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


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Occupation Occ. code Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4191 3.10 $ 34,771 1.00 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 26,982 $ 33,590 $ 41,053
hourly  $ 16.72   >$70 >$70 $ 12.97 $ 16.15 $ 19.74
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192 3.80 $ 40,615 1.70 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 31,370 $ 40,554 $ 47,875
hourly  $ 19.53   >$70 >$70 $ 15.08 $ 19.50 $ 23.01
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4193 3.00 $ 31,503 0.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 23,948 $ 29,507 $ 37,092
hourly  $ 15.15   >$70 >$70 $ 11.52 $ 14.18 $ 17.84
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-4194 3.40 $ 36,308 1.10 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 27,287 $ 35,066 $ 43,741
hourly  $ 17.46   >$70 >$70 $ 13.12 $ 16.86 $ 21.03
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-4199 4.60 $ 34,812 1.30 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 24,752 $ 31,401 $ 41,562
hourly  $ 16.74   >$70 >$70 $ 11.90 $ 15.10 $ 19.99
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111 2.20 $ 38,660 0.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 28,468 $ 36,940 $ 47,183
hourly  $ 18.59   >$70 >$70 $ 13.68 $ 17.76 $ 22.69
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 1.40 $ 36,013 0.50 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 26,127 $ 34,292 $ 44,036
hourly  $ 17.31   >$70 >$70 $ 12.56 $ 16.48 $ 21.17
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113 2.50 $ 31,360 0.90 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 23,123 $ 29,446 $ 38,080
hourly  $ 15.08   >$70 >$70 $ 11.12 $ 14.15 $ 18.31
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 1.40 $ 21,616 0.40 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 17,788 $ 19,895 $ 23,999
hourly  $ 10.40   >$70 >$70 $ 8.55 $ 9.57 $ 11.54
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 2.50 $ 20,852 0.60 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 17,757 $ 19,753 $ 23,286
hourly  $ 10.03   >$70 >$70 $ 8.53 $ 9.50 $ 11.20
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 1.70 $ 23,041 0.50 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 18,327 $ 20,975 $ 26,381
hourly  $ 11.08   >$70 >$70 $ 8.81 $ 10.08 $ 12.69
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-6041 9.20 $ 25,139 1.70 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 18,979 $ 23,418 $ 29,792
hourly  $ 12.09   >$70 >$70 $ 9.12 $ 11.26 $ 14.33
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6042 14.30 $ 27,450 3.70 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 20,659 $ 26,758 $ 33,305
hourly  $ 13.20   >$70 >$70 $ 9.93 $ 12.86 $ 16.02
Sewers, Hand 51-6051 8.80 $ 25,658 2.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 19,295 $ 23,561 $ 29,242
hourly  $ 12.33   >$70 >$70 $ 9.28 $ 11.33 $ 14.06
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 5.70 $ 28,876 1.30 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 21,015 $ 27,043 $ 34,781
hourly  $ 13.88   >$70 >$70 $ 10.10 $ 13.00 $ 16.72
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6061 4.80 $ 25,169 1.30 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 19,508 $ 23,388 $ 29,537
hourly  $ 12.11   >$70 >$70 $ 9.38 $ 11.24 $ 14.20
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6062 5.00 $ 25,404 0.90 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 19,539 $ 23,917 $ 30,016
hourly  $ 12.22   >$70 >$70 $ 9.40 $ 11.50 $ 14.43
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6063 3.20 $ 26,839 1.10 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 21,718 $ 26,340 $ 30,678
hourly  $ 12.91   >$70 >$70 $ 10.45 $ 12.67 $ 14.75
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6064 2.40 $ 26,676 0.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 22,563 $ 26,116 $ 30,220
hourly  $ 12.83   >$70 >$70 $ 10.84 $ 12.55 $ 14.53
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 51-6091 4.70 $ 33,437 1.30 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 27,104 $ 32,989 $ 39,424
hourly  $ 16.08   >$70 >$70 $ 13.03 $ 15.86 $ 18.96
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 51-6092 8.50 $ 44,993 3.10 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 28,244 $ 39,679 $ 60,490
hourly  $ 21.64   >$70 >$70 $ 13.58 $ 19.08 $ 29.08
Upholsterers 51-6093 2.80 $ 32,195 1.00 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 24,090 $ 30,505 $ 38,335
hourly  $ 15.48   >$70 >$70 $ 11.58 $ 14.66 $ 18.43
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 7.00 $ 29,242 2.30 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 19,793 $ 25,292 $ 34,608
hourly  $ 14.06   >$70 >$70 $ 9.51 $ 12.16 $ 16.64
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 1.80 $ 32,368 0.50 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 24,589 $ 30,678 $ 38,304
hourly  $ 15.57   >$70 >$70 $ 11.82 $ 14.74 $ 18.42
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 3.00 $ 29,761 0.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 22,909 $ 28,326 $ 34,995
hourly  $ 14.32   >$70 >$70 $ 11.02 $ 13.61 $ 16.82
Model Makers, Wood 51-7031 11.10 $ 34,343 5.00 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 21,504 $ 29,904 $ 40,890
hourly  $ 16.51   >$70 >$70 $ 10.34 $ 14.38 $ 19.66
Patternmakers, Wood 51-7032 14.30 $ 41,440 4.50 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 27,328 $ 35,270 $ 50,838
hourly  $ 19.93   >$70 >$70 $ 13.14 $ 16.95 $ 24.45
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 2.50 $ 27,807 0.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 21,117 $ 26,656 $ 32,816
hourly  $ 13.37   >$70 >$70 $ 10.15 $ 12.82 $ 15.78
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 1.90 $ 28,153 0.60 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 21,983 $ 27,002 $ 33,009
hourly  $ 13.53   >$70 >$70 $ 10.57 $ 12.98 $ 15.87
Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 5.50 $ 28,417 1.60 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 19,732 $ 24,976 $ 34,007
hourly  $ 13.66   >$70 >$70 $ 9.49 $ 12.00 $ 16.35
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 51-8011 7.10 $ 78,716 1.20 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 67,852 $ 77,025 $ 89,121
hourly  $ 37.85   >$70 >$70 $ 32.62 $ 37.03 $ 42.85
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012 3.60 $ 70,387 0.70 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 59,156 $ 70,153 $ 82,045
hourly  $ 33.84   >$70 >$70 $ 28.44 $ 33.73 $ 39.44
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 2.90 $ 63,402 0.60 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 52,151 $ 64,227 $ 74,673
hourly  $ 30.48   >$70 >$70 $ 25.08 $ 30.88 $ 35.90
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 1.50 $ 53,577 0.50 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 42,193 $ 53,088 $ 63,932
hourly  $ 25.76   >$70 >$70 $ 20.28 $ 25.53 $ 30.74
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 1.20 $ 43,303 0.50 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 32,052 $ 41,511 $ 52,915
hourly  $ 20.82   >$70 >$70 $ 15.42 $ 19.96 $ 25.44
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 4.60 $ 55,695 0.90 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 45,380 $ 56,499 $ 66,833
hourly  $ 26.78   >$70 >$70 $ 21.82 $ 27.17 $ 32.13
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 5.30 $ 58,708 1.30 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 49,331 $ 58,240 $ 68,381
hourly  $ 28.22   >$70 >$70 $ 23.71 $ 28.00 $ 32.88
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 4.20 $ 60,663 1.00 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 49,178 $ 61,132 $ 71,772
hourly  $ 29.16   >$70 >$70 $ 23.64 $ 29.39 $ 34.51
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 3.30 $ 52,956 0.80 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 40,799 $ 52,925 $ 63,881
hourly  $ 25.45   >$70 >$70 $ 19.62 $ 25.44 $ 30.71
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 2.90 $ 46,623 0.70 >$145,600 >$145,600 $ 36,176 $ 45,971 $ 56,967
hourly  $ 22.42   >$70 >$70 $ 17.39 $ 22.10 $ 27.39
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