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
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$56,190	90	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$56,140	150	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$55,910	550	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,840	4,210	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$55,420	1,340	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$55,420	320	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$55,370	340	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$55,370	340	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$54,960	150	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$54,950	90	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$54,720	140	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$54,620	400	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$54,550	400	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$54,530	40	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$54,390	300	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$54,000	50	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$53,850	250	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$53,850	250	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$53,850	90	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$53,850	250	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$53,750	90	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$53,750	90	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$53,750	90	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$53,750	50	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$53,490	60	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$53,490	60	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$53,320	220	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$52,990	80	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$52,290	290	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$52,290	70	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$51,800	110	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$51,780	350	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$51,770	80	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$51,710	1,790	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$51,640	130	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$51,170	200	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$51,160	1,330	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,120	200	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$50,860	100	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$50,820	260	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,550	180	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,480	420	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$50,310	840	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$49,990	50	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,980	510	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,660	3,440	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,640	100	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,410	240	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,410	240	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.