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
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators51-8031Annual
Hourly
40,873
19.65
2.7429,032
13.96
46,794
22.49
32,377
15.56
38,111
18.32
50,462
24.26
Other Production Occupations51-9000Annual
Hourly
36,040
17.33
4.7419,882
9.55
44,118
21.21
22,331
10.74
31,401
15.10
43,629
20.97
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9012Annual
Hourly
32,575
15.66
4.9927,879
13.40
34,923
16.79
30,960
14.88
33,657
16.18
36,290
17.45
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9021Annual
Hourly
19,231
9.25
6.6717,536
8.43
20,078
9.66
17,376
8.35
18,470
8.88
19,562
9.40
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand51-9022Annual
Hourly
24,635
11.84
6.8217,910
8.61
27,998
13.47
19,319
9.29
23,563
11.33
29,814
14.34
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9023Annual
Hourly
31,201
15.00
7.8421,759
10.46
35,922
17.27
22,345
10.74
29,133
14.00
36,966
17.77
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand51-9031Annual
Hourly
23,610
11.35
6.0917,699
8.51
26,567
12.78
18,854
9.07
22,083
10.62
27,722
13.32
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9032Annual
Hourly
31,240
15.02
5.3318,206
8.75
37,757
18.16
19,451
9.35
33,448
16.08
41,760
20.07
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9041Annual
Hourly
27,637
13.28
6.0620,945
10.07
30,983
14.89
22,599
10.86
27,334
13.14
33,298
16.01
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders51-9051Annual
Hourly
24,956
12.00
10.8517,814
8.56
28,526
13.72
19,206
9.23
22,511
10.82
33,024
15.88
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-9061Annual
Hourly
55,363
26.62
9.3329,522
14.20
68,284
32.83
34,396
16.54
48,357
23.25
69,419
33.38
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers51-9071Annual
Hourly
28,303
13.61
9.9919,129
9.20
32,891
15.82
20,252
9.74
22,886
11.00
30,784
14.80
Dental Laboratory Technicians51-9081Annual
Hourly
43,764
21.04
6.7629,551
14.21
50,871
24.46
32,308
15.53
40,666
19.56
48,040
23.09
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians51-9083Annual
Hourly
35,536
17.08
5.6828,297
13.61
39,154
18.83
29,822
14.34
35,542
17.08
40,892
19.66
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9111Annual
Hourly
20,703
9.95
2.3717,312
8.32
22,398
10.77
18,151
8.72
20,407
9.81
23,168
11.14
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9121Annual
Hourly
24,021
11.55
4.4118,169
8.73
26,947
12.96
19,492
9.37
22,443
10.79
26,929
12.95
Painters, Transportation Equipment51-9122Annual
Hourly
50,631
24.34
8.6537,251
17.91
57,322
27.56
39,590
19.04
46,476
22.34
60,291
28.99
Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators51-9151Annual
Hourly
24,087
11.58
2.9017,641
8.48
27,311
13.13
18,792
9.04
22,138
10.64
27,969
13.45
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic51-9195Annual
Hourly
33,674
16.19
8.1623,365
11.24
38,828
18.66
26,379
12.69
32,636
15.69
41,087
19.76
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9196Annual
Hourly
34,295
16.49
2.4825,329
12.18
38,779
18.64
27,595
13.26
33,941
16.31
39,460
18.97
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