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


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Production Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders51-3093120$21,150
$10.17
$17,520
$8.42
$22,960
$11.04
$18,410
$8.85
$20,840
$10.02
$23,450
$11.27
Food Processing Workers, All Other51-3099260$23,480
$11.29
$18,230
$8.77
$26,110
$12.55
$19,450
$9.35
$22,370
$10.75
$26,260
$12.63
Gas Plant Operators51-8092260$68,620
$32.99
$48,100
$23.12
$78,880
$37.92
$56,150
$26.99
$70,440
$33.87
$80,150
$38.53
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand51-902290$27,310
$13.13
$21,950
$10.55
$30,000
$14.42
$22,740
$10.93
$26,680
$12.83
$31,170
$14.99
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4033110$26,650
$12.81
$21,780
$10.47
$29,080
$13.98
$22,200
$10.67
$25,560
$12.29
$30,180
$14.51
Helpers--Production Workers51-91981,260$25,200
$12.12
$18,440
$8.86
$28,590
$13.74
$19,570
$9.41
$23,060
$11.09
$28,430
$13.67
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-90611,480$46,460
$22.34
$25,180
$12.11
$57,100
$27.45
$29,240
$14.06
$38,910
$18.71
$60,740
$29.20
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers51-9071470$28,690
$13.79
$19,500
$9.38
$33,290
$16.00
$20,960
$10.08
$26,890
$12.93
$32,340
$15.55
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers51-60111,330$20,780
$9.99
$17,400
$8.37
$22,470
$10.80
$17,630
$8.48
$19,330
$9.29
$23,240
$11.17
Machinists51-4041680$47,800
$22.98
$29,310
$14.09
$57,050
$27.43
$34,740
$16.70
$45,710
$21.98
$58,800
$28.27
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers51-3022120$26,200
$12.60
$18,750
$9.01
$29,930
$14.39
$19,860
$9.55
$24,690
$11.87
$31,180
$14.99
Medical Appliance Technicians51-908240$35,000
$16.83
$22,150
$10.65
$41,420
$19.91
$25,450
$12.23
$29,630
$14.25
$43,040
$20.69
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other51-4199170$32,630
$15.69
$25,720
$12.37
$36,090
$17.35
$27,130
$13.05
$31,720
$15.25
$38,190
$18.36
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4035 $42,420
$20.40
$32,880
$15.81
$47,190
$22.69
$40,000
$19.23
$44,250
$21.28
$48,400
$23.27
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9023280$37,220
$17.89
$25,830
$12.42
$42,920
$20.63
$30,080
$14.46
$34,900
$16.78
$39,110
$18.80
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic51-919570$33,770
$16.24
$21,900
$10.53
$39,710
$19.09
$23,380
$11.24
$34,080
$16.39
$40,510
$19.48
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4072260$28,440
$13.67
$21,280
$10.23
$32,020
$15.39
$22,310
$10.73
$26,170
$12.58
$35,160
$16.90
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-408170$26,010
$12.50
$17,480
$8.40
$30,270
$14.55
$18,680
$8.98
$25,250
$12.14
$30,360
$14.60
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians51-9083130$29,940
$14.39
$24,990
$12.01
$32,410
$15.58
$26,000
$12.50
$28,750
$13.82
$31,490
$15.14
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-91111,110$25,370
$12.20
$18,150
$8.73
$28,970
$13.93
$19,310
$9.28
$23,810
$11.45
$29,880
$14.37
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