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 Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 19-0000 $ 72,840 3.70 $ 36,660 $ 90,940 $ 44,110 $ 64,130 $ 96,200
hourly$ 35.02   $ 17.62 $ 43.72 $ 21.21 $ 30.83 $ 46.25
Animal Scientists 19-1011 $ 76,160 2.00 $ 47,740 $ 90,360 $ 55,490 $ 68,880 $ 92,520
hourly$ 36.61   $ 22.95 $ 43.44 $ 26.68 $ 33.12 $ 44.48
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 $ 39,910 3.50 $ 31,130 $ 44,300 $ 32,220 $ 35,480 $ 41,750
hourly$ 19.19   $ 14.97 $ 21.30 $ 15.49 $ 17.06 $ 20.07
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 $ 62,790 1.50 $ 48,150 $ 70,110 $ 52,200 $ 61,230 $ 74,610
hourly$ 30.19   $ 23.15 $ 33.71 $ 25.10 $ 29.44 $ 35.87
Microbiologists 19-1022 $ 56,200 1.50 $ 37,520 $ 65,540 $ 40,260 $ 47,830 $ 68,910
hourly$ 27.02   $ 18.04 $ 31.51 $ 19.35 $ 23.00 $ 33.13
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 $ 55,750 1.10 $ 40,130 $ 63,550 $ 46,040 $ 55,370 $ 66,960
hourly$ 26.80   $ 19.29 $ 30.55 $ 22.13 $ 26.62 $ 32.19
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 $ 63,980 1.00 $ 39,620 $ 76,160 $ 49,040 $ 65,050 $ 75,680
hourly$ 30.76   $ 19.05 $ 36.62 $ 23.58 $ 31.27 $ 36.39
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 $ 59,250 2.40 $ 35,800 $ 70,980 $ 46,690 $ 57,920 $ 70,790
hourly$ 28.49   $ 17.21 $ 34.13 $ 22.45 $ 27.85 $ 34.04
Foresters 19-1032 $ 54,350 1.80 $ 37,040 $ 63,010 $ 39,620 $ 49,030 $ 68,880
hourly$ 26.13   $ 17.81 $ 30.29 $ 19.05 $ 23.57 $ 33.11
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 $ 68,140 7.50 $ 34,170 $ 85,130 $ 37,820 $ 53,950 $ 80,530
hourly$ 32.76   $ 16.43 $ 40.93 $ 18.18 $ 25.94 $ 38.72
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 $ 63,690 7.00 $ 41,840 $ 74,620 $ 44,090 $ 52,590 $ 65,490
hourly$ 30.62   $ 20.11 $ 35.88 $ 21.20 $ 25.28 $ 31.48
Physicists 19-2012 $ 97,530 4.00 $ 67,350 $112,620 $ 72,660 $ 91,210 $123,000
hourly$ 46.89   $ 32.38 $ 54.15 $ 34.93 $ 43.85 $ 59.13
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 $ 88,510 3.10 $ 65,660 $ 99,940 $ 73,860 $ 87,290 $100,920
hourly$ 42.55   $ 31.57 $ 48.05 $ 35.51 $ 41.97 $ 48.52
Chemists 19-2031 $ 84,600 5.50 $ 46,030 $103,890 $ 52,640 $ 86,110 $112,090
hourly$ 40.68   $ 22.13 $ 49.95 $ 25.31 $ 41.40 $ 53.89
Materials Scientists 19-2032 $112,390 2.60 $ 86,220 $125,470 $ 96,440 $111,090 $130,530
hourly$ 54.03   $ 41.45 $ 60.32 $ 46.37 $ 53.41 $ 62.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 $ 63,720 2.80 $ 44,940 $ 73,100 $ 48,980 $ 57,150 $ 71,310
hourly$ 30.63   $ 21.61 $ 35.15 $ 23.55 $ 27.48 $ 34.28
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 $ 74,420 7.50 $ 44,890 $ 89,190 $ 48,460 $ 64,180 $ 91,410
hourly$ 35.78   $ 21.58 $ 42.88 $ 23.30 $ 30.86 $ 43.95
Hydrologists 19-2043 $ 71,010 2.60 $ 48,360 $ 82,330 $ 53,550 $ 68,810 $ 85,280
hourly$ 34.14   $ 23.25 $ 39.58 $ 25.74 $ 33.08 $ 41.00
Economists 19-3011 $ 61,380 5.50 $ 50,260 $ 66,940 $ 52,660 $ 59,830 $ 67,660
hourly$ 29.51   $ 24.16 $ 32.19 $ 25.32 $ 28.76 $ 32.53
Survey Researchers 19-3022 $ 49,000 17.00 $ 17,930 $ 64,530 $ 18,690 $ 63,820 $ 69,940
hourly$ 23.56   $ 8.62 $ 31.03 $ 8.99 $ 30.68 $ 33.63
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 $ 65,020 2.50 $ 43,380 $ 75,830 $ 49,540 $ 61,910 $ 78,110
hourly$ 31.26   $ 20.86 $ 36.46 $ 23.82 $ 29.77 $ 37.55
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 $ 95,410 2.90 $ 55,750 $115,240 $ 54,840 $ 90,590 $128,430
hourly$ 45.87   $ 26.80 $ 55.41 $ 26.37 $ 43.55 $ 61.74
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 $ 69,100 3.50 $ 43,590 $ 81,860 $ 48,830 $ 60,490 $ 90,010
hourly$ 33.22   $ 20.96 $ 39.36 $ 23.48 $ 29.08 $ 43.28
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 $ 55,910 1.60 $ 40,450 $ 63,630 $ 46,010 $ 53,370 $ 66,060
hourly$ 26.88   $ 19.45 $ 30.59 $ 22.12 $ 25.66 $ 31.76
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 $ 52,560 2.10 $ 34,390 $ 61,650 $ 38,070 $ 47,630 $ 65,060
hourly$ 25.27   $ 16.53 $ 29.64 $ 18.30 $ 22.90 $ 31.28
Geographers 19-3092 $ 63,110 1.80 $ 50,170 $ 69,580 $ 54,190 $ 62,890 $ 73,180
hourly$ 30.34   $ 24.12 $ 33.45 $ 26.05 $ 30.23 $ 35.18
Historians 19-3093 $ 76,550 5.00 $ 55,710 $ 86,970 $ 66,960 $ 80,270 $ 89,410
hourly$ 36.80   $ 26.78 $ 41.81 $ 32.19 $ 38.59 $ 42.98
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 $ 39,380 3.40 $ 24,750 $ 46,700 $ 27,500 $ 36,230 $ 46,360
hourly$ 18.93   $ 11.90 $ 22.45 $ 13.22 $ 17.42 $ 22.29
Biological Technicians 19-4021 $ 32,780 2.80 $ 24,660 $ 36,840 $ 25,440 $ 31,310 $ 39,040
hourly$ 15.76   $ 11.86 $ 17.71 $ 12.23 $ 15.05 $ 18.77
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 $ 54,770 5.90 $ 34,720 $ 64,800 $ 39,170 $ 56,900 $ 69,590
hourly$ 26.33   $ 16.69 $ 31.15 $ 18.83 $ 27.35 $ 33.46
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 $ 51,460 7.50 $ 28,590 $ 62,890 $ 30,270 $ 44,210 $ 67,910
hourly$ 24.74   $ 13.75 $ 30.24 $ 14.55 $ 21.25 $ 32.65
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 $ 39,290 2.70 $ 28,330 $ 44,770 $ 30,240 $ 38,020 $ 45,370
hourly$ 18.89   $ 13.62 $ 21.52 $ 14.54 $ 18.28 $ 21.81
Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092 $ 49,890 1.50 $ 34,580 $ 57,540 $ 37,350 $ 50,430 $ 61,680
hourly$ 23.99   $ 16.62 $ 27.67 $ 17.95 $ 24.25 $ 29.65
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4093 $ 35,800 0.60 $ 26,170 $ 40,620 $ 27,980 $ 31,320 $ 42,680
hourly$ 17.21   $ 12.58 $ 19.53 $ 13.45 $ 15.06 $ 20.52
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