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

Total all industries

Occupation	Occ. code	Mean wage	Mean %RSE	Entry wage	Exp. wage	25th pct	Median wage	75th pct
Materials Engineers	17-2131	79,731	10.27	64,882	87,154	66,682	74,324	94,205
Materials Engineers	hourly	38.33		31.19	41.90	32.06	35.73	45.29
Mechanical Drafters	17-3013	54,328	8.04	34,937	64,024	36,992	44,085	74,950
Mechanical Drafters	hourly	26.11		16.80	30.78	17.79	21.19	36.04
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	17-3027	43,718	1.98	32,548	49,302	34,883	41,897	52,079
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	hourly	21.02		15.65	23.70	16.77	20.14	25.04
Mechanical Engineers	17-2141	84,120	2.95	59,723	96,319	66,220	84,116	98,727
Mechanical Engineers	hourly	40.44		28.71	46.30	31.84	40.44	47.47
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	17-2151	80,108	3.06	59,292	90,515	65,689	81,072	93,063
	hourly	38.52		28.51	43.51	31.58	38.98	44.74
Nuclear Engineers	17-2161	92,754	3.90	60,294	108,984	64,914	83,739	119,149
Nuclear Engineers	hourly	44.60		28.99	52.39	31.21	40.26	57.29
Petroleum Engineers	17-2171	111,470	5.20	69,814	132,298	78,107	111,470	141,276
Petroleum Engineers	hourly	53.59		33.56	63.60	37.55	53.59	67.92
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	17-3031	47,783	2.56	30,330	56,510	33,764	44,042	62,630
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	hourly	22.97		14.58	27.17	16.23	21.17	30.11
Surveyors	17-1022	63,076	4.56	38,395	75,416	43,680	64,471	82,944
Surveyors	hourly	30.32		18.46	36.26	21.00	31.00	39.88