Orthotists and prosthetists job market in Louisiana

Limited local data: at least one local trend covers only 58.51% of this occupation's industry mix. These figures describe the industries with published data. Read each trend alongside its state data coverage.

In short

In QCEW 2026 Q1, the available industry data for Orthotists and prosthetists in Louisiana had -0.8% year-over-year employment change, compared with -0.4% nationally. Establishments changed +3.4%. Average weekly wages in those industries changed +8.2%.

QCEW measures employment, wages and establishments by industry. These figures weight those industry conditions by this occupation’s published industry mix, so they are not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

-0.8%Industry employmentU.S. -0.4%State data coverage: 58.51%
+3.4%EstablishmentsU.S. +3.6%State data coverage: 58.51%
+8.2%Avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +4.0%State data coverage: 74.47%
59,245Represented establishmentsEstablishments in the industries that employ this occupation, not employers hiring itIndustry mix share 88.3%, separate from the data coverage on the trend cards

Industry employment change over time

Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Orthotists and prosthetists in Louisiana

Every published quarter

BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the Louisiana series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.

Quarterly year-over-year industry employment change for Orthotists and prosthetists in Louisiana, with the published state data coverage for each quarter
QuarterLouisianaState data coverage
2024 Q2+1.8%100%
2024 Q3+1.8%100%
2024 Q4+1.3%100%
2025 Q1+1.7% Below coverage floor74.47%
2025 Q2+1.1%100%
2025 Q3+0.8%100%
2025 Q4-0.0%100%
2026 Q1-0.8% Below coverage floor58.51%

Industry mix behind this view

Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.

Industries weighted into the local context for Orthotists and prosthetists in Louisiana
Industry groupShare of occupation employmentLocal employment changeEstablishmentsAvg. weekly wage
Private education and health services46.3%+0.8%21,019$1,126
Manufacturing25.3%Not published4,593$2,020
Trade, transportation, and utilities15.8%Not published33,633$1,123
Federal10.5%-7.5%1,022$1,989
Professional and business services1.1%-2.1%34,035$1,537
QCEW release
QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period
January to March 2026
Release date
Not verified
Industry mix vintage
EP-2025-2035

The feed’s release date for this quarter cannot be verified as a publication date, so it is not presented as one. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.

QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.

How to read this page

QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Orthotists and prosthetists. These figures describe the industries that employ Orthotists and prosthetists; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.

Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Orthotists and prosthetists report and about the data.