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
Food Batchmakers 51-3092 23,219 6.30 17,958 25,855 18,142 20,022 27,765
hourly11.17   8.63 12.43 8.72 9.62 13.35
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 22,004 2.90 18,142 23,934 19,368 21,646 23,648
hourly10.57   8.72 11.50 9.32 10.41 11.37
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051 30,012 11.30 19,429 35,294 20,655 24,496 38,256
hourly14.42   9.35 16.97 9.93 11.78 18.40
Furniture Finishers 51-7021 24,670 10.70 17,744 28,123 19,215 22,770 30,942
hourly11.86   8.53 13.52 9.23 10.95 14.87
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 67,073 5.60 42,444 79,393 51,567 73,141 86,196
hourly32.25   20.41 38.17 24.79 35.16 41.44
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022 22,351 3.00 17,356 24,843 18,193 20,829 24,976
hourly10.75   8.35 11.94 8.74 10.01 12.01
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 30,983 2.40 21,125 35,917 23,475 29,696 37,868
hourly14.89   10.15 17.27 11.29 14.28 18.20
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 24,282 2.20 17,907 27,469 19,246 22,872 28,204
hourly11.68   8.61 13.21 9.26 11.00 13.56
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 52,486 6.70 24,874 66,287 29,216 44,120 69,423
hourly25.23   11.96 31.87 14.05 21.22 33.37
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071 28,041 6.70 18,387 32,862 19,613 25,170 32,096
hourly13.48   8.84 15.80 9.43 12.11 15.44
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 19,705 1.50 17,570 20,768 17,642 19,143 21,769
hourly9.47   8.45 9.99 8.49 9.20 10.46
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192 58,717 11.50 38,042 69,055 50,525 61,547 73,049
hourly28.22   18.30 33.20 24.29 29.59 35.12
Machinists 51-4041 48,441 3.50 30,697 57,308 35,600 48,645 59,892
hourly23.29   14.76 27.55 17.11 23.38 28.80
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 23,138 5.10 17,254 26,080 18,612 22,474 27,489
hourly11.12   8.29 12.53 8.95 10.81 13.22
Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082 69,137 15.80 28,225 89,598 28,541 53,129 112,112
hourly33.24   13.58 43.08 13.72 25.54 53.90
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-4199 39,053 2.40 32,740 42,209 33,486 38,481 44,242
hourly18.78   15.74 20.29 16.10 18.50 21.27
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 51-4051 27,816 2.40 21,503 30,973 22,841 27,142 32,290
hourly13.37   10.34 14.89 10.98 13.06 15.53
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 26,120 9.30 18,142 30,104 18,704 21,544 27,683
hourly12.55   8.72 14.48 8.99 10.36 13.31
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 31,534 6.30 24,997 34,803 27,510 32,107 36,428
hourly15.16   12.01 16.73 13.23 15.44 17.52
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072 23,434 3.30 18,806 25,742 19,940 21,850 23,822
hourly11.27   9.04 12.38 9.59 10.50 11.45
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