Production Occupations in New Mexico, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Production Occupations group in New Mexico. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in New Mexico
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 28,940 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 33.616 |
| Location quotient | 0.59 |
| Mean annual wage | $49,850 |
| Median annual wage | $41,390 |
| Mean hourly wage | $23.97 |
| Median hourly wage | $19.9 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $30,110 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $34,980 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $59,360 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $82,290 |
Detailed occupations in this group in New Mexico
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in New Mexico, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for New Mexico.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 2,630 | $61,740 | $69,240 | $38,530 | $111,630 | $29.68 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 2,570 | $38,810 | $41,130 | $31,340 | $54,680 | $18.66 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 2,350 | $52,460 | $60,390 | $35,590 | $91,740 | $25.22 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 2,180 | $46,680 | $51,540 | $34,980 | $77,150 | $22.44 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,700 | $48,510 | $55,870 | $34,640 | $84,260 | $23.32 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 1,520 | $35,970 | $36,230 | $29,510 | $45,790 | $17.29 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 1,270 | $29,990 | $30,790 | $26,320 | $35,800 | $14.42 |
| Bakers | 1,130 | $34,010 | $34,330 | $27,440 | $42,580 | $16.35 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 940 | $36,410 | $39,500 | $28,230 | $50,230 | $17.51 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 910 | $35,130 | $36,160 | $29,850 | $43,360 | $16.89 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 890 | $37,240 | $44,240 | $30,480 | $79,040 | $17.9 |
| Machinists | 830 | $57,520 | $61,950 | $37,060 | $85,530 | $27.66 |
| Food Batchmakers | 710 | $35,940 | $37,190 | $28,730 | $49,990 | $17.28 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 540 | $36,350 | $38,670 | $30,490 | $50,700 | $17.47 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 530 | $45,660 | $47,320 | $34,550 | $62,990 | $21.95 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 460 | $36,330 | $40,690 | $27,830 | $61,210 | $17.47 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 400 | $67,380 | $73,560 | $43,680 | $107,550 | $32.4 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 360 | $40,010 | $43,050 | $31,310 | $56,300 | $19.23 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 300 | $42,470 | $46,110 | $28,370 | $61,680 | $20.42 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 290 | $47,250 | $45,050 | $33,800 | $48,100 | $22.72 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 280 | $40,700 | $38,790 | $27,290 | $47,690 | $19.57 |
| Printing Press Operators | 260 | $35,380 | $39,060 | $29,510 | $57,990 | $17.01 |
| Gas Plant Operators | 250 | $94,050 | $88,740 | $62,990 | $108,190 | $45.22 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 230 | $32,270 | $36,440 | $31,740 | $46,180 | $15.52 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 210 | $34,230 | $33,880 | $27,490 | $41,410 | $16.46 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 200 | $37,440 | $39,410 | $30,510 | $50,750 | $18 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 180 | $39,630 | $41,190 | $31,280 | $52,000 | $19.05 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 170 | $30,260 | $33,990 | $28,540 | $41,900 | $14.55 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 160 | $48,590 | $49,480 | $33,930 | $68,720 | $23.36 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 150 | $51,680 | $58,400 | $30,820 | $102,370 | $24.85 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 150 | $35,520 | $34,550 | $29,650 | $38,400 | $17.08 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 150 | $54,080 | $67,660 | $38,620 | $109,320 | $26 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 140 | $34,900 | $34,030 | $26,490 | $40,170 | $16.78 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 140 | $37,180 | $36,460 | $29,240 | $45,630 | $17.87 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 130 | $44,740 | $46,920 | $38,700 | $56,700 | $21.51 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 130 | $35,220 | $35,980 | $32,700 | $37,320 | $16.93 |
| Power Plant Operators | 130 | $98,690 | $85,230 | $41,930 | $105,410 | $47.45 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $46,350 | $48,540 | $36,130 | $74,370 | $22.29 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 110 | $28,730 | $31,300 | $26,090 | $37,760 | $13.81 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 100 | $43,240 | $47,040 | $36,560 | $58,030 | $20.79 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 100 | $38,350 | $40,540 | $36,160 | $47,980 | $18.44 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 100 | $35,000 | $36,910 | $30,250 | $44,950 | $16.83 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 70 | $44,340 | $46,500 | $39,350 | $52,080 | $21.32 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 60 | $30,990 | $34,670 | $30,800 | $45,870 | $14.9 |
| Furniture Finishers | 50 | $40,000 | $42,030 | $34,980 | $46,670 | $19.23 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 50 | $45,990 | $47,250 | $37,870 | $55,260 | $22.11 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 50 | $35,960 | $49,810 | $33,690 | $82,420 | $17.29 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 50 | $49,140 | $56,730 | $42,120 | $74,480 | $23.63 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 40 | $43,720 | $47,130 | $31,180 | $68,170 | $21.02 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 40 | $36,800 | $39,350 | $31,180 | $51,270 | $17.69 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 40 | $48,520 | $50,850 | $37,800 | $60,540 | $23.33 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 30 | $51,480 | $46,900 | $29,840 | $68,850 | $24.75 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | ** | $43,600 | $41,850 | $32,970 | $44,350 | $20.96 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=35&OCC_CODE=51-0000. the group row is AREA 35 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 35 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.