nonmetropolitan area · 3500006

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$49,230

Total employment84,350

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area was $49,230 per year ($23.67 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 84,350 jobs. 284 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	16.73	540	Not published
Information Security Analysts	8.37	870	$157,660
Engineers, All Other	7.57	630	$162,070
Mechanical Engineers	6.93	1,120	$157,710
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.60	510	$29,030
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3.51	3,250	$47,550
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.11	640	$46,430
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2.10	4,900	$27,500

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 284 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$27,500	$13.22	4,900	2.10
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,550	$22.86	3,250	3.51
Cashiers	$29,690	$14.28	2,310	1.38
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,530	$13.71	1,820	0.87
Retail Salespersons	$31,610	$15.20	1,820	0.86
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,290	$17.45	1,520	0.99
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,070	$17.82	1,510	1.26
Registered Nurses	$97,230	$46.74	1,350	0.74
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,640	$20.02	1,290	1.55
General and Operations Managers	$94,920	$45.63	1,190	0.63
Mechanical Engineers	$157,710	$75.82	1,120	6.93
Office Clerks, General	$37,940	$18.24	1,100	0.82
Security Guards	$46,160	$22.19	1,050	1.51
Waiters and Waitresses	$33,800	$16.25	1,010	0.82
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,500	Not published	1,000	1.72
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$36,210	Not published	920	1.19
Information Security Analysts	$157,660	$75.80	870	8.37
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,560	$13.73	850	1.83
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$81,620	$39.24	790	1.33
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,820	Not published	780	1.04
Food Preparation Workers	$30,520	$14.67	770	1.59
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,310	$21.78	770	1.26
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,050	$22.62	740	1.00
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,190	$16.92	720	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,540	$28.62	710	0.91
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,390	$28.55	690	1.89
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$46,430	$22.32	640	3.11
Customer Service Representatives	$36,870	$17.72	640	0.45
Engineers, All Other	$162,070	$77.92	630	7.57
Project Management Specialists	$157,300	$75.63	590	1.02
Management Analysts	$99,570	$47.87	570	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$41,380	$19.89	560	0.85
Accountants and Auditors	$88,880	$42.73	550	0.70
Nursing Assistants	$43,470	$20.90	550	0.70
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	Not published	Not published	540	16.73
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$29,030	$13.96	510	3.60
Construction Laborers	$38,510	$18.52	500	0.84
Software Developers	$125,870	$60.51	480	0.53
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$41,690	$20.04	480	1.25
Human Resources Specialists	$76,170	$36.62	470	0.95
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,400	$23.75	470	0.42
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,310	$17.94	460	0.89
Medical Assistants	$40,200	$19.33	420	0.95
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,540	$17.57	420	1.76
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,820	$17.22	420	0.26
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,560	$30.56	400	1.55
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,750	$22.96	390	1.64
Highway Maintenance Workers	$47,750	$22.96	390	4.61
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$67,110	$32.26	390	1.15
Computer Occupations, All Other	Not published	Not published	380	1.59
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,930	$16.79	360	0.72
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$31,000	$14.91	360	2.64
Managers, All Other	$132,300	$63.60	350	1.05
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,150	$28.44	350	5.73
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,430	$17.51	350	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,460	$31.95	350	0.79
Electricians	$59,520	$28.62	350	0.86
Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,820	$61.45	340	1.05
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$74,090	Not published	340	1.00
Dishwashers	$29,120	$14.00	310	1.18
Firefighters	$37,590	$18.07	300	1.62
Bartenders	$34,830	$16.75	300	0.74
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$107,400	Not published	290	1.63
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,920	$20.16	290	0.56
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$52,420	$25.20	280	17.02
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$75,400	Not published	280	3.47
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,400	$24.23	280	1.07
Childcare Workers	$35,740	$17.18	270	0.94
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$76,340	$36.70	270	1.07
Computer User Support Specialists	$53,520	$25.73	260	0.67
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$55,160	$26.52	260	1.24
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,580	$13.26	260	0.87
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$38,780	$18.64	260	3.71
Driver/Sales Workers	$26,730	$12.85	260	1.15
Bus Drivers, School	$52,530	$25.26	240	1.11
Physicians, All Other	$255,530	$122.85	230	1.22
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$37,660	$18.11	230	0.51
Light Truck Drivers	$37,210	$17.89	230	0.44
Nuclear Engineers	Not published	Not published	220	26.50
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$81,690	$39.27	220	1.15
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,520	$21.88	220	1.22
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,010	$22.60	220	0.86
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,970	$31.24	220	0.61
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Not published	Not published	210	4.11
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$65,250	$31.37	210	0.78
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,920	$17.75	210	2.13
Carpenters	$47,180	$22.68	210	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$47,080	$22.64	210	0.63
Compliance Officers	$63,810	$30.68	200	0.90
Physicists	$160,090	$76.97	200	17.61
Dental Assistants	$45,800	$22.02	200	0.97
Tellers	$36,790	$17.69	200	1.12
Administrative Services Managers	$98,020	$47.13	190	1.33
Training and Development Specialists	$71,910	$34.57	190	0.75
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$96,960	$46.61	190	4.30
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,960	$13.92	190	0.79
Lawyers	$115,190	$55.38	180	0.44
Pharmacists	$151,860	$73.01	180	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$80,960	$38.92	180	2.09
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,490	$22.35	180	1.81
Logisticians	$98,430	$47.32	170	1.26
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$104,300	$50.15	170	3.47
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$30,800	$14.81	170	0.81
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,310	$16.49	170	0.80
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$93,710	$45.05	170	0.24
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$54,520	$26.21	170	2.30
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$44,680	$21.48	170	7.49
Financial Managers	$118,590	$57.02	160	0.36
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$69,480	$33.40	160	0.61
Computer Systems Analysts	$103,520	$49.77	160	0.57
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$56,410	$27.12	160	0.90
Medical Records Specialists	$52,980	$25.47	160	1.52
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$51,020	$24.53	160	0.65
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$92,290	$44.37	150	1.16
Postal Service Clerks	$59,730	$28.72	150	3.75
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$56,200	$27.02	150	0.41
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$176,710	$84.96	140	0.39
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$78,950	Not published	140	1.56
Paramedics	$48,820	$23.47	140	2.54
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$52,650	$25.31	140	0.87
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,450	$14.16	140	1.34
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$88,310	$42.46	130	1.75
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,260	Not published	130	2.14
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$94,770	$45.56	130	2.93
Tour and Travel Guides	$30,380	$14.61	130	4.37
Insurance Sales Agents	$44,910	$21.59	130	0.51
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$43,320	$20.83	130	0.19
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,370	$20.85	130	0.61
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$37,460	$18.01	130	1.61
Construction Managers	$118,570	$57.00	120	0.56
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$74,070	$35.61	120	0.73
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$84,090	Not published	120	1.95
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$58,840	$28.29	120	1.87
Public Relations Specialists	$71,350	$34.30	120	0.79
Nurse Practitioners	$133,440	$64.15	120	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$42,390	$20.38	120	1.26
Parts Salespersons	$33,670	$16.19	120	0.81
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$40,560	$19.50	120	2.11
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$52,830	$25.40	120	1.41
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$54,010	$25.96	120	4.35
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$106,160	$51.04	110	1.14
Education Administrators, All Other	$112,160	$53.92	110	3.69
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$48,450	$23.30	110	3.54
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,120	$27.94	110	2.89
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$107,680	$51.77	110	6.78
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$76,230	Not published	110	0.79
Library Technicians	$37,470	$18.02	110	3.05
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$63,380	$30.47	110	3.64
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$32,390	$15.57	110	1.24
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$40,700	$19.57	110	1.26
Marketing Managers	$156,420	$75.20	100	0.46
Human Resources Managers	$124,300	$59.76	100	0.79
Computer Network Support Specialists	$59,070	$28.40	100	1.22
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$97,900	$47.07	100	0.61
Civil Engineers	$116,460	$55.99	100	0.48
Healthcare Social Workers	$74,380	$35.76	100	0.98
Physical Therapists	$114,940	$55.26	100	0.69
Dental Hygienists	$98,600	$47.41	100	0.79
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,920	$16.79	100	0.63
Recreation Workers	$34,780	$16.72	100	0.53
Bakers	$33,120	$15.92	100	0.79
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$77,600	$37.31	90	0.18
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$125,680	$60.43	90	0.89
Environmental Engineers	$115,190	$55.38	90	4.26
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$60,010	$28.85	90	1.84
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,820	$27.32	90	1.21
Technical Writers	Not published	Not published	90	3.71
Speech-Language Pathologists	$96,430	$46.36	90	0.88
Family Medicine Physicians	$308,590	$148.36	90	1.50
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$56,660	$27.24	90	1.63
Procurement Clerks	Not published	Not published	90	2.81
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,490	$26.68	90	0.50
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$78,270	$37.63	90	1.23
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$70,860	$34.07	90	0.42
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$78,050	$37.52	90	0.27
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$27,090	$13.02	90	0.43
Food Service Managers	$61,940	$29.78	80	0.64
Cooks, Short Order	$37,450	$18.01	80	1.09
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$39,500	$18.99	80	0.87
Tire Repairers and Changers	$31,300	$15.05	80	1.42
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$26,350	$12.67	80	0.26
Financial Specialists, All Other	$50,090	$24.08	70	0.92
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$47,300	$22.74	70	2.15
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$73,050	Not published	70	1.32
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$41,340	$19.87	70	3.25
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$53,850	$25.89	70	1.23
Animal Caretakers	$35,000	$16.83	70	0.47
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$31,500	$15.15	70	5.87
Real Estate Sales Agents	$101,520	$48.81	70	0.62
Gambling Cage Workers	Not published	Not published	70	8.34
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$54,590	$26.25	70	0.78
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$53,440	$25.69	70	0.85
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$43,680	$21.00	70	0.63
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	Not published	Not published	70	0.35
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$42,570	$20.46	70	5.78
Sales Managers	$112,120	$53.90	60	0.18
Loan Officers	$65,870	$31.67	60	0.39
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$65,100	$31.30	60	2.98
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$61,920	$29.77	60	0.88
Community Health Workers	$41,060	$19.74	60	1.84
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,150	$28.44	60	0.29
Physician Assistants	$135,200	$65.00	60	0.63
Occupational Therapists	$101,520	$48.81	60	0.65
Recreational Therapists	$45,360	$21.81	60	7.22
Animal Control Workers	$35,980	$17.30	60	9.30
Chefs and Head Cooks	$66,080	$31.77	60	0.53
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$36,080	$17.35	60	0.35
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,540	$28.15	60	0.24
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$32,640	$15.69	60	0.43
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$47,720	$22.94	60	3.20
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$79,970	$38.45	60	1.61
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$45,150	$21.71	60	0.27
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$38,160	$18.35	60	0.08
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,730	$19.10	60	0.86
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,840	$19.15	60	0.14
Lodging Managers	$75,620	$36.36	50	2.36
Computer Network Architects	$132,570	$63.74	50	0.50
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$148,780	$71.53	50	4.05
Conservation Scientists	$77,230	$37.13	50	3.57
Health Education Specialists	$53,260	$25.61	50	1.52
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$53,640	$25.79	50	1.90
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$80,250	Not published	50	3.01
Tutors	$34,190	$16.44	50	0.57
Dentists, General	$205,370	$98.73	50	0.75
Respiratory Therapists	$71,540	$34.40	50	0.67
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$42,680	$20.52	50	0.53
Physical Therapist Assistants	$77,480	$37.25	50	0.83
Phlebotomists	$43,750	$21.04	50	0.66
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$68,930	$33.14	50	0.84
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,640	$17.62	50	2.50
Meter Readers, Utilities	$56,950	$27.38	50	4.38
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$48,350	$23.24	50	0.41
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$45,200	$21.73	50	0.56
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$44,910	$21.59	50	0.57
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,490	$30.52	50	0.21
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$31,970	$15.37	50	0.94
Machinists	$85,350	$41.03	50	0.34
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$63,710	$30.63	50	2.04
Public Relations Managers	$119,840	$57.62	40	0.88
Facilities Managers	Not published	Not published	40	0.51
Purchasing Managers	$157,410	$75.68	40	0.80
Natural Sciences Managers	Not published	Not published	40	0.68
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$90,210	$43.37	40	4.94
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$102,830	$49.44	40	0.63
Database Administrators	Not published	Not published	40	1.16
Computer Programmers	$104,780	$50.37	40	0.73
Biological Scientists, All Other	$88,940	$42.76	40	1.45
Urban and Regional Planners	$77,710	$37.36	40	1.69
Clergy	$65,690	$31.58	40	1.25
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$126,960	$61.04	40	3.35
Graphic Designers	$55,290	$26.58	40	0.41
Coaches and Scouts	$49,800	Not published	40	0.26
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$75,710	$36.40	40	0.83
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$434,980	$209.12	40	2.52
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,140	$16.90	40	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$61,760	$29.69	40	3.49
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$62,030	$29.82	40	0.62
Residential Advisors	$37,080	$17.83	40	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$63,010	$30.29	40	0.34
Roofers	$49,350	$23.72	40	0.55
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$36,970	$17.77	40	1.58
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$64,230	$30.88	40	0.54
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,330	$26.60	40	0.38
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$26,460	$12.72	40	6.59
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,480	$49.27	30	0.25
Fundraisers	$63,230	$30.40	30	0.52
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$73,640	$35.41	30	6.56
Social Workers, All Other	$90,190	$43.36	30	0.95
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$57,180	$27.49	30	1.51
Instructional Coordinators	$68,290	$32.83	30	0.26
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,800	$18.65	30	1.16
School Bus Monitors	$38,740	$18.62	30	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$50,860	$24.45	30	0.53
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$27,660	$13.30	30	0.21
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$152,500	$73.32	30	0.21
File Clerks	$39,040	$18.77	30	0.78
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,130	$16.41	30	0.73
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,850	$22.53	30	0.66
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$51,390	$24.71	30	0.28
Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,500	$29.09	30	0.41
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$49,280	$23.69	30	2.11
Budget Analysts	$99,510	$47.84	Not published	Not published
Psychiatric Technicians	$61,660	$29.64	Not published	Not published
Social and Community Service Managers	$74,920	$36.02	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.