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 Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 19-0000 $ 67,470 0.40 $ 42,020 $ 59,330 $ 84,320
hourly $ 32.44   $ 20.20 $ 28.52 $ 40.54
Animal Scientists 19-1011 $ 74,170 3.00 $ 44,440 $ 61,230 $ 92,240
hourly $ 35.66   $ 21.37 $ 29.44 $ 44.35
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 $ 64,170 1.00 $ 43,240 $ 58,340 $ 80,300
hourly $ 30.85   $ 20.79 $ 28.05 $ 38.61
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 $ 63,890 0.70 $ 45,860 $ 58,940 $ 75,670
hourly $ 30.72   $ 22.05 $ 28.34 $ 36.38
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 $ 87,640 2.60 $ 54,230 $ 79,230 $109,550
hourly $ 42.13   $ 26.07 $ 38.09 $ 52.67
Microbiologists 19-1022 $ 71,720 2.10 $ 47,660 $ 65,230 $ 90,150
hourly $ 34.48   $ 22.91 $ 31.36 $ 43.34
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 $ 61,880 0.70 $ 45,460 $ 57,420 $ 72,710
hourly $ 29.75   $ 21.85 $ 27.60 $ 34.96
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 $ 73,050 1.10 $ 54,450 $ 70,790 $ 85,050
hourly $ 35.12   $ 26.18 $ 34.03 $ 40.89
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 $ 62,290 0.40 $ 46,000 $ 59,530 $ 74,620
hourly $ 29.95   $ 22.12 $ 28.62 $ 35.88
Foresters 19-1032 $ 56,130 0.40 $ 44,460 $ 55,190 $ 66,920
hourly $ 26.99   $ 21.38 $ 26.53 $ 32.18
Epidemiologists 19-1041 $ 69,660 1.20 $ 51,830 $ 64,220 $ 80,170
hourly $ 33.49   $ 24.92 $ 30.87 $ 38.54
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 $ 87,640 1.30 $ 53,930 $ 76,130 $105,550
hourly $ 42.13   $ 25.93 $ 36.60 $ 50.75
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 $ 74,220 1.80 $ 48,350 $ 64,370 $ 92,930
hourly $ 35.68   $ 23.25 $ 30.95 $ 44.68
Astronomers 19-2011 $101,630 2.80 $ 61,020 $ 95,500 $143,340
hourly $ 48.86   $ 29.34 $ 45.91 $ 68.91
Physicists 19-2012 $112,090 1.40 $ 79,260 $106,360 $138,600
hourly $ 53.89   $ 38.10 $ 51.14 $ 66.63
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 $ 90,860 1.70 $ 66,860 $ 89,790 $110,270
hourly $ 43.68   $ 32.14 $ 43.17 $ 53.01
Chemists 19-2031 $ 74,780 0.90 $ 51,150 $ 69,760 $ 93,330
hourly $ 35.95   $ 24.59 $ 33.54 $ 44.87
Materials Scientists 19-2032 $ 86,600 1.20 $ 62,140 $ 84,600 $108,300
hourly $ 41.64   $ 29.88 $ 40.67 $ 52.07
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 $ 68,810 0.70 $ 47,380 $ 62,920 $ 83,970
hourly $ 33.08   $ 22.78 $ 30.25 $ 40.37
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 $ 97,700 1.60 $ 59,510 $ 84,470 $118,510
hourly $ 46.97   $ 28.61 $ 40.61 $ 56.97
Hydrologists 19-2043 $ 79,070 0.80 $ 59,540 $ 75,680 $ 94,300
hourly $ 38.01   $ 28.62 $ 36.39 $ 45.34
Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 $ 96,290 1.90 $ 66,320 $ 94,990 $122,750
hourly $ 46.29   $ 31.88 $ 45.67 $ 59.01
Economists 19-3011 $100,270 1.70 $ 65,850 $ 90,550 $122,980
hourly $ 48.20   $ 31.66 $ 43.54 $ 59.12
Survey Researchers 19-3022 $ 47,740 2.90 $ 26,420 $ 40,150 $ 62,620
hourly $ 22.95   $ 12.70 $ 19.30 $ 30.10
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 $ 73,090 0.70 $ 50,820 $ 67,880 $ 88,030
hourly $ 35.14   $ 24.43 $ 32.64 $ 42.32
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 $124,160 11.50 $ 74,340 $ 94,720 $143,950
hourly $ 59.69   $ 35.74 $ 45.54 $ 69.21
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 $ 85,830 1.00 $ 63,790 $ 90,010 $104,940
hourly $ 41.27   $ 30.67 $ 43.27 $ 50.45
Sociologists 19-3041 $ 79,460 1.70 $ 56,230 $ 73,670 $ 96,070
hourly $ 38.20   $ 27.04 $ 35.42 $ 46.19
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 $ 67,350 0.60 $ 50,970 $ 64,100 $ 80,740
hourly $ 32.38   $ 24.51 $ 30.82 $ 38.82
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 $ 59,040 0.90 $ 41,120 $ 56,070 $ 74,100
hourly $ 28.39   $ 19.77 $ 26.95 $ 35.62
Geographers 19-3092 $ 74,170 1.20 $ 57,430 $ 74,760 $ 89,840
hourly $ 35.66   $ 27.61 $ 35.94 $ 43.19
Historians 19-3093 $ 57,610 2.30 $ 34,890 $ 52,370 $ 76,040
hourly $ 27.70   $ 16.78 $ 25.18 $ 36.56
Political Scientists 19-3094 $105,040 3.10 $ 67,090 $103,860 $136,760
hourly $ 50.50   $ 32.25 $ 49.93 $ 65.75
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 $ 78,670 1.00 $ 59,000 $ 75,160 $ 94,960
hourly $ 37.82   $ 28.37 $ 36.14 $ 45.65
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 $ 36,150 1.00 $ 26,710 $ 33,550 $ 42,920
hourly $ 17.38   $ 12.84 $ 16.13 $ 20.64
Biological Technicians 19-4021 $ 42,290 0.80 $ 31,270 $ 39,480 $ 50,630
hourly $ 20.33   $ 15.03 $ 18.98 $ 24.34
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 $ 44,560 0.60 $ 32,580 $ 42,070 $ 54,970
hourly $ 21.42   $ 15.66 $ 20.23 $ 26.43
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 $ 57,840 3.00 $ 36,280 $ 49,690 $ 73,490
hourly $ 27.81   $ 17.44 $ 23.89 $ 35.33
Nuclear Technicians 19-4051 $ 67,520 1.80 $ 52,860 $ 68,030 $ 80,330
hourly $ 32.46   $ 25.42 $ 32.71 $ 38.62
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 $ 42,410 1.90 $ 28,760 $ 38,800 $ 49,720
hourly $ 20.39   $ 13.83 $ 18.66 $ 23.91
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