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


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Occupation Occ. code Estabs. reporting occupation Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Foresters 19-1032 * 10,510 4.80 $ 54,030 0.70 * * $ 42,200 $ 52,440 $ 63,650
hourly     $ 25.98   * * $ 20.29 $ 25.21 $ 30.60
Geographers 19-3092 * 1,010 3.90 $ 66,440 1.40 * * $ 51,350 $ 65,690 $ 81,410
hourly     $ 31.94   * * $ 24.69 $ 31.58 $ 39.14
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 * 13,060 6.00 $ 55,330 4.10 * * $ 34,330 $ 50,950 $ 68,790
hourly     $ 26.60   * * $ 16.50 $ 24.50 $ 33.07
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 * 31,390 3.70 $ 84,100 1.40 * * $ 53,240 $ 75,800 $106,030
hourly     $ 40.43   * * $ 25.59 $ 36.44 $ 50.98
Historians 19-3093 * 3,600 6.70 $ 54,630 3.00 * * $ 32,710 $ 50,790 $ 74,130
hourly     $ 26.26   * * $ 15.73 $ 24.42 $ 35.64
Hydrologists 19-2043 * 7,670 4.90 $ 70,250 1.20 * * $ 52,480 $ 68,140 $ 85,950
hourly     $ 33.77   * * $ 25.23 $ 32.76 $ 41.32
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 * 1,240 18.40 $ 86,610 7.30 * * $ 56,840 $ 80,820 $111,180
hourly     $ 41.64   * * $ 27.33 $ 38.85 $ 53.45
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 * 12,470 4.60 $ 66,930 1.70 * * $ 44,190 $ 59,010 $ 81,830
hourly     $ 32.18   * * $ 21.25 $ 28.37 $ 39.34
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 * 59,910 2.70 $ 41,230 0.90 * * $ 29,150 $ 38,130 $ 50,460
hourly     $ 19.82   * * $ 14.01 $ 18.33 $ 24.26
Market Research Analysts 19-3021 * 220,740 1.10 $ 66,980 0.80 * * $ 43,340 $ 60,300 $ 85,760
hourly     $ 32.20   * * $ 20.84 $ 28.99 $ 41.23
Materials Scientists 19-2032 * 9,740 8.40 $ 77,930 1.40 * * $ 57,020 $ 76,160 $ 97,330
hourly     $ 37.47   * * $ 27.42 $ 36.62 $ 46.79
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 * 87,440 3.60 $ 74,160 1.60 * * $ 46,530 $ 64,200 $ 91,950
hourly     $ 35.65   * * $ 22.37 $ 30.87 $ 44.21
Microbiologists 19-1022 * 14,610 3.10 $ 66,430 1.80 * * $ 46,030 $ 60,680 $ 81,960
hourly     $ 31.94   * * $ 22.13 $ 29.17 $ 39.40
Nuclear Technicians 19-4051 * 5,920 4.20 $ 65,850 1.90 * * $ 53,430 $ 66,140 $ 78,650
hourly     $ 31.66   * * $ 25.69 $ 31.80 $ 37.81
Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 * 23,300 2.50 $ 88,210 1.80 * * $ 63,500 $ 87,660 $113,120
hourly     $ 42.41   * * $ 30.53 $ 42.15 $ 54.38
Physicists 19-2012 * 13,980 5.70 $ 99,900 1.40 * * $ 73,730 $ 96,850 $123,610
hourly     $ 48.03   * * $ 35.45 $ 46.56 $ 59.43
Political Scientists 19-3094 * 3,940 6.60 $ 90,050 3.70 * * $ 59,180 $ 91,580 $118,310
hourly     $ 43.29   * * $ 28.45 $ 44.03 $ 56.88
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 * 9,470 4.40 $ 83,610 3.10 * * $ 56,800 $ 79,570 $ 97,910
hourly     $ 40.20   * * $ 27.31 $ 38.26 $ 47.07
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 * 16,070 5.40 $ 38,120 1.60 * * $ 28,630 $ 35,870 $ 45,390
hourly     $ 18.33   * * $ 13.76 $ 17.24 $ 21.82
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 * 30,410 2.10 $ 69,720 1.20 * * $ 51,750 $ 67,200 $ 84,920
hourly     $ 33.52   * * $ 24.88 $ 32.31 $ 40.83
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