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


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Occupation Occ. code Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4191 $ 35,130 1.30 $ 26,900 $ 33,590 $ 42,110
hourly $ 16.89   $ 12.93 $ 16.15 $ 20.25
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192 $ 39,990 1.60 $ 31,250 $ 39,870 $ 46,850
hourly $ 19.23   $ 15.02 $ 19.17 $ 22.52
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4193 $ 31,960 0.80 $ 23,980 $ 29,640 $ 37,640
hourly $ 15.36   $ 11.53 $ 14.25 $ 18.09
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-4194 $ 35,670 1.00 $ 26,370 $ 34,570 $ 43,390
hourly $ 17.15   $ 12.68 $ 16.62 $ 20.86
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-4199 $ 34,910 1.40 $ 24,770 $ 31,540 $ 42,100
hourly $ 16.79   $ 11.91 $ 15.16 $ 20.24
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111 $ 38,870 0.80 $ 28,910 $ 37,060 $ 46,800
hourly $ 18.69   $ 13.90 $ 17.82 $ 22.50
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 $ 35,760 0.40 $ 26,160 $ 34,290 $ 43,820
hourly $ 17.19   $ 12.58 $ 16.49 $ 21.07
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113 $ 31,150 0.90 $ 23,130 $ 29,420 $ 37,630
hourly $ 14.98   $ 11.12 $ 14.15 $ 18.09
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 $ 21,380 0.40 $ 17,680 $ 19,670 $ 23,630
hourly $ 10.28   $ 8.50 $ 9.46 $ 11.36
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 $ 20,530 0.60 $ 17,620 $ 19,440 $ 22,900
hourly $ 9.87   $ 8.47 $ 9.35 $ 11.01
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 $ 23,080 0.60 $ 18,250 $ 21,120 $ 26,520
hourly $ 11.10   $ 8.78 $ 10.15 $ 12.75
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-6041 $ 25,680 2.10 $ 18,970 $ 23,430 $ 30,450
hourly $ 12.35   $ 9.12 $ 11.26 $ 14.64
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6042 $ 26,520 4.30 $ 19,130 $ 25,330 $ 33,240
hourly $ 12.75   $ 9.20 $ 12.18 $ 15.98
Sewers, Hand 51-6051 $ 25,590 2.60 $ 19,220 $ 23,540 $ 29,050
hourly $ 12.30   $ 9.24 $ 11.32 $ 13.97
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 $ 28,800 1.70 $ 20,330 $ 26,210 $ 35,000
hourly $ 13.85   $ 9.77 $ 12.60 $ 16.83
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6061 $ 24,980 1.30 $ 19,400 $ 23,350 $ 29,100
hourly $ 12.01   $ 9.33 $ 11.22 $ 13.99
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6062 $ 25,380 1.20 $ 19,350 $ 23,690 $ 29,770
hourly $ 12.20   $ 9.30 $ 11.39 $ 14.32
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6063 $ 26,760 1.10 $ 21,600 $ 26,110 $ 30,410
hourly $ 12.86   $ 10.39 $ 12.55 $ 14.62
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6064 $ 26,460 0.80 $ 22,480 $ 26,340 $ 29,680
hourly $ 12.72   $ 10.81 $ 12.66 $ 14.27
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 51-6091 $ 32,100 1.30 $ 25,370 $ 31,760 $ 37,820
hourly $ 15.43   $ 12.20 $ 15.27 $ 18.18
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 51-6092 $ 44,650 3.80 $ 26,150 $ 39,800 $ 61,410
hourly $ 21.47   $ 12.57 $ 19.14 $ 29.53
Upholsterers 51-6093 $ 31,640 1.00 $ 23,450 $ 29,770 $ 37,690
hourly $ 15.21   $ 11.27 $ 14.31 $ 18.12
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-6099 $ 28,850 2.00 $ 19,680 $ 25,060 $ 33,970
hourly $ 13.87   $ 9.46 $ 12.05 $ 16.33
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 $ 32,220 0.50 $ 24,430 $ 30,530 $ 37,920
hourly $ 15.49   $ 11.74 $ 14.68 $ 18.23
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 $ 29,720 0.80 $ 22,830 $ 28,360 $ 35,330
hourly $ 14.29   $ 10.98 $ 13.63 $ 16.98
Model Makers, Wood 51-7031 $ 34,930 6.10 $ 19,420 $ 28,750 $ 45,130
hourly $ 16.79   $ 9.33 $ 13.82 $ 21.70
Patternmakers, Wood 51-7032 $ 40,630 3.00 $ 28,980 $ 38,870 $ 48,500
hourly $ 19.54   $ 13.93 $ 18.69 $ 23.32
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 $ 27,440 0.70 $ 20,700 $ 26,220 $ 32,910
hourly $ 13.19   $ 9.95 $ 12.60 $ 15.82
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 $ 28,160 0.50 $ 21,800 $ 27,090 $ 33,460
hourly $ 13.54   $ 10.48 $ 13.02 $ 16.09
Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 $ 28,790 1.70 $ 19,240 $ 25,070 $ 35,840
hourly $ 13.84   $ 9.25 $ 12.05 $ 17.23
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 51-8011 $ 77,550 1.20 $ 65,930 $ 76,590 $ 88,730
hourly $ 37.28   $ 31.70 $ 36.82 $ 42.66
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012 $ 72,360 0.90 $ 60,120 $ 70,700 $ 83,730
hourly $ 34.79   $ 28.90 $ 33.99 $ 40.25
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 $ 64,420 0.60 $ 52,560 $ 65,280 $ 75,460
hourly $ 30.97   $ 25.27 $ 31.38 $ 36.28
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 $ 53,800 0.50 $ 42,250 $ 53,070 $ 64,330
hourly $ 25.87   $ 20.31 $ 25.52 $ 30.93
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 $ 43,530 0.50 $ 32,250 $ 41,780 $ 53,270
hourly $ 20.93   $ 15.50 $ 20.09 $ 25.61
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 $ 54,920 1.10 $ 43,570 $ 55,940 $ 67,640
hourly $ 26.40   $ 20.95 $ 26.90 $ 32.52
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 $ 59,870 0.80 $ 50,140 $ 59,550 $ 70,600
hourly $ 28.78   $ 24.11 $ 28.63 $ 33.94
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 $ 60,290 0.90 $ 49,360 $ 61,260 $ 71,330
hourly $ 28.99   $ 23.73 $ 29.45 $ 34.29
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 $ 52,960 1.00 $ 40,610 $ 53,200 $ 64,820
hourly $ 25.46   $ 19.52 $ 25.58 $ 31.16
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 $ 46,440 0.80 $ 35,030 $ 45,550 $ 57,520
hourly $ 22.33   $ 16.84 $ 21.90 $ 27.66
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