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

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622 )

Occupation	Occ. code	Estabs. reporting occupation	Est. empl.	Empl %RSE	Mean wage	Mean %RSE	Entry wage	Exp. wage	25th pct	Median wage	75th pct
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS	19-0000	*	2,860	5.00	$ 56,630	4.10	*	*	$ 40,360	$ 55,620	$ 65,440
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS	hourly				$ 27.23		*	*	$ 19.41	$ 26.74	$ 31.46
Chemical Technicians	19-4031	*	280	15.10	$ 45,460	3.60	*	*	$ 35,050	$ 44,670	$ 56,630
Chemical Technicians	hourly				$ 21.85		*	*	$ 16.85	$ 21.48	$ 27.23
Chemists	19-2031	*	830	16.50	$ 61,080	8.40	*	*	$ 39,940	$ 53,130	$ 75,790
Chemists	hourly				$ 29.37		*	*	$ 19.20	$ 25.54	$ 36.44
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	19-4091	*	810	11.20	$ 49,810	7.40	*	*	$ 37,330	$ 54,450	$ 61,420
	hourly				$ 23.95		*	*	$ 17.95	$ 26.18	$ 29.53
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	19-2041	*	330	14.00	$ 59,750	3.50	*	*	$ 43,360	$ 56,630	$ 72,650
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	hourly				$ 28.72		*	*	$ 20.85	$ 27.23	$ 34.93
Physical Scientists, All Other	19-2099	*	90	42.20	$ 77,840	9.20	*	*	$ 58,280	$ 79,950	$ 99,100
Physical Scientists, All Other	hourly				$ 37.42		*	*	$ 28.02	$ 38.44	$ 47.65
Physicists	19-2012	*	*	41.00	$ 78,750	7.70	*	*	$ 56,260	$ 84,630	$ 95,020
Physicists	hourly				$ 37.86		*	*	$ 27.05	$ 40.69	$ 45.69