Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Hiring organization · Based in New Orleans, LA

The city

Living in New Orleans, LA

Step off shift into Bywater shotgun cottages and Frenchmen Street brass. Streetcars rattle past Garden District live oaks; second-line parades still roll through Treme. Cost of living sits about 7% below the national average — breathing room worth savoring between po'boys and shifts.

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Metro price level · New Orleans area: 7% below the national average; BEA index 92.6 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,251/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $56,631/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

The reality check

Before you decide

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