Occupational profile · 2025
New Mexico
New Mexico employs 870,970 people. The work it does most unusually is computer hardware engineers, at 12.3× the national concentration — 5,260 jobs paying a median of $165,350.
What New Mexico is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Computer Hardware Engineers5,260 jobs · median $165,35012.3×
- 2Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas2,600 jobs · median $64,99010.8×
- 3Wellhead Pumpers1,060 jobs · median $78,01010.5×
- 4Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2,220 jobs · median $50,0008.8×
- 5Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other1,390 jobs · median $101,7504.1×
- 6Detectives and Criminal Investigators2,020 jobs · median $86,8403.1×
- 7Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators2,110 jobs · median $48,1902.9×
- 8Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive25,430 jobs · median $46,4502.7×
- 9Engineers, All Other2,190 jobs · median $162,0702.5×
- 10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School2,150 jobs · median $76,9402.4×
- 11Information Security Analysts2,470 jobs · median $130,0702.3×
- 12Electrical Engineers2,560 jobs · median $158,5202.3×
What New Mexico is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 112,620 | 1.13× | $44,620 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 82,180 | 1.07× | $30,630 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 69,940 | 0.93× | $35,270 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 64,730 | 0.84× | $40,690 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 58,600 | 1.63× | $49,900 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 55,410 | 1.25× | $30,270 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 53,330 | 1.05× | $63,130 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 52,060 | 0.95× | $86,360 | |
| Management Occupations | 50,240 | 0.81× | $108,350 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 45,830 | 0.78× | $77,510 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 37,650 | 1.10× | $51,270 | |
| Production Occupations | 28,920 | 0.60× | $43,880 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 27,710 | 1.09× | $35,720 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 27,170 | 1.85× | $128,000 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 26,980 | 1.28× | $49,980 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 20,520 | 0.70× | $99,290 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 15,360 | 1.03× | $60,010 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 14,820 | 0.81× | $35,340 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 10,050 | 1.22× | $80,720 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 7,650 | 0.67× | $52,950 | |
| Legal Occupations | 6,160 | 0.84× | $88,510 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 3,040 | 1.25× | $34,020 |
Elsewhere on New Mexico
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗