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New Mexico Jobs

The estimated total employment in New Mexico is 819,480 people with an average annual salary of 37,490.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in New Mexico has increaded by 14%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 25%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
2001721,270N/A
2002730,4901.26%
2003734,4900.54%
2004755,6202.8%
2005798,6405.39%
2006789,360-1.16%
2007798,6401.18%
2008819,4802.61%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$29,950N/A
2002$31,1003.7%
2003$31,7602.08%
2004$32,7402.99%
2005$35,7908.52%
2006$33,980-5.06%
2007$35,7905.33%
2008$37,4904.75%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations135,060$28,350
Sales and related occupations83,810$28,810
Food preparation and serving related occupations76,690$18,100
Construction and extraction occupations64,720$35,210
Education, training, and library occupations56,100$43,890
Transportation and material moving occupations45,050$30,520
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations40,440$66,190
Management occupations39,970$81,160
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations35,380$37,690
Production occupations32,400$31,970
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations28,890$21,120
Business and financial operations occupations26,400$58,580
Personal care and service occupations26,160$20,770
Healthcare support occupations24,770$24,100
Protective service occupations24,330$32,480
Architecture and engineering occupations21,960$70,430
Community and social services occupations16,090$36,780
Computer and mathematical science occupations12,510$69,730
Life, physical, and social science occupations12,350$71,460
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations8,850$44,350
Legal occupations4,950$61,040
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2,590$18,660

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Family and general practitioners1,270$156,200
Engineering managers1,170$129,410
Pharmacists1,740$101,620
Computer software engineers, systems software1,600$95,740
Engineers, all other1,480$95,020
Electronics engineers, except computer1,900$94,390
Mechanical engineers1,120$90,610
General and operations managers12,910$89,840
Lawyers2,250$87,730
Financial managers2,630$86,110