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 Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Foresters19-10328,590$60,650
$29.16
$47,350
$22.76
$58,230
$28.00
$70,660
$33.97
Geographers19-30921,280$74,920
$36.02
$58,570
$28.16
$74,260
$35.70
$89,120
$42.85
Geological and Petroleum Technicians19-404116,820$60,710
$29.19
$37,930
$18.23
$55,610
$26.73
$76,580
$36.82
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-204231,800$105,720
$50.83
$62,030
$29.82
$89,700
$43.13
$127,420
$61.26
Historians19-30933,010$61,120
$29.38
$36,760
$17.68
$55,800
$26.83
$80,810
$38.85
Hydrologists19-20436,580$83,440
$40.11
$62,590
$30.09
$79,550
$38.24
$99,900
$48.03
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists19-3032990$92,320
$44.38
$65,940
$31.70
$77,350
$37.19
$110,740
$53.24
Life Scientists, All Other19-10999,070$79,870
$38.40
$53,510
$25.73
$70,550
$33.92
$98,030
$47.13
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-409972,020$48,360
$23.25
$33,950
$16.32
$45,300
$21.78
$59,530
$28.62
Materials Scientists19-20326,790$94,940
$45.64
$66,610
$32.03
$91,000
$43.75
$119,220
$57.32
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042104,440$93,730
$45.06
$57,640
$27.71
$82,240
$39.54
$116,430
$55.98
Microbiologists19-102221,210$76,230
$36.65
$48,980
$23.55
$67,550
$32.47
$96,900
$46.59
Nuclear Technicians19-40516,500$78,850
$37.91
$63,830
$30.69
$80,260
$38.59
$93,160
$44.79
Physical Scientists, All Other19-209921,130$98,240
$47.23
$66,360
$31.90
$97,130
$46.70
$123,580
$59.41
Physicists19-201215,650$118,500
$56.97
$80,670
$38.79
$111,580
$53.65
$148,020
$71.16
Political Scientists19-30943,910$103,210
$49.62
$66,670
$32.05
$99,730
$47.95
$138,870
$66.77
Psychologists, All Other19-303912,400$93,050
$44.73
$70,180
$33.74
$94,590
$45.47
$108,500
$52.16
Social Science Research Assistants19-406128,060$45,760
$22.00
$32,080
$15.42
$42,480
$20.42
$55,810
$26.83
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-309934,160$80,650
$38.78
$59,690
$28.70
$76,380
$36.72
$97,800
$47.02
Sociologists19-30412,620$82,100
$39.47
$51,380
$24.70
$73,760
$35.46
$103,300
$49.66
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