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


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Albuquerque, NM MSA

 

Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders51-4051$37,890
$18.22
$28,370
$13.64
$42,650
$20.51
$32,860
$15.80
$40,180
$19.32
$44,050
$21.18
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9023$26,540
$12.76
$21,790
$10.48
$28,920
$13.90
$21,560
$10.37
$23,530
$11.31
$32,060
$15.41
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4072$22,870
$11.00
$18,220
$8.76
$25,200
$12.12
$19,440
$9.34
$21,800
$10.48
$23,820
$11.45
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians51-9083$31,630
$15.21
$21,110
$10.15
$36,890
$17.74
$23,900
$11.49
$29,040
$13.96
$39,860
$19.16
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9111$20,920
$10.06
$17,200
$8.27
$22,770
$10.95
$18,080
$8.69
$20,480
$9.85
$23,090
$11.10
Painters, Transportation Equipment51-9122$46,600
$22.41
$34,690
$16.68
$52,560
$25.27
$37,660
$18.11
$44,100
$21.20
$52,420
$25.20
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9196$32,060
$15.41
$25,280
$12.15
$35,450
$17.04
$26,720
$12.85
$31,700
$15.24
$37,180
$17.88
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators51-9151$33,120
$15.93
$20,760
$9.98
$39,310
$18.90
$23,230
$11.17
$31,130
$14.97
$42,520
$20.44
Prepress Technicians and Workers51-5111$31,230
$15.02
$21,990
$10.57
$35,850
$17.24
$24,120
$11.59
$29,820
$14.34
$36,730
$17.66
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials51-6021$18,310
$8.80
$17,290
$8.31
$18,820
$9.05
$17,220
$8.28
$18,380
$8.84
$19,550
$9.40
Print Binding and Finishing Workers51-5113$28,750
$13.82
$19,220
$9.24
$33,510
$16.11
$20,780
$9.99
$26,870
$12.92
$34,830
$16.75
Printing Press Operators51-5112$31,570
$15.18
$21,770
$10.47
$36,470
$17.54
$23,460
$11.28
$29,250
$14.06
$36,340
$17.47
Production Workers, All Other51-9199$31,480
$15.13
$18,420
$8.86
$38,010
$18.27
$19,780
$9.51
$30,660
$14.74
$39,180
$18.84
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood51-7041$25,660
$12.34
$21,810
$10.49
$27,580
$13.26
$21,460
$10.32
$23,310
$11.21
$28,430
$13.67
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9012$31,030
$14.92
$23,320
$11.21
$34,890
$16.77
$25,360
$12.19
$32,940
$15.84
$36,010
$17.32
Sewing Machine Operators51-6031$21,260
$10.22
$17,210
$8.27
$23,280
$11.19
$17,880
$8.60
$19,940
$9.59
$23,900
$11.49
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators51-8021$50,710
$24.38
$38,000
$18.27
$57,070
$27.44
$41,990
$20.19
$53,260
$25.60
$57,370
$27.58
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters51-2041$41,290
$19.85
$26,560
$12.77
$48,650
$23.39
$29,870
$14.36
$41,180
$19.80
$53,000
$25.48
Team Assemblers51-2092$24,580
$11.82
$17,270
$8.30
$28,230
$13.57
$18,720
$9.00
$23,610
$11.35
$28,650
$13.77
Upholsterers51-6093$28,300
$13.60
$22,180
$10.67
$31,350
$15.07
$24,640
$11.85
$27,660
$13.30
$31,110
$14.96
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-8031$39,470
$18.98
$28,540
$13.72
$44,940
$21.61
$31,840
$15.31
$37,380
$17.97
$47,020
$22.60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-4121$37,870
$18.21
$29,900
$14.38
$41,860
$20.12
$32,030
$15.40
$36,790
$17.69
$43,400
$20.87
Woodworkers, All Other51-7099$25,040
$12.04
$17,090
$8.22
$29,010
$13.95
$17,610
$8.47
$19,440
$9.34
$27,540
$13.24
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing51-7042$25,030
$12.03
$20,800
$10.00
$27,150
$13.05
$21,490
$10.33
$24,100
$11.59
$27,930
$13.43
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