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
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 28 740 $ 20,230 $ 16,230 $ 22,230 $ 16,710 $ 19,410 $ 22,750
hourly   $ 9.73 $ 7.80 $ 10.69 $ 8.03 $ 9.33 $ 10.94
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 35 160 $ 21,840 $ 16,610 $ 24,460 $ 17,640 $ 21,350 $ 26,370
hourly   $ 10.50 $ 7.99 $ 11.76 $ 8.48 $ 10.27 $ 12.68
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091 7 70 $ 22,470 $ 17,810 $ 24,800 $ 18,300 $ 21,110 $ 25,450
hourly   $ 10.80 $ 8.56 $ 11.92 $ 8.80 $ 10.15 $ 12.23
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-4071 6 130 $ 31,050 $ 23,730 $ 34,710 $ 26,710 $ 32,090 $ 36,770
hourly   $ 14.93 $ 11.41 $ 16.69 $ 12.84 $ 15.43 $ 17.68
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 4 $ 24,750 $ 18,330 $ 27,960 $ 18,490 $ 20,800 $ 29,990
hourly   $ 11.90 $ 8.81 $ 13.44 $ 8.89 $ 10.00 $ 14.42
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 9 160 $ 56,340 $ 42,230 $ 63,400 $ 47,740 $ 56,430 $ 66,370
hourly   $ 27.09 $ 20.30 $ 30.48 $ 22.95 $ 27.13 $ 31.91
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 7 120 $ 21,680 $ 15,690 $ 24,680 $ 16,450 $ 20,900 $ 26,390
hourly   $ 10.42 $ 7.54 $ 11.86 $ 7.91 $ 10.05 $ 12.69
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 9 100 $ 21,420 $ 17,520 $ 23,370 $ 18,050 $ 20,660 $ 24,090
hourly   $ 10.30 $ 8.42 $ 11.23 $ 8.68 $ 9.93 $ 11.58
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4191 3 $ 41,490 $ 30,360 $ 47,060 $ 32,160 $ 38,480 $ 52,320
hourly   $ 19.95 $ 14.59 $ 22.62 $ 15.46 $ 18.50 $ 25.16
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 130 2,240 $ 23,660 $ 17,050 $ 26,960 $ 17,960 $ 21,600 $ 28,040
hourly   $ 11.38 $ 8.20 $ 12.96 $ 8.63 $ 10.39 $ 13.48
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 93 1,110 $ 35,240 $ 23,830 $ 40,950 $ 26,700 $ 32,890 $ 39,840
hourly   $ 16.94 $ 11.46 $ 19.69 $ 12.84 $ 15.81 $ 19.15
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071 43 1,080 $ 27,850 $ 17,420 $ 33,060 $ 19,420 $ 24,660 $ 35,020
hourly   $ 13.39 $ 8.38 $ 15.89 $ 9.34 $ 11.86 $ 16.84
Job Printers 51-5021 13 150 $ 33,600 $ 21,060 $ 39,870 $ 26,620 $ 35,430 $ 40,160
hourly   $ 16.15 $ 10.13 $ 19.17 $ 12.80 $ 17.03 $ 19.31
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 3 $ 31,370 $ 24,620 $ 34,750 $ 26,080 $ 30,140 $ 36,660
hourly   $ 15.08 $ 11.84 $ 16.71 $ 12.54 $ 14.49 $ 17.62
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 96 1,430 $ 18,040 $ 14,790 $ 19,670 $ 15,260 $ 17,300 $ 19,720
hourly   $ 8.68 $ 7.11 $ 9.46 $ 7.34 $ 8.32 $ 9.48
Machinists 51-4041 95 1,390 $ 40,910 $ 27,020 $ 47,860 $ 30,820 $ 38,180 $ 49,470
hourly   $ 19.67 $ 12.99 $ 23.01 $ 14.82 $ 18.36 $ 23.78
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 16 170 $ 22,140 $ 17,880 $ 24,270 $ 19,570 $ 21,920 $ 24,290
hourly   $ 10.64 $ 8.60 $ 11.67 $ 9.41 $ 10.54 $ 11.68
Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082 4 20 $ 42,030 $ 29,170 $ 48,460 $ 30,950 $ 42,090 $ 51,770
hourly   $ 20.21 $ 14.02 $ 23.30 $ 14.88 $ 20.24 $ 24.89
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-4199 4 30 $ 30,080 $ 18,030 $ 36,100 $ 18,340 $ 21,980 $ 39,490
hourly   $ 14.46 $ 8.67 $ 17.36 $ 8.82 $ 10.57 $ 18.99
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 51-4051 5 40 $ 31,950 $ 27,310 $ 34,280 $ 27,620 $ 30,380 $ 34,720
hourly   $ 15.36 $ 13.13 $ 16.48 $ 13.28 $ 14.61 $ 16.69
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