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


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Southwestern Region

 

Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4072$27,611
$13.27
$19,440
$9.35
$31,696
$15.24
$20,814
$10.01
$25,742
$12.38
$31,768
$15.27
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9111$26,646
$12.81
$19,283
$9.27
$30,327
$14.58
$20,510
$9.86
$23,897
$11.49
$32,072
$15.42
Power Plant Operators51-8013$79,107
$38.03
$66,752
$32.09
$85,284
$41.00
$71,092
$34.18
$81,005
$38.94
$90,764
$43.64
Printing Press Operators51-511250$22,711
$10.92
$17,293
$8.31
$25,420
$12.22
$18,251
$8.77
$20,965
$10.08
$24,550
$11.80
Production Workers, All Other51-9199330$33,475
$16.09
$23,983
$11.53
$38,221
$18.38
$28,716
$13.81
$34,543
$16.61
$38,530
$18.52
Sewing Machine Operators51-603140$22,265
$10.70
$21,088
$10.14
$22,854
$10.99
$20,912
$10.05
$22,481
$10.81
$24,049
$11.56
Team Assemblers51-2092$26,126
$12.56
$19,683
$9.46
$29,347
$14.11
$20,597
$9.90
$23,681
$11.38
$32,531
$15.64
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-8031120$34,939
$16.80
$24,855
$11.95
$39,981
$19.22
$27,172
$13.06
$34,163
$16.42
$42,726
$20.54
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-4121140$33,021
$15.88
$22,266
$10.70
$38,398
$18.46
$24,533
$11.79
$29,871
$14.36
$39,793
$19.13
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