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
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$49,230	50	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$49,230	50	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$49,160	90	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$49,050	100	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,020	430	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,820	2,320	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$48,570	200	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$48,490	540	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,430	740	View salary detail
Tapers	$48,420	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$48,280	300	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,260	170	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,260	120	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,190	700	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$48,120	40	View salary detail
Photographers	$48,090	100	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,010	240	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$48,010	40	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$47,960	110	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$47,960	110	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$47,940	680	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,820	430	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$47,650	70	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$47,480	680	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$47,480	680	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$47,480	680	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$47,460	30	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$47,340	290	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,310	2,480	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,250	3,380	View salary detail
Glaziers	$47,150	240	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$47,130	410	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,130	410	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$47,130	410	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$47,130	410	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$47,060	50	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,950	11,020	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,900	3,860	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$46,800	990	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,740	360	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,740	870	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$46,740	450	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,670	200	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,650	460	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,630	1,410	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$46,510	200	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$46,480	120	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$46,400	50	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,340	1,490	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,260	90	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.