Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Albuquerque, NM

605 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Albuquerque, NM for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,440	140	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$39,230	170	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,200	2,570	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$39,150	50	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,080	280	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,070	210	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,020	300	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,990	650	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,930	1,870	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$38,860	350	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$38,850	80	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,630	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$38,610	60	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$38,590	90	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$38,490	190	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$38,470	240	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,330	850	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$38,290	290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,270	3,010	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$38,220	650	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$38,050	5,880	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,020	60	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$37,980	70	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$37,910	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,870	260	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,760	2,270	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,740	1,160	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,650	90	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$37,580	90	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,580	470	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,480	130	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,470	570	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$37,450	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$37,440	120	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,410	260	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,400	1,960	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,300	50	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,230	5,170	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,230	5,170	View salary detail
File Clerks	$37,080	150	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,000	5,130	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,980	170	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,950	—	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,890	70	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$36,820	190	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,660	160	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,640	180	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$36,560	180	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,510	350	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$36,440	1,290	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.