Record Clerks32,578
31,558
-1,021
-3.13%
$30,833
11-1000Top Executives16,691
21,799
5,108
30.61%
$97,861
13-2000Financial Specialists17,132
19,885
2,753
16.07%
$62,031
15-1200Computer Occupations15,179
15,464
285
1.88%
$70,009
51-9000Other Production Occupations17,451
14,315
-3,135
-17.97%
$41,904
41-4000Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing13,476
12,124
-1,352
-10.03%
$63,450
11-3000Operations Specialties Managers10,144
11,760
1,617
15.94%
$99,609
17-2000Engineers11,892
11,216
-676
-5.69%
$104,635
37-3000Grounds Maintenance Workers10,771
9,845
-926
-8.6%
$29,723
47-1000Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers7,510
6,933
-578
-7.69%
$62,609
25-3000Other Teachers and Instructors7,795
6,280
-1,514
-19.43%
$38,499
27-3000Media and Communication Workers4,745
4,806
61
1.3%
$46,385
17-1000Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers1,944
1,990
46
2.39%
$76,674
19-2000Physical Scientists1,921
1,807
-114
-5.92%
$76,583
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:37 pm)

Earnings of Non-Production Occupations in Manufacturing

$0$50,000$100,000$150,000
Top Executives
$66,000
$148,653
Operations Specialties Managers
$73,536
$138,705
Engineers
$76,513
$130,834
Physical Scientists
$59,621
$117,102
Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers
$52,822
$96,489
Computer Occupations
$49,809
$94,417
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
$43,492
$88,374
Business Operations Specialists
$44,989
$86,061
Financial Specialists
$45,514
$84,221
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
$53,046
$78,944
Media and Communication Workers
$30,413
$68,695
Other Teachers and Instructors
$24,592
$59,028
Other Production Occupations
$30,655
$58,472
Information and Record Clerks
$27,028
$37,918
Grounds Maintenance Workers
$23,212
$36,908
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:39 pm)

Economic Impact of Major Manufacturing Sub-Sectors

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NAICSDescription2022 Jobs Multiplier2022 Earnings Multiplier2022 Sales Multiplier
324110Petroleum Refineries
14.9
4.4
1.4
311224Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing
11.4
6.5
1.5
325194Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing
10
4.1
1.7
325199All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
9.6
3.9
1.7
325110Petrochemical Manufacturing
8.7
3.4
1.7
312230Tobacco Manufacturing
7.3
5.3
1.6
324191Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
6.2
2.6
1.7
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
5.7
2.7
1.7
325311Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
5.3
2.4
1.6
325312Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
4.8
2.4
1.5
331110Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
4.7
2.4
1.4
311225Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
4.6
3.9
1.4
324122Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
4.5
2.1
1.7
324199All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
4.3
2.4
1.7
311119Other Animal Food Manufacturing
4.1
2.7
1.4
311211Flour Milling
4.1
3
1.5
339112Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
3.9
1.5
1.6
325180Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
3.9
2
1.6
325320Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
3.8
2
1.6
326150Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
3.6
1.9
1.7
322121Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
3.5
2
1.5
311221Wet Corn Milling
3.5
2.4
1.5
322211Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
3.2
1.9
1.5
336999All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
3.2
2
1.5

1. A jobs multiplier indicates how important an industry is in regional job creation. A jobs multiplier of 3, for example, would mean that for every job created by that industry, 2 other jobs would be created in other industries. 2. Earnings Multiplier suggests total earnings created in a region as a result of a single dollar of new earnings. 3. Sales multipliers show how “deeply-rooted” an industry is in your region—for example, a highly-developed cluster will have a high sales multiplier because every dollar fed into the cluster from the outside has a high ripple effect, propagating through the regional economy for some time before it leaks out. One dollar of sales coming into a highly-developed Automotive Manufacturing cluster, for example, might have a ripple effect of 2.8 (that dollar led to a total of $2.80 in regional sales).

(Updated 03-31-2023 11:48 pm)

Gender Diversity of Production Mfg. Occupations

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Males % of Occupation
Females % of Occupation
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:51 pm)

Gender Diversity of Non-Production Mfg. Occupations

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Males % of Occupation
Females % of Occupation
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:52 pm)

Gender Diversity Among All Occupations in the State of Louisiana

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Current Year Males % of Occupation
Current Year Females % of Occupation
(Updated 04-05-2023 10:40 pm)

Racial Diversity of Production Mfg. Occupations

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Hispanic or Latino
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Current Year Asian % of Occupation
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:55 pm)

Racial Diversity of Non-Production Mfg. Occupations

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Hispanic or Latino
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Current Year Asian % of Occupation
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
(Updated 03-31-2023 11:54 pm)

Racial Diversity Among All Occupations in the State of Louisiana

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Hispanic or Latino
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Current Year Asian % of Occupation
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
(Updated 04-05-2023 10:37 pm)
All data queried from 17-Parish GBRIA Region
Education Pipeline and Demand
Higher Education Institutions Feeding Manufacturing Sector in GBRIA Region
23
Manufacturing Related Education Program Completions in 2021 (5-Year Growth: 9% )
9,021

Manufacturing Related Education Program Overview

Completions (2021)% CompletionsInstitutions (2021)
Distance Offered Programs
2,007
22%
9
Non-Distance Offered Programs
7,014
78%
22
(Updated 04-01-2023 12:52 am)

Manufacturing Related Completions by Degree Type

2021 Completions

(Updated 04-05-2023 10:53 pm)

Education Pipeline by Institution, Manufacturing Related Program Completions, and Fees

Institutions by Program Completions (click column headers to sort data)

InstitutionCompletions in Mfg. Related Programs (2021)Growth % YOY (2021)Market Share (2021)IPEDS Tuition & Fees (2021)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
2,697
-5.7%
29.9%
$11,958
Tulane University of Louisiana
1,828
8.2%
20.3%
$60,814
Southeastern Louisiana University
827
15%
9.2%
$8,289
University of New Orleans
798
9%
8.8%
$9,072
Delgado Community College
548
14.4%
6.1%
$4,079
River Parishes Community College
457
-25.8%
5.1%
$4,079
Southern University and A & M College
362
21.5%
4%
$9,842
Loyola University New Orleans
297
46.3%
3.3%
$43,498
Baton Rouge Community College
287
24.2%
3.2%
$4,221
Xavier University of Louisiana
215
-15.7%
2.4%
$26,398
Nunez Community College
211
37%
2.3%
$4,255
ITI Technical College
181
-15%
2%
$11,156
Dillard University
88
-12%
1%
$19,284
Southern University at New Orleans
78
5.4%
0.9%
$7,059
Louisiana State University-Eunice
39
25.8%
0.4%
$4,730
University of Holy Cross
34
3%
0.4%
$16,000
Herzing University-New Orleans
24
-31.4%
0.3%
$14,200
Northshore Technical Community College
20
-37.5%
0.2%
$4,203
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus
13
-27.8%
0.1%
$19,957
Baton Rouge School of Computers
6
0%
0.1%
$N/A
(Updated 04-01-2023 12:40 am)

Population by Educational Attainment

(Updated 06-02-2023 5:38 pm)

Job Postings by Educational Attainment

(Updated 06-02-2023 5:38 pm)
CIP Codes included in Manufacturing Programs group: 09.01 Communication and Media Studies 09.09 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 11.01 Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.07 Computer Science 14.01 Engineering, General 14.02 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering 14.05 Biomedical/Medical Engineering 14.07 Chemical Engineering 14.08 Civil Engineering 14.09 Computer Engineering 14.10 Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 14.19 Mechanical Engineering 14.35 Industrial Engineering 15.03 Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians 15.04 Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians 15.06 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 15.08 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians 15.12 Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians 15.13 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians 15.17 Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians 26.01 Biology, General 26.02 Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology 26.12 Biotechnology 27.01 Mathematics 40.05 Chemistry 40.08 Physics 40.10 Materials Sciences 45.06 Economics 47.01 Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians 50.04 Design and Applied Arts 52.01 Business/Commerce, General 52.02 Business Administration, Management and Operations 52.03 Accounting and Related Services 52.08 Finance and Financial Management Services 52.10 Human Resources Management and Services 52.11 International Business 52.14 Marketing
Data Sources: Lightcast, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census, American Community Survey