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Job Insights for New Mexico

Explore the occupations that pay the most and the jobs with the broadest employment base in New Mexico. Click any occupation to open a full CareerMatch profile with national, state, and metro comparisons.

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New Mexico

Detailed Occupations

636

Highest Average Salary

$424,710

Average Salary Across Occupations

$71,297

Highest Paying Occupation in New Mexico

Neurologists leads this state with an average annual salary of $424,710.

Largest Employment Market in New Mexico

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 37,360 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in New Mexico

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in New Mexico

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in New Mexico

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Neurologists $424,710 $204.19 30
2 Surgeons, All Other $400,000 $192.31 100
3 Cardiologists $386,030 $185.59 310
4 Emergency Medicine Physicians $336,110 $161.59 400
5 Anesthesiologists $318,450 $153.10 60
6 Physicians, All Other $300,890 $144.66 1,640
7 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,660 $140.70 150
8 Family Medicine Physicians $291,980 $140.37 710
9 Psychiatrists $283,600 $136.35 130
10 General Internal Medicine Physicians $277,580 $133.45 100
11 Pediatricians, General $248,350 $119.40 230
12 Nurse Anesthetists $212,860 $102.34 0
13 Architectural and Engineering Managers $209,730 $100.83 1,790
14 Dentists, All Other Specialists $207,820 $99.92 50
15 Dentists, General $191,570 $92.10 660
16 Podiatrists $191,220 $91.93 60
17 Physicists $185,650 $89.25 770
18 Computer and Information Research Scientists $178,400 $85.77 0
19 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $166,910 $0.00 1,630
20 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $165,500 $0.00 70

👥 Most Available Jobs in New Mexico

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 37,360 $29,020 $13.95
2 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 24,510 $44,020 $21.16
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers 23,990 $30,130 $14.49
4 Retail Salespersons 23,260 $34,550 $16.61
5 Cashiers 19,790 $30,590 $14.71
6 Customer Service Representatives 18,520 $41,250 $19.83
7 Registered Nurses 17,510 $94,360 $45.37
8 General and Operations Managers 16,550 $119,280 $57.34
9 Stockers and Order Fillers 15,800 $38,000 $18.27
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 14,560 $34,160 $16.42
11 Office Clerks, General 14,270 $38,030 $18.28
12 Waiters and Waitresses 13,370 $38,420 $18.47
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10,850 $51,530 $24.77
14 Construction Laborers 10,530 $41,770 $20.08
15 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9,340 $38,810 $18.66
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 9,230 $46,280 $22.25
17 Cooks, Restaurant 8,730 $34,160 $16.42
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 8,720 $48,300 $23.22
19 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 8,670 $32,700 $0.00
20 Food Preparation Workers 8,330 $30,840 $14.83