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


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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Estabs. reporting occupation Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 51-4051 3 40 $ 32,516 $ 28,326 $ 34,616 $ 28,530 $ 31,537 $ 36,094
hourly   $ 15.64 $ 13.62 $ 16.65 $ 13.72 $ 15.17 $ 17.35
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4035 4 $ 25,228 $ 21,518 $ 27,073 $ 22,567 $ 25,666 $ 28,235
hourly   $ 12.13 $ 10.35 $ 13.02 $ 10.86 $ 12.34 $ 13.58
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 29 380 $ 32,292 $ 20,243 $ 38,316 $ 22,527 $ 27,511 $ 39,070
hourly   $ 15.52 $ 9.73 $ 18.42 $ 10.84 $ 13.23 $ 18.79
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 11 300 $ 21,823 $ 15,809 $ 24,830 $ 17,063 $ 20,417 $ 25,299
hourly   $ 10.50 $ 7.60 $ 11.94 $ 8.21 $ 9.82 $ 12.16
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 11 130 $ 21,140 $ 17,593 $ 22,904 $ 17,981 $ 21,018 $ 23,893
hourly   $ 10.16 $ 8.46 $ 11.01 $ 8.64 $ 10.10 $ 11.49
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081 3 260 $ 53,330 $ 50,639 $ 54,686 $ 51,251 $ 54,625 $ 58,009
hourly   $ 25.65 $ 24.34 $ 26.29 $ 24.64 $ 26.26 $ 27.89
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083 15 230 $ 29,876 $ 21,864 $ 33,882 $ 23,332 $ 28,041 $ 36,226
hourly   $ 14.36 $ 10.51 $ 16.29 $ 11.22 $ 13.48 $ 17.42
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 41 710 $ 19,897 $ 13,088 $ 23,301 $ 14,219 $ 20,233 $ 24,912
hourly   $ 9.57 $ 6.30 $ 11.20 $ 6.84 $ 9.72 $ 11.98
Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 34 $ 28,398 $ 21,558 $ 31,823 $ 21,487 $ 23,515 $ 32,893
hourly   $ 13.66 $ 10.37 $ 15.30 $ 10.34 $ 11.30 $ 15.82
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 46 280 $ 22,537 $ 16,604 $ 25,503 $ 18,276 $ 21,864 $ 26,369
hourly   $ 10.84 $ 7.98 $ 12.26 $ 8.79 $ 10.51 $ 12.68
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196 7 200 $ 22,883 $ 21,089 $ 23,780 $ 20,916 $ 22,547 $ 24,361
hourly   $ 11.00 $ 10.14 $ 11.44 $ 10.06 $ 10.84 $ 11.71
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 24 660 $ 48,896 $ 28,826 $ 58,926 $ 33,372 $ 49,844 $ 61,800
hourly   $ 23.51 $ 13.86 $ 28.33 $ 16.04 $ 23.96 $ 29.71
Photographic Process Workers 51-9131 14 100 $ 24,045 $ 14,199 $ 28,969 $ 15,402 $ 23,913 $ 30,579
hourly   $ 11.56 $ 6.83 $ 13.92 $ 7.40 $ 11.50 $ 14.70
Photographic Processing Machine Operators 51-9132 44 270 $ 18,531 $ 14,056 $ 20,763 $ 15,279 $ 17,879 $ 21,426
hourly   $ 8.91 $ 6.76 $ 9.98 $ 7.35 $ 8.59 $ 10.31
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 10 130 $ 44,136 $ 32,801 $ 49,803 $ 40,028 $ 45,349 $ 51,883
hourly   $ 21.22 $ 15.77 $ 23.94 $ 19.24 $ 21.80 $ 24.94
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4193 3 20 $ 26,736 $ 23,974 $ 28,123 $ 24,586 $ 26,777 $ 28,979
hourly   $ 12.85 $ 11.53 $ 13.53 $ 11.82 $ 12.87 $ 13.93
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5022 19 230 $ 28,082 $ 18,429 $ 32,903 $ 21,518 $ 27,093 $ 31,527
hourly   $ 13.51 $ 8.86 $ 15.82 $ 10.35 $ 13.03 $ 15.16
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 13 220 $ 16,676 $ 12,986 $ 18,521 $ 13,873 $ 17,124 $ 19,346
hourly   $ 8.02 $ 6.24 $ 8.91 $ 6.67 $ 8.24 $ 9.31
Printing Machine Operators 51-5023 42 410 $ 28,724 $ 18,062 $ 34,045 $ 19,927 $ 26,033 $ 35,584
hourly   $ 13.81 $ 8.68 $ 16.37 $ 9.58 $ 12.52 $ 17.10
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 41 380 $ 23,475 $ 13,975 $ 28,225 $ 15,269 $ 21,416 $ 28,816
hourly   $ 11.28 $ 6.72 $ 13.57 $ 7.34 $ 10.29 $ 13.85
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