Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Santa Fe, NM

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,640	40	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,220	770	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$42,900	40	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,230	210	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$41,980	530	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,580	230	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$41,130	—	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,000	830	View salary detail
Security Guards	$40,980	630	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$40,760	40	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,590	30	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$40,200	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$40,190	80	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,090	560	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,090	560	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,520	30	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$39,500	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$39,370	170	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,290	80	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$39,190	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,650	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$38,000	140	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$37,820	140	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,730	140	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,700	50	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,370	170	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,290	100	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,250	1,100	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,110	40	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,040	400	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,980	200	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$36,930	—	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$36,920	60	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,810	70	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,760	790	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,440	70	View salary detail
Nannies	$36,440	130	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$36,440	130	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,200	1,180	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$36,130	890	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,120	560	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,090	80	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$36,040	50	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$35,960	2,320	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,660	40	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$35,360	240	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$35,270	50	View salary detail
Cashiers	$34,900	1,350	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,590	100	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,190	70	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.