New Mexico Careers and Salaries

747 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Mexico for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,700	28,250	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,700	28,250	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,450	25,430	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,300	23,800	View salary detail
Cashiers	$30,120	19,020	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$94,340	17,980	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$94,340	17,980	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$94,340	17,980	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$94,340	17,980	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$94,340	17,980	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,030	16,950	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,830	16,540	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$98,630	16,330	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,020	14,360	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,920	12,740	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$38,400	12,470	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,130	11,880	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,500	11,820	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,230	10,200	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,230	10,200	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,760	9,320	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$79,100	8,450	View salary detail
Security Guards	$43,320	8,410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,640	8,330	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,900	8,120	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,020	7,810	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,080	7,780	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,550	7,660	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$33,370	6,850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,130	6,790	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$75,130	6,790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,310	6,540	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$78,580	6,300	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$74,550	6,210	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,480	6,180	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,140	5,650	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$52,000	5,520	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,230	5,400	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$165,350	5,260	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,300	5,080	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,560	5,030	View salary detail
Electricians	$58,390	5,020	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,390	4,750	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,230	4,590	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$69,180	4,580	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$69,180	4,580	View salary detail

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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.