The Shreveport region employs the following quantities of skilled workers:
- 3,371 employed as Military-only occupations
- 864 employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- 764 employed as Electricians
- 750 employed in Paperboard Mills
- 689 employed in Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
- 589 employed as Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 535 employed as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- 471 employed in Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing
- 463 employed in Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- 439 employed as Machinists
- 423 employed in Machine Shops
- 353 employed in All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- 325 employed in Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- 321 employed as Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- 305 employed in Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
- 300 employed in Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
- 299 employed as Helpers–Production Workers
- 294 employed in Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
- 278 employed as Computer Systems Analysts
- 274 employed as Engineers, All Other
- 260 employed as Computer User Support Specialists
- 249 employed in Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
- 244 employed in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
- 233 employed as Computer Occupations, All Other
- 222 employed in Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
- 219 employed in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- 211 employed as Software Developers, Applications
- 201 employed in Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
- 199 employed in Soft Drink Manufacturing
- 197 employed in Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing
- 183 employed in Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing
- 179 employed as Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- 175 employed in Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
- 173 employed as Computer and Information Systems Managers
- 172 employed in Dental Laboratories
- 171 employed in Aircraft Manufacturing
- 171 employed as Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- 162 employed as Software Developers, Systems Software
- 157 employed in Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
- 153 employed as Data Entry Keyers
- 146 employed as Computer Programmers
- 146 employed as Plant and System Operators, All Other
- 142 employed in Petroleum Refineries
- 141 employed as Sheet Metal Workers
- 139 employed in Stationery Product Manufacturing
- 137 employed in Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- 137 employed as Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- 131 employed as Civil Engineers
- 131 employed as Chemical Plant and System Operators
- 118 employed as Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- 117 employed as Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- 114 employed as Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- 113 employed in Broadwoven Fabric Mills
- 113 employed as Gas Plant Operators
- 112 employed in Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
