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


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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 $ 26,550 5.70 $ 21,280 $ 29,180 $ 21,600 $ 24,050 $ 32,510
hourly$ 12.76   $ 10.23 $ 14.03 $ 10.39 $ 11.56 $ 15.63
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 $ 24,090 3.80 $ 21,490 $ 25,390 $ 21,290 $ 23,080 $ 25,570
hourly$ 11.58   $ 10.33 $ 12.21 $ 10.23 $ 11.09 $ 12.29
Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 $ 37,590 4.30 $ 24,050 $ 44,370 $ 25,730 $ 40,000 $ 45,350
hourly$ 18.07   $ 11.56 $ 21.33 $ 12.37 $ 19.23 $ 21.80
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 $ 44,960 4.10 $ 27,530 $ 53,670 $ 33,010 $ 49,940 $ 57,150
hourly$ 21.62   $ 13.24 $ 25.80 $ 15.87 $ 24.01 $ 27.48
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 $ 32,010 2.60 $ 21,110 $ 37,460 $ 23,770 $ 29,720 $ 37,540
hourly$ 15.39   $ 10.15 $ 18.01 $ 11.43 $ 14.29 $ 18.05
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 $ 65,660 5.60 $ 41,550 $ 77,720 $ 50,480 $ 71,600 $ 84,380
hourly$ 31.57   $ 19.98 $ 37.37 $ 24.27 $ 34.42 $ 40.57
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 $ 62,510 1.70 $ 50,600 $ 68,470 $ 56,020 $ 64,360 $ 70,590
hourly$ 30.05   $ 24.33 $ 32.92 $ 26.93 $ 30.94 $ 33.94
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 $ 58,160 3.20 $ 35,540 $ 69,460 $ 42,930 $ 61,110 $ 70,780
hourly$ 27.96   $ 17.09 $ 33.40 $ 20.64 $ 29.38 $ 34.03
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 $ 29,880 4.90 $ 22,470 $ 33,590 $ 24,640 $ 29,440 $ 35,030
hourly$ 14.37   $ 10.80 $ 16.15 $ 11.85 $ 14.16 $ 16.84
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 $ 29,480 7.50 $ 17,030 $ 35,700 $ 18,190 $ 26,630 $ 39,050
hourly$ 14.17   $ 8.19 $ 17.16 $ 8.75 $ 12.80 $ 18.78
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 $ 21,880 3.00 $ 16,990 $ 24,320 $ 17,810 $ 20,390 $ 24,450
hourly$ 10.52   $ 8.17 $ 11.69 $ 8.56 $ 9.80 $ 11.76
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 $ 25,570 9.30 $ 17,760 $ 29,470 $ 18,310 $ 21,090 $ 27,100
hourly$ 12.29   $ 8.54 $ 14.17 $ 8.80 $ 10.14 $ 13.03
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031 $ 23,550 6.70 $ 17,150 $ 26,750 $ 18,460 $ 22,100 $ 28,580
hourly$ 11.32   $ 8.25 $ 12.86 $ 8.88 $ 10.62 $ 13.74
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 $ 35,330 4.50 $ 26,640 $ 39,670 $ 30,910 $ 35,620 $ 41,660
hourly$ 16.98   $ 12.81 $ 19.07 $ 14.86 $ 17.12 $ 20.03
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041 $ 27,840 3.50 $ 20,770 $ 31,380 $ 22,380 $ 28,480 $ 33,570
hourly$ 13.39   $ 9.98 $ 15.09 $ 10.76 $ 13.69 $ 16.14
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 $ 29,380 11.30 $ 19,020 $ 34,550 $ 20,220 $ 23,980 $ 37,450
hourly$ 14.12   $ 9.15 $ 16.61 $ 9.72 $ 11.53 $ 18.01
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 $ 51,380 6.70 $ 24,350 $ 64,890 $ 28,600 $ 43,190 $ 67,960
hourly$ 24.70   $ 11.71 $ 31.20 $ 13.75 $ 20.77 $ 32.67
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071 $ 27,450 6.70 $ 18,000 $ 32,170 $ 19,200 $ 24,640 $ 31,420
hourly$ 13.20   $ 8.65 $ 15.47 $ 9.23 $ 11.85 $ 15.11
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 $ 39,040 6.10 $ 25,820 $ 45,650 $ 28,940 $ 37,290 $ 44,160
hourly$ 18.77   $ 12.41 $ 21.95 $ 13.91 $ 17.93 $ 21.23
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083 $ 34,650 6.40 $ 23,550 $ 40,190 $ 27,670 $ 34,750 $ 39,770
hourly$ 16.66   $ 11.32 $ 19.32 $ 13.30 $ 16.71 $ 19.12
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 $ 20,690 3.70 $ 17,170 $ 22,450 $ 17,630 $ 19,420 $ 23,670
hourly$ 9.95   $ 8.26 $ 10.79 $ 8.48 $ 9.34 $ 11.38
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 $ 27,490 4.50 $ 20,380 $ 31,050 $ 21,360 $ 24,210 $ 33,830
hourly$ 13.22   $ 9.80 $ 14.93 $ 10.27 $ 11.64 $ 16.26
Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 $ 43,070 9.10 $ 25,640 $ 51,780 $ 30,350 $ 38,430 $ 52,190
hourly$ 20.71   $ 12.33 $ 24.89 $ 14.59 $ 18.48 $ 25.09
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 $ 23,820 3.50 $ 17,900 $ 26,790 $ 18,740 $ 22,600 $ 28,100
hourly$ 11.45   $ 8.60 $ 12.88 $ 9.01 $ 10.87 $ 13.51
Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators 51-9151 $ 22,060 1.90 $ 17,500 $ 24,340 $ 17,950 $ 20,060 $ 23,950
hourly$ 10.61   $ 8.42 $ 11.70 $ 8.63 $ 9.65 $ 11.51
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9193 $ 30,850 2.50 $ 22,500 $ 35,020 $ 24,760 $ 28,970 $ 35,310
hourly$ 14.83   $ 10.82 $ 16.84 $ 11.91 $ 13.93 $ 16.98
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 $ 30,870 6.30 $ 24,470 $ 34,070 $ 26,930 $ 31,430 $ 35,660
hourly$ 14.84   $ 11.76 $ 16.38 $ 12.95 $ 15.11 $ 17.15
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196 $ 32,620 2.80 $ 25,250 $ 36,310 $ 26,970 $ 31,870 $ 37,360
hourly$ 15.68   $ 12.14 $ 17.46 $ 12.97 $ 15.32 $ 17.96
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 $ 23,770 2.20 $ 17,530 $ 26,890 $ 18,840 $ 22,390 $ 27,610
hourly$ 11.43   $ 8.43 $ 12.93 $ 9.06 $ 10.77 $ 13.27
Production Workers, All Other* 51-9399 $ 29,470 4.70 $ 18,050 $ 35,180 $ 19,290 $ 25,030 $ 36,470
hourly$ 14.17   $ 8.68 $ 16.91 $ 9.28 $ 12.04 $ 17.53
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