Total all industries |
New Mexico Statewide |
| |
Production Occupations |
|
Occupation
|
Occ. code
|
Empl %RSE
|
Mean wage
|
Mean %RSE
|
Entry wage
|
Exp. wage
|
25th pct
|
Median wage
|
75th pct
|
|
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
|
51-8031
|
5.80
|
$ 31,460
|
2.10
|
$ 20,990
|
$ 36,690
|
$ 23,720
|
$ 29,230
|
$ 36,510
|
| hourly | |
$ 15.12
|
|
$ 10.09
|
$ 17.64
|
$ 11.40
|
$ 14.05
|
$ 17.55
|
|
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
|
51-8093
|
16.00
|
$ 59,090
|
2.60
|
$ 42,030
|
$ 67,630
|
$ 49,670
|
$ 61,910
|
$ 70,620
|
| hourly | |
$ 28.41
|
|
$ 20.21
|
$ 32.51
|
$ 23.88
|
$ 29.76
|
$ 33.95
|
|
Plant and System Operators, All Other
|
51-8099
|
9.20
|
$ 54,090
|
5.00
|
$ 31,320
|
$ 65,470
|
$ 37,820
|
$ 61,110
|
$ 68,850
|
| hourly | |
$ 26.00
|
|
$ 15.06
|
$ 31.48
|
$ 18.18
|
$ 29.38
|
$ 33.10
|
|
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
|
51-9011
|
0.00
|
$ 29,490
|
3.40
|
$ 25,940
|
$ 31,260
|
$ 26,770
|
$ 29,420
|
$ 32,070
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.18
|
|
$ 12.47
|
$ 15.03
|
$ 12.87
|
$ 14.14
|
$ 15.42
|
|
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9012
|
12.40
|
$ 29,270
|
6.00
|
$ 20,150
|
$ 33,820
|
$ 22,690
|
$ 29,530
|
$ 34,040
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.07
|
|
$ 9.69
|
$ 16.26
|
$ 10.91
|
$ 14.20
|
$ 16.37
|
|
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9021
|
22.00
|
$ 30,820
|
5.00
|
$ 18,320
|
$ 37,060
|
$ 19,740
|
$ 31,380
|
$ 39,530
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.82
|
|
$ 8.81
|
$ 17.82
|
$ 9.49
|
$ 15.09
|
$ 19.00
|
|
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
|
51-9022
|
22.90
|
$ 20,660
|
3.30
|
$ 16,440
|
$ 22,770
|
$ 16,380
|
$ 19,910
|
$ 23,460
|
| hourly | |
$ 9.93
|
|
$ 7.91
|
$ 10.95
|
$ 7.88
|
$ 9.57
|
$ 11.28
|
|
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9023
|
10.80
|
$ 27,890
|
7.50
|
$ 17,630
|
$ 33,030
|
$ 18,690
|
$ 22,530
|
$ 32,960
|
| hourly | |
$ 13.41
|
|
$ 8.48
|
$ 15.88
|
$ 8.99
|
$ 10.83
|
$ 15.85
|
|
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9032
|
11.30
|
$ 26,390
|
6.70
|
$ 18,350
|
$ 30,410
|
$ 19,520
|
$ 25,260
|
$ 31,650
|
| hourly | |
$ 12.69
|
|
$ 8.82
|
$ 14.62
|
$ 9.39
|
$ 12.14
|
$ 15.22
|
|
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9041
|
4.00
|
$ 29,330
|
2.60
|
$ 21,930
|
$ 33,020
|
$ 23,990
|
$ 29,580
|
$ 34,800
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.10
|
|
$ 10.54
|
$ 15.88
|
$ 11.53
|
$ 14.22
|
$ 16.73
|
|
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
|
51-9061
|
7.60
|
$ 46,490
|
7.20
|
$ 23,150
|
$ 58,160
|
$ 26,640
|
$ 35,850
|
$ 59,000
|
| hourly | |
$ 22.35
|
|
$ 11.13
|
$ 27.96
|
$ 12.81
|
$ 17.24
|
$ 28.36
|
|
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
|
51-9071
|
17.40
|
$ 28,660
|
8.60
|
$ 16,990
|
$ 34,500
|
$ 18,110
|
$ 24,500
|
$ 35,690
|
| hourly | |
$ 13.78
|
|
$ 8.17
|
$ 16.59
|
$ 8.70
|
$ 11.78
|
$ 17.16
|
|
Dental Laboratory Technicians
|
51-9081
|
11.80
|
$ 36,790
|
8.80
|
$ 23,310
|
$ 43,530
|
$ 26,060
|
$ 32,620
|
$ 39,740
|
| hourly | |
$ 17.69
|
|
$ 11.21
|
$ 20.93
|
$ 12.53
|
$ 15.68
|
$ 19.11
|
|
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
|
51-9083
|
25.50
|
$ 34,900
|
6.00
|
$ 24,730
|
$ 39,990
|
$ 29,180
|
$ 34,530
|
$ 39,500
|
| hourly | |
$ 16.78
|
|
$ 11.89
|
$ 19.23
|
$ 14.03
|
$ 16.60
|
$ 18.99
|
|
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
|
51-9111
|
15.40
|
$ 19,430
|
2.70
|
$ 17,070
|
$ 20,610
|
$ 17,040
|
$ 18,400
|
$ 21,180
|
| hourly | |
$ 9.34
|
|
$ 8.21
|
$ 9.91
|
$ 8.19
|
$ 8.85
|
$ 10.18
|
|
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9121
|
18.20
|
$ 25,570
|
2.90
|
$ 19,440
|
$ 28,630
|
$ 20,560
|
$ 23,500
|
$ 30,620
|
| hourly | |
$ 12.29
|
|
$ 9.35
|
$ 13.76
|
$ 9.89
|
$ 11.30
|
$ 14.72
|
|
Painters, Transportation Equipment
|
51-9122
|
29.40
|
$ 48,610
|
11.50
|
$ 26,610
|
$ 59,620
|
$ 31,580
|
$ 41,610
|
$ 60,620
|
| hourly | |
$ 23.37
|
|
$ 12.79
|
$ 28.66
|
$ 15.18
|
$ 20.00
|
$ 29.15
|
|
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
|
51-9123
|
9.70
|
$ 21,860
|
1.60
|
$ 17,530
|
$ 24,030
|
$ 17,930
|
$ 20,610
|
$ 25,130
|
| hourly | |
$ 10.51
|
|
$ 8.43
|
$ 11.55
|
$ 8.62
|
$ 9.91
|
$ 12.08
|
|
Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators
|
51-9151
|
17.00
|
$ 21,620
|
3.10
|
$ 17,240
|
$ 23,810
|
$ 17,240
|
$ 19,080
|
$ 23,610
|
| hourly | |
$ 10.39
|
|
$ 8.29
|
$ 11.45
|
$ 8.29
|
$ 9.17
|
$ 11.35
|
|
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
|
51-9193
|
3.40
|
$ 29,980
|
4.20
|
$ 27,360
|
$ 31,280
|
$ 27,860
|
$ 30,170
|
$ 32,520
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.41
|
|
$ 13.15
|
$ 15.04
|
$ 13.40
|
$ 14.51
|
$ 15.63
|
|
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
|
51-9195
|
29.10
|
$ 28,900
|
7.20
|
$ 22,110
|
$ 32,290
|
$ 24,820
|
$ 29,150
|
$ 33,830
|
| hourly | |
$ 13.89
|
|
$ 10.63
|
$ 15.52
|
$ 11.93
|
$ 14.01
|
$ 16.27
|
|
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
51-9196
|
43.00
|
$ 30,080
|
3.10
|
$ 21,300
|
$ 34,480
|
$ 24,040
|
$ 29,650
|
$ 35,810
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.46
|
|
$ 10.24
|
$ 16.58
|
$ 11.56
|
$ 14.26
|
$ 17.22
|
|
Helpers--Production Workers
|
51-9198
|
11.70
|
$ 24,180
|
2.40
|
$ 17,900
|
$ 27,320
|
$ 19,190
|
$ 22,690
|
$ 28,230
|
| hourly | |
$ 11.63
|
|
$ 8.61
|
$ 13.14
|
$ 9.23
|
$ 10.91
|
$ 13.57
|
|
Production Workers, All Other*
|
51-9399
|
15.30
|
$ 30,380
|
5.80
|
$ 18,950
|
$ 36,100
|
$ 20,310
|
$ 26,130
|
$ 37,580
|
| hourly | |
$ 14.61
|
|
$ 9.11
|
$ 17.36
|
$ 9.76
|
$ 12.56
|
$ 18.07
|
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