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
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51-0000 $ 36,146 5.20 $ 20,717 $ 43,860 $ 22,873 $ 31,896 $ 45,773
hourly$ 17.38   $ 9.96 $ 21.09 $ 11.00 $ 15.33 $ 22.01
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 $ 53,300 4.29 $ 34,721 $ 62,589 $ 38,419 $ 47,510 $ 65,418
hourly$ 25.62   $ 16.69 $ 30.09 $ 18.47 $ 22.84 $ 31.45
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 51-2023 $ 36,729 2.97 $ 30,501 $ 39,844 $ 32,253 $ 35,301 $ 38,363
hourly$ 17.66   $ 14.66 $ 19.16 $ 15.51 $ 16.97 $ 18.44
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 $ 34,510 3.58 $ 25,608 $ 38,962 $ 27,424 $ 32,741 $ 40,514
hourly$ 16.59   $ 12.31 $ 18.73 $ 13.18 $ 15.74 $ 19.48
Team Assemblers 51-2092 $ 26,063 2.24 $ 19,594 $ 29,298 $ 20,979 $ 25,481 $ 29,593
hourly$ 12.53   $ 9.42 $ 14.09 $ 10.09 $ 12.25 $ 14.23
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 $ 31,833 3.42 $ 24,666 $ 35,417 $ 27,823 $ 32,350 $ 35,695
hourly$ 15.30   $ 11.86 $ 17.03 $ 13.38 $ 15.55 $ 17.16
Bakers 51-3011 $ 24,451 3.41 $ 18,580 $ 27,386 $ 19,507 $ 23,088 $ 28,056
hourly$ 11.76   $ 8.93 $ 13.17 $ 9.38 $ 11.10 $ 13.49
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 $ 25,208 5.23 $ 21,437 $ 27,093 $ 20,969 $ 22,632 $ 25,547
hourly$ 12.12   $ 10.31 $ 13.03 $ 10.08 $ 10.88 $ 12.28
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 $ 23,913 4.86 $ 18,151 $ 26,793 $ 19,025 $ 24,157 $ 28,072
hourly$ 11.50   $ 8.73 $ 12.88 $ 9.15 $ 11.61 $ 13.50
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 $ 22,454 4.03 $ 19,235 $ 24,064 $ 19,976 $ 21,731 $ 23,486
hourly$ 10.80   $ 9.25 $ 11.57 $ 9.60 $ 10.45 $ 11.29
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 $ 26,517 5.62 $ 21,415 $ 29,067 $ 21,401 $ 23,496 $ 30,763
hourly$ 12.75   $ 10.30 $ 13.97 $ 10.29 $ 11.30 $ 14.79
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 $ 34,040 11.07 $ 19,394 $ 41,363 $ 21,388 $ 33,062 $ 43,787
hourly$ 16.37   $ 9.32 $ 19.89 $ 10.28 $ 15.90 $ 21.05
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 $ 32,961 2.88 $ 23,643 $ 37,621 $ 25,661 $ 32,136 $ 39,787
hourly$ 15.85   $ 11.37 $ 18.09 $ 12.34 $ 15.45 $ 19.13
Machinists 51-4041 $ 47,696 5.76 $ 31,366 $ 55,861 $ 35,415 $ 47,688 $ 60,065
hourly$ 22.93   $ 15.08 $ 26.86 $ 17.03 $ 22.93 $ 28.88
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 $ 23,212 3.31 $ 19,354 $ 25,142 $ 19,901 $ 21,611 $ 23,320
hourly$ 11.16   $ 9.30 $ 12.09 $ 9.57 $ 10.39 $ 11.21
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 $ 34,831 3.20 $ 23,694 $ 40,399 $ 26,118 $ 33,929 $ 42,823
hourly$ 16.75   $ 11.39 $ 19.42 $ 12.56 $ 16.31 $ 20.59
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111 $ 32,724 4.13 $ 21,321 $ 38,426 $ 22,293 $ 30,586 $ 37,821
hourly$ 15.73   $ 10.25 $ 18.47 $ 10.72 $ 14.70 $ 18.18
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 $ 33,522 3.58 $ 22,174 $ 39,195 $ 24,396 $ 33,010 $ 42,190
hourly$ 16.12   $ 10.66 $ 18.84 $ 11.73 $ 15.87 $ 20.28
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113 $ 26,979 3.72 $ 21,868 $ 29,534 $ 24,082 $ 27,384 $ 30,293
hourly$ 12.97   $ 10.51 $ 14.20 $ 11.58 $ 13.17 $ 14.56
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 $ 19,763 2.29 $ 17,600 $ 20,845 $ 17,450 $ 19,053 $ 21,781
hourly$ 9.50   $ 8.46 $ 10.02 $ 8.39 $ 9.16 $ 10.47
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021 $ 18,570 3.17 $ 17,560 $ 19,074 $ 17,030 $ 18,245 $ 19,474
hourly$ 8.93   $ 8.44 $ 9.17 $ 8.19 $ 8.77 $ 9.36
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 $ 22,630 7.06 $ 17,405 $ 25,243 $ 18,238 $ 21,535 $ 25,830
hourly$ 10.88   $ 8.37 $ 12.14 $ 8.77 $ 10.35 $ 12.42
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052 $ 29,217 15.66 $ 20,453 $ 33,599 $ 21,452 $ 25,162 $ 30,421
hourly$ 14.05   $ 9.83 $ 16.15 $ 10.31 $ 12.10 $ 14.63
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 $ 29,004 4.18 $ 23,216 $ 31,898 $ 24,947 $ 27,993 $ 31,187
hourly$ 13.94   $ 11.16 $ 15.34 $ 11.99 $ 13.46 $ 14.99
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 $ 30,620 2.61 $ 23,341 $ 34,259 $ 25,965 $ 30,366 $ 35,647
hourly$ 14.72   $ 11.22 $ 16.47 $ 12.48 $ 14.60 $ 17.14
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 $ 22,459 4.05 $ 17,432 $ 24,973 $ 18,084 $ 21,024 $ 24,812
hourly$ 10.80   $ 8.38 $ 12.01 $ 8.69 $ 10.11 $ 11.93
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 $ 34,826 13.01 $ 22,492 $ 40,993 $ 23,700 $ 33,349 $ 44,154
hourly$ 16.74   $ 10.81 $ 19.71 $ 11.39 $ 16.03 $ 21.23
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 $ 35,048 5.38 $ 24,419 $ 40,362 $ 28,640 $ 35,415 $ 42,643
hourly$ 16.85   $ 11.74 $ 19.40 $ 13.77 $ 17.03 $ 20.50
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 $ 54,639 10.14 $ 28,163 $ 67,877 $ 32,434 $ 45,686 $ 70,602
hourly$ 26.27   $ 13.54 $ 32.63 $ 15.59 $ 21.96 $ 33.94
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071 $ 27,104 5.73 $ 19,437 $ 30,938 $ 20,592 $ 25,095 $ 30,294
hourly$ 13.03   $ 9.34 $ 14.87 $ 9.90 $ 12.07 $ 14.56
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 $ 40,576 6.54 $ 28,322 $ 46,703 $ 30,909 $ 38,207 $ 44,695
hourly$ 19.51   $ 13.62 $ 22.45 $ 14.86 $ 18.37 $ 21.49
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083 $ 35,323 3.77 $ 24,702 $ 40,633 $ 29,642 $ 35,131 $ 39,505
hourly$ 16.98   $ 11.88 $ 19.54 $ 14.25 $ 16.89 $ 18.99
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 $ 20,524 3.39 $ 17,587 $ 21,993 $ 18,429 $ 20,511 $ 22,545
hourly$ 9.87   $ 8.46 $ 10.57 $ 8.86 $ 9.86 $ 10.84
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 $ 24,015 4.68 $ 20,286 $ 25,880 $ 20,739 $ 22,685 $ 24,611
hourly$ 11.55   $ 9.75 $ 12.44 $ 9.97 $ 10.91 $ 11.83
Painters, Transportation Equipment 51-9122 $ 49,293 12.48 $ 31,890 $ 57,995 $ 35,065 $ 44,192 $ 57,348
hourly$ 23.70   $ 15.33 $ 27.88 $ 16.86 $ 21.25 $ 27.57
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 $ 26,237 2.92 $ 20,839 $ 28,936 $ 21,776 $ 25,219 $ 30,409
hourly$ 12.61   $ 10.02 $ 13.91 $ 10.47 $ 12.12 $ 14.62
Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators 51-9151 $ 23,035 2.59 $ 17,767 $ 25,669 $ 17,962 $ 20,209 $ 25,979
hourly$ 11.07   $ 8.54 $ 12.34 $ 8.64 $ 9.72 $ 12.49
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 $ 30,940 7.26 $ 24,621 $ 34,100 $ 26,943 $ 31,507 $ 35,679
hourly$ 14.88   $ 11.84 $ 16.39 $ 12.95 $ 15.15 $ 17.15
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196 $ 33,091 2.94 $ 24,506 $ 37,384 $ 26,680 $ 32,781 $ 38,016
hourly$ 15.91   $ 11.78 $ 17.97 $ 12.83 $ 15.76 $ 18.28
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 $ 25,431 4.36 $ 17,831 $ 29,231 $ 18,749 $ 24,224 $ 31,603
hourly$ 12.23   $ 8.57 $ 14.05 $ 9.01 $ 11.65 $ 15.19
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