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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the intensivist 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 intensivists 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

at or above BLS's top published wage (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medicine Physicians in Louisiana)

Median for emergency medicine physicians, against $161.32 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medicine Physicians, national) for the whole US; 470 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medicine Physicians in Louisiana) employed in Louisiana. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Hourly wages in Louisiana, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Emergency Medicine Physicians (29-1214)top-coded (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medicine Physicians)top-coded (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medicine Physicians)top-coded (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medicine Physicians)top-coded (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medicine Physicians)top-coded (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medicine Physicians)470 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medicine Physicians)
Physicians, All Other (29-1229)$34.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$100.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$168.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$201.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)$222.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)4,740 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other)

By metro area

  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA$161.68/hr (source: BLS OEWS, New Orleans-Metairie, LA) · 140 (source: BLS OEWS, New Orleans-Metairie, LA) employed

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

What physician and surgeon jobs in Louisiana offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring intensivists in Louisiana

What the job takes

Medical school, a residency (internal medicine, anesthesiology, emergency medicine or surgery), then a critical care fellowship.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

  • Certification

    Board certification in critical care medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

Intensivist jobs in Louisiana: common questions

How much do intensivists make in Louisiana?

Too few open intensivist jobs in Louisiana post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of at or above BLS's top published wage for emergency medicine physicians in Louisiana (May 2025), against $161.32 nationally. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Where in Louisiana are the most intensivist jobs?

Monroe (2), New Orleans (2) and Covington (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring intensivists in Louisiana?

By open jobs on this board: FMOL Health (2), Ochsner Health (2) and St. Tammany Health System (1). In all, 3 employers have intensivist jobs open in Louisiana.

Are intensivists in demand in Louisiana?

5 intensivist jobs are open in Louisiana today at 3 employers on this board, about 11 for every 1,000 intensivists employed there (BLS counts 470, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of emergency medicine physicians to grow 3.2% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Louisiana are hiring immediately?

1 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here says so in its own posting: Cardiac Anesthesiologist at LCMC Health (...opportunities available 1099 coverage opportunities also considered Immediate start available Interest...).

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Louisiana offer daily pay?

2 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here say so in their own posting: Psychiatrist - Onsite PT - Juvenile at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...); Psychiatrist - PT Onsite (8 hours) at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...).

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Louisiana want bilingual staff?

1 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here says so in its own posting: Physician (Full-Time or Part-Time) at NOELA (Bilingual: Spanish, Vietnamese. ...culturally responsive care, and serving underserved populations....).

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Louisiana offer a sign-on bonus?

1 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here says so in its own posting: 10 -16 Patients, No Call - Outpatient Physician - Baton Rouge, LA at UnitedHealth Group ($25,000 sign-on bonus).

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Louisiana offer relocation assistance?

21 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here say so in their own posting: Physician - OB Hospitalist - Lake Charles, LA at CHRISTUS Health (...403(b), and 457(b) plans. Provided malpractice insurance coverage. Relocation assistance to help you...); Physician - Sleep Medicine - Shreveport, LA at CHRISTUS Health (...life balance Competitive Compensation & Benefits Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Assistance CME Allowance...); Physician-Body Imaging Radiologist at Ochsner Health (...Compensation & Benefits – Industry-leading salary, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, CME funding,...). Every such job in Louisiana.

What do you need to work as an intensivist in Louisiana?

Medical school, a residency (internal medicine, anesthesiology, emergency medicine or surgery), then a critical care fellowship. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in critical care medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Louisiana's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which hospitals hiring intensivists in Louisiana have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring intensivists in Louisiana, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa (FMOL Health, 4 of 5, 88% said nurses always communicated well), St Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette (Ochsner Health, 4 of 5, 84% said nurses always communicated well), Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge (Ochsner Health, 4 of 5, 79% said nurses always communicated well) and Ochsner Medical Center Acute in New Orleans (Ochsner Health, 4 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well); Louisiana's rated hospitals average 2.8 stars. Every Louisiana hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

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 distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Louisiana, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1214), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medicine Physicians, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medicine Physicians by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  6. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  7. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  8. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  9. Board certification in critical care medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine
  10. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Intensivist jobs in Louisiana. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/intensivist/louisiana

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