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


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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations19-0000$69,693
$33.51
$37,134
$17.85
$85,972
$41.33
$44,252
$21.28
$60,265
$28.97
$87,154
$41.90
Life Scientists19-1000$62,895
$30.24
$35,633
$17.13
$76,526
$36.79
$40,299
$19.37
$56,774
$27.30
$73,064
$35.13
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians19-4000$42,425
$20.40
$29,590
$14.23
$48,843
$23.48
$31,888
$15.33
$40,377
$19.41
$50,907
$24.47
Physical Scientists19-2000$92,759
$44.60
$48,952
$23.53
$114,663
$55.13
$59,321
$28.52
$90,515
$43.52
$122,878
$59.08
Social Scientists and Related Workers19-3000$63,353
$30.46
$41,523
$19.96
$74,268
$35.71
$48,878
$23.50
$59,978
$28.84
$73,397
$35.29
Anthropologists and Archeologists19-3091$57,668
$27.72
$38,464
$18.49
$67,269
$32.34
$44,498
$21.39
$57,416
$27.60
$70,799
$34.04
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19-2021$87,299
$41.97
$53,090
$25.52
$104,404
$50.19
$61,226
$29.44
$87,166
$41.91
$106,808
$51.35
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029$71,119
$34.19
$40,550
$19.50
$86,403
$41.54
$49,031
$23.57
$68,880
$33.12
$80,274
$38.59
Biological Technicians19-4021$36,121
$17.37
$27,460
$13.20
$40,451
$19.45
$30,396
$14.61
$34,772
$16.72
$41,025
$19.72
Chemical Technicians19-4031$45,180
$21.72
$36,184
$17.40
$49,678
$23.88
$38,207
$18.37
$45,126
$21.70
$52,584
$25.28
Chemists19-2031$87,960
$42.29
$44,548
$21.42
$109,666
$52.72
$51,250
$24.64
$78,760
$37.87
$118,913
$57.17
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists19-3031$60,076
$28.88
$39,939
$19.20
$70,145
$33.72
$48,093
$23.12
$58,922
$28.33
$69,690
$33.50
Conservation Scientists19-1031$84,267
$40.51
$53,055
$25.51
$99,873
$48.02
$59,305
$28.51
$84,108
$40.44
$109,587
$52.69
Economists19-3011$60,195
$28.94
$45,643
$21.94
$67,471
$32.44
$49,110
$23.61
$55,976
$26.91
$71,107
$34.19
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health19-4091$46,641
$22.42
$37,115
$17.84
$51,404
$24.71
$40,338
$19.39
$46,227
$22.22
$54,421
$26.16
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041$60,497
$29.08
$34,017
$16.35
$73,736
$35.45
$45,501
$21.88
$55,766
$26.81
$77,981
$37.49
Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4093$38,058
$18.30
$26,344
$12.67
$43,915
$21.11
$27,986
$13.45
$34,461
$16.57
$46,562
$22.39
Foresters19-1032$45,792
$22.02
$34,481
$16.58
$51,448
$24.73
$36,432
$17.52
$43,249
$20.79
$50,613
$24.33
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-2042$74,383
$35.76
$47,355
$22.77
$87,897
$42.26
$53,114
$25.54
$71,555
$34.40
$93,851
$45.12
Hydrologists19-2043$77,893
$37.45
$54,710
$26.30
$89,485
$43.02
$63,130
$30.35
$79,152
$38.05
$91,185
$43.84
Life Scientists, All Other19-1099$64,882
$31.19
$43,315
$20.82
$75,665
$36.38
$45,493
$21.87
$54,800
$26.35
$70,325
$33.81
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-4099$43,513
$20.92
$31,627
$15.21
$49,456
$23.78
$32,790
$15.76
$38,780
$18.64
$50,616
$24.33
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042$76,016
$36.55
$45,442
$21.85
$91,304
$43.90
$49,651
$23.87
$60,202
$28.94
$77,204
$37.12
Microbiologists19-1022$55,620
$26.74
$36,766
$17.68
$65,047
$31.27
$38,828
$18.67
$44,464
$21.38
$66,518
$31.98
Physical Scientists, All Other19-2099$100,272
$48.21
$52,168
$25.08
$124,324
$59.77
$71,144
$34.20
$98,971
$47.58
$137,054
$65.89
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