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Chaplain jobs in Louisiana

5 open chaplain jobs in Louisiana at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $26.03 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy in Louisiana, opens in a new tab) for clergy here.

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Open in LA
3
Employers hiring
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Towns
$26.03
BLS median in LA
45th of 51 states and territories

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Where the chaplain jobs are in Louisiana

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What chaplains earn in Louisiana

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Louisiana

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Louisiana, May 2025

$26.03/hr ($54,140 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy in Louisiana, opens in a new tab)

Median for clergy, against $29.24 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 400 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clergy in Louisiana, opens in a new tab) employed in Louisiana.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clergy; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring chaplains in Louisiana

What the job takes

A graduate theology or divinity degree and clinical pastoral education (CPE) units.

  • Certification

    Board certified chaplain (BCC)

    Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.. Many hospitals ask for it

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Chaplain jobs in Louisiana: common questions

How much do chaplains make in Louisiana?

Too few open chaplain jobs in Louisiana post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $26.03/hr ($54,140 a year) for clergy in Louisiana (May 2025), against $29.24 nationally, 45th highest of 51 states and territories.

Where in Louisiana are the most chaplain jobs?

New Orleans (2), Alexandria (1), Houma (1) and Slidell (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring chaplains in Louisiana?

By open jobs on this board: Ochsner Health (3), Ascension (1) and CHRISTUS Health (1). In all, 3 employers have chaplain jobs open in Louisiana.

What do you need to work as a chaplain in Louisiana?

A graduate theology or divinity degree and clinical pastoral education (CPE) units. Board certified chaplain (BCC) (Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.; many hospitals ask for it). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Louisiana's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Louisiana, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Louisiana, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clergy (SOC 21-2011), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clergy, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clergy by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Board certified chaplain (BCC): Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Chaplain jobs in Louisiana. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/chaplain/louisiana

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