New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Economic Research and Analysis Bureau
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)


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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 2.40 $ 36,614 3.00 $ 19,549 $ 45,136 $ 21,524 $ 30,301 $ 46,989
hourly  $ 17.60   $ 9.40 $ 21.71 $ 10.34 $ 14.57 $ 22.59
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 3.30 $ 59,299 5.10 $ 31,503 $ 73,207 $ 36,532 $ 52,243 $ 76,292
hourly  $ 28.51   $ 15.14 $ 35.20 $ 17.56 $ 25.12 $ 36.69
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 2.10 3.80
hourly   
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 51-2023 72.40 $ 37,011 5.00 $ 32,287 $ 39,373 $ 32,877 $ 35,423 $ 37,968
hourly  $ 17.80   $ 15.52 $ 18.93 $ 15.81 $ 17.03 $ 18.26
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 51-2031 43.90 22.10
hourly   
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 26.20 $ 32,724 4.30 $ 24,681 $ 36,736 $ 26,951 $ 31,187 $ 36,960
hourly  $ 15.73   $ 11.86 $ 17.67 $ 12.96 $ 15.00 $ 17.77
Team Assemblers 51-2092 9.30 $ 28,428 4.00 $ 19,091 $ 33,101 $ 20,333 $ 26,320 $ 32,399
hourly  $ 13.67   $ 9.17 $ 15.91 $ 9.77 $ 12.66 $ 15.58
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 12.40 $ 29,191 2.50 $ 20,516 $ 33,529 $ 22,471 $ 27,145 $ 32,500
hourly  $ 14.03   $ 9.87 $ 16.12 $ 10.80 $ 13.05 $ 15.63
Bakers 51-3011 11.80 $ 23,388 2.10 $ 17,553 $ 26,310 $ 18,673 $ 22,563 $ 27,023
hourly  $ 11.25   $ 8.44 $ 12.65 $ 8.98 $ 10.85 $ 12.99
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 12.60 $ 29,018 3.20 $ 19,529 $ 33,763 $ 21,545 $ 27,837 $ 33,396
hourly  $ 13.95   $ 9.39 $ 16.23 $ 10.35 $ 13.39 $ 16.06
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 41.40 $ 24,416 4.70 $ 20,954 $ 26,157 $ 21,697 $ 23,866 $ 26,218
hourly  $ 11.74   $ 10.07 $ 12.57 $ 10.43 $ 11.47 $ 12.61
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023 2.90 $ 21,473 3.70 $ 18,673 $ 22,879 $ 19,132 $ 21,606 $ 24,304
hourly  $ 10.32   $ 8.98 $ 11.00 $ 9.20 $ 10.39 $ 11.69
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 14.40 $ 20,679 2.60 $ 17,961 $ 22,033 $ 17,727 $ 19,254 $ 22,410
hourly  $ 9.94   $ 8.63 $ 10.60 $ 8.52 $ 9.26 $ 10.77
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 14.30 $ 23,174 5.30 $ 18,460 $ 25,526 $ 19,661 $ 22,278 $ 27,664
hourly  $ 11.14   $ 8.88 $ 12.27 $ 9.45 $ 10.71 $ 13.30
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 47.40 $ 36,787 16.10 $ 21,901 $ 44,230 $ 22,807 $ 32,022 $ 45,930
hourly  $ 17.69   $ 10.53 $ 21.27 $ 10.97 $ 15.39 $ 22.08
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 14.00 $ 25,668 4.70 $ 20,140 $ 28,428 $ 21,087 $ 23,652 $ 29,660
hourly  $ 12.34   $ 9.68 $ 13.67 $ 10.14 $ 11.37 $ 14.26
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 26.50 $ 28,947 7.00 $ 20,975 $ 32,938 $ 22,390 $ 25,933 $ 36,614
hourly  $ 13.92   $ 10.08 $ 15.83 $ 10.76 $ 12.46 $ 17.60
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 43.50 $ 28,753 4.20 $ 18,826 $ 33,722 $ 20,007 $ 27,145 $ 35,911
hourly  $ 13.83   $ 9.05 $ 16.21 $ 9.62 $ 13.05 $ 17.27
Machinists 51-4041 17.10 $ 48,079 4.00 $ 31,645 $ 56,295 $ 35,983 $ 45,930 $ 61,498
hourly  $ 23.11   $ 15.21 $ 27.06 $ 17.30 $ 22.08 $ 29.57
Pourers and Casters, Metal 51-4052 62.30 $ 27,969 14.30 $ 18,358 $ 32,785 $ 19,274 $ 25,098 $ 30,841
hourly  $ 13.45   $ 8.83 $ 15.76 $ 9.27 $ 12.07 $ 14.82
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-4071 43.00 2.50
hourly   
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 40.40 $ 19,844 3.20 $ 17,044 $ 21,239 $ 16,688 $ 18,511 $ 20,496
hourly  $ 9.54   $ 8.20 $ 10.21 $ 8.02 $ 8.90 $ 9.86
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 15.30 10.10
hourly   
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 7.80 $ 42,356 2.50 $ 25,811 $ 50,634 $ 29,252 $ 37,764 $ 50,522
hourly  $ 20.36   $ 12.41 $ 24.34 $ 14.06 $ 18.15 $ 24.29
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4193 39.00 $ 32,999 19.10 $ 19,732 $ 39,638 $ 21,127 $ 28,509 $ 33,345
hourly  $ 15.86   $ 9.49 $ 19.05 $ 10.16 $ 13.70 $ 16.04
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-4194 31.40 $ 33,875 9.00 $ 24,223 $ 38,711 $ 26,228 $ 30,932 $ 39,556
hourly  $ 16.29   $ 11.65 $ 18.61 $ 12.61 $ 14.88 $ 19.02
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111 17.30 $ 29,914 3.70 $ 21,260 $ 34,241 $ 22,471 $ 26,320 $ 34,089
hourly  $ 14.39   $ 10.22 $ 16.46 $ 10.80 $ 12.66 $ 16.39
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 9.30 $ 30,851 3.50 $ 20,537 $ 36,013 $ 22,858 $ 28,692 $ 38,895
hourly  $ 14.83   $ 9.88 $ 17.31 $ 10.99 $ 13.80 $ 18.70
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113 27.10 $ 25,078 4.00 $ 19,213 $ 28,010 $ 20,252 $ 25,434 $ 29,466
hourly  $ 12.06   $ 9.23 $ 13.47 $ 9.73 $ 12.23 $ 14.16
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 6.40 $ 19,437 1.60 $ 17,360 $ 20,476 $ 17,268 $ 18,836 $ 21,158
hourly  $ 9.35   $ 8.35 $ 9.85 $ 8.30 $ 9.05 $ 10.17
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 24.60 $ 18,561 3.30 $ 16,433 $ 19,620 $ 16,342 $ 17,869 $ 20,425
hourly  $ 8.92   $ 7.90 $ 9.43 $ 7.86 $ 8.59 $ 9.82
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 34.70 $ 22,431 5.70 $ 18,225 $ 24,528 $ 18,368 $ 20,415 $ 25,974
hourly  $ 10.78   $ 8.77 $ 11.79 $ 8.83 $ 9.82 $ 12.48
Sewers, Hand 51-6051 52.00 $ 23,795 5.10 $ 23,133 $ 24,131 $ 22,298 $ 23,887 $ 25,383
hourly  $ 11.44   $ 11.12 $ 11.61 $ 10.72 $ 11.49 $ 12.21
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 71.90 $ 30,006 12.10 $ 19,865 $ 35,076 $ 21,005 $ 26,025 $ 33,396
hourly  $ 14.43   $ 9.55 $ 16.87 $ 10.10 $ 12.51 $ 16.06
Upholsterers 51-6093 32.00 $ 25,261 7.10 $ 17,777 $ 28,998 $ 18,755 $ 25,495 $ 31,044
hourly  $ 12.15   $ 8.54 $ 13.94 $ 9.02 $ 12.26 $ 14.93
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 40.00 $ 27,348 4.00 $ 20,720 $ 30,657 $ 23,011 $ 26,279 $ 29,700
hourly  $ 13.14   $ 9.97 $ 14.74 $ 11.07 $ 12.64 $ 14.27
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 15.80 $ 30,607 3.10 $ 23,174 $ 34,313 $ 25,332 $ 29,364 $ 36,278
hourly  $ 14.71   $ 11.14 $ 16.49 $ 12.18 $ 14.11 $ 17.44
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 19.70 $ 23,683 7.30 $ 17,462 $ 26,788 $ 18,388 $ 22,746 $ 28,611
hourly  $ 11.38   $ 8.39 $ 12.88 $ 8.84 $ 10.94 $ 13.76
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 19.30 $ 24,151 3.50 $ 20,975 $ 25,740 $ 21,290 $ 23,265 $ 26,249
hourly  $ 11.61   $ 10.09 $ 12.37 $ 10.23 $ 11.19 $ 12.62
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 8.80 $ 46,592 3.90 $ 31,350 $ 54,218 $ 35,361 $ 51,153 $ 57,527
hourly  $ 22.40   $ 15.07 $ 26.07 $ 17.00 $ 24.59 $ 27.65
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