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
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$62,150	1,940	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$62,120	1,990	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$62,040	900	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$62,040	900	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,640	180	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$61,540	920	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$61,510	60	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$61,300	110	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,280	450	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,280	410	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,280	450	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$61,240	460	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$60,860	780	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$60,820	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$60,790	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$60,720	280	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,490	350	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,080	1,940	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,040	390	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$60,020	770	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$59,910	220	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$59,910	220	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$59,910	220	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$59,910	220	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$59,820	180	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$59,800	120	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$59,620	370	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,370	1,070	View salary detail
Paramedics	$59,330	270	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,140	630	View salary detail
Electricians	$59,120	2,440	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$58,680	680	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	330	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$58,290	400	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,250	260	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$58,240	170	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$58,180	100	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$58,180	100	View salary detail
Machinists	$58,120	360	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$58,090	40	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$58,040	420	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$57,910	1,650	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$57,720	390	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$57,700	170	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$57,390	510	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,370	1,420	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,110	1,000	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$56,990	—	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$56,620	230	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$56,330	—	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.