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


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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

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 439 12,790 2.98 $ 73,680 5.60 $ 36,778 $ 92,131 $ 43,232 $ 65,825 $ 98,465
hourly      $ 35.42   $ 17.69 $ 44.29 $ 20.79 $ 31.65 $ 47.33
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 6 20 8.91 $ 39,932 3.18 $ 29,166 $ 45,315 $ 29,493 $ 32,986 $ 55,154
hourly      $ 19.20   $ 14.02 $ 21.79 $ 14.18 $ 15.86 $ 26.51
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 18 40 4.55 $ 69,680 4.41 $ 48,616 $ 80,211 $ 53,919 $ 61,412 $ 74,839
hourly      $ 33.50   $ 23.37 $ 38.57 $ 25.92 $ 29.53 $ 35.98
Microbiologists 19-1022 9 20 6.11 $ 67,990 3.21 $ 45,396 $ 79,287 $ 49,169 $ 67,135 $ 82,064
hourly      $ 32.69   $ 21.83 $ 38.12 $ 23.64 $ 32.28 $ 39.46
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 28 160 4.64 $ 64,254 1.00 $ 42,774 $ 74,995 $ 47,586 $ 63,326 $ 74,834
hourly      $ 30.89   $ 20.56 $ 36.06 $ 22.88 $ 30.44 $ 35.98
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 28 280 2.31 $ 61,236 1.01 $ 37,586 $ 73,062 $ 47,581 $ 64,171 $ 74,847
hourly      $ 29.44   $ 18.07 $ 35.13 $ 22.87 $ 30.85 $ 35.99
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 45 240 6.26 $ 63,777 5.96 $ 40,728 $ 75,301 $ 49,181 $ 63,331 $ 74,842
hourly      $ 30.66   $ 19.58 $ 36.20 $ 23.65 $ 30.44 $ 35.99
Foresters 19-1032 23 60 1.77 $ 62,673 1.30 $ 47,563 $ 70,230 $ 55,516 $ 63,327 $ 69,091
hourly      $ 30.13   $ 22.87 $ 33.76 $ 26.69 $ 30.44 $ 33.22
Epidemiologists 19-1041 7 70 1.53 $ 63,431 4.34 $ 49,468 $ 70,412 $ 52,507 $ 62,596 $ 74,042
hourly      $ 30.49   $ 23.78 $ 33.85 $ 25.25 $ 30.10 $ 35.60
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 13 370 30.21 $ 56,226 7.83 $ 29,446 $ 69,617 $ 32,880 $ 41,097 $ 59,311
hourly      $ 27.03   $ 14.16 $ 33.47 $ 15.81 $ 19.76 $ 28.51
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 4 20 18.55 $ 95,693 7.25 $ 70,877 $108,101 $ 78,303 $ 96,954 $114,256
hourly      $ 46.01   $ 34.08 $ 51.97 $ 37.65 $ 46.61 $ 54.93
Physicists 19-2012 19 290 1.91 2.42
hourly       
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 4 80 7.66 $ 75,276 12.40 $ 36,013 $ 94,908 $ 39,592 $ 80,502 $101,203
hourly      $ 36.19   $ 17.32 $ 45.63 $ 19.03 $ 38.70 $ 48.65
Chemists 19-2031 27 170 7.83 $ 88,685 3.97 $ 55,092 $105,482 $ 62,290 $ 85,690 $112,627
hourly      $ 42.64   $ 26.48 $ 50.71 $ 29.94 $ 41.20 $ 54.15
Materials Scientists 19-2032 10 60 10.15 $ 84,274 8.89 $ 56,442 $ 98,189 $ 60,921 $ 75,526 $113,670
hourly      $ 40.52   $ 27.14 $ 47.20 $ 29.29 $ 36.31 $ 54.65
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 44 720 3.30 $ 59,295 2.62 $ 39,677 $ 69,104 $ 43,551 $ 54,736 $ 70,929
hourly      $ 28.50   $ 19.07 $ 33.22 $ 20.94 $ 26.32 $ 34.10
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 35 370 18.32 $ 72,938 6.25 $ 45,712 $ 86,551 $ 49,182 $ 65,393 $ 85,276
hourly      $ 35.07   $ 21.97 $ 41.61 $ 23.65 $ 31.44 $ 41.00
Hydrologists 19-2043 27 320 47.06 $ 80,810 3.25 $ 53,131 $ 94,649 $ 57,583 $ 72,311 $ 96,991
hourly      $ 38.85   $ 25.54 $ 45.51 $ 27.69 $ 34.76 $ 46.63
Economists 19-3011 7 60 0.04 $ 54,810 1.94 $ 44,050 $ 60,189 $ 46,727 $ 53,313 $ 59,374
hourly      $ 26.35   $ 21.18 $ 28.93 $ 22.46 $ 25.63 $ 28.55
Market Research Analysts 19-3021 91 280 13.98 $ 53,583 2.42 $ 37,450 $ 61,650 $ 42,065 $ 50,979 $ 62,638
hourly      $ 25.76   $ 18.00 $ 29.64 $ 20.23 $ 24.50 $ 30.12
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