What professions added the most jobs in New Mexico? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in New Mexico is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in New Mexico increased from 777,560 to 788,000 with a net gain of 10,440. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 5,330 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of personal care aides with 5,330 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 777,560 | 788,000 | 10,440 | 1.34% | $30,060 |
| 2 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 13,550 | 18,880 | 5,330 | 39.34% | $17,330 |
| 3 | Personal Care Aides | 16,340 | 20,190 | 3,850 | 23.56% | $18,380 |
| 4 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other* | 4,110 | 7,670 | 3,560 | 86.62% | $65,520 |
| 5 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 17,530 | 20,450 | 2,920 | 16.66% | $28,200 |
| 6 | Customer Service Representatives | 11,210 | 13,600 | 2,390 | 21.32% | $26,870 |
| 7 | Medical Secretaries | 1,140 | 3,390 | 2,250 | 197.37% | $30,660 |
| 8 | Cashiers | 19,010 | 20,840 | 1,830 | 9.63% | $18,600 |
| 9 | General and Operations Managers | 13,720 | 15,350 | 1,630 | 11.88% | $78,010 |
| 10 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 7,830 | 9,370 | 1,540 | 19.67% | $35,000 |
| 11 | Waiters and Waitresses | 14,730 | 16,160 | 1,430 | 9.71% | $17,470 |
| 12 | Cooks, Short Order | 910 | 2,260 | 1,350 | 148.35% | $18,290 |
| 13 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 3,900 | 5,240 | 1,340 | 34.36% | $35,910 |
| 14 | Construction Laborers | 8,820 | 10,100 | 1,280 | 14.51% | $24,870 |
| 15 | Accountants and Auditors | 5,550 | 6,570 | 1,020 | 18.38% | $59,590 |
| 16 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 1,390 | 2,360 | 970 | 69.78% | $45,060 |
| 17 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 4,680 | 5,640 | 960 | 20.51% | $26,980 |
| 18 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 730 | 1,660 | 930 | 127.40% | $38,510 |
| 19 | Managers, All Other | 1,940 | 2,840 | 900 | 46.39% | $74,130 |
| 20 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 4,930 | 5,820 | 890 | 18.05% | $52,080 |
| 21 | Helpers--Extraction Workers | 390 | 1,280 | 890 | 228.21% | $37,070 |
| 22 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 730 | 1,580 | 850 | 116.44% | $ |
| 23 | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 2,870 | 3,680 | 810 | 28.22% | $31,480 |
| 24 | Helpers--Production Workers | 1,130 | 1,850 | 720 | 63.72% | $22,690 |
| 25 | Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 890 | 1,570 | 680 | 76.40% | $55,010 |
| 26 | Electricians | 2,860 | 3,480 | 620 | 21.68% | $44,880 |
| 27 | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 530 | 1,140 | 610 | 115.09% | $51,410 |
| 28 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,040 | 1,640 | 600 | 57.69% | $35,850 |
| 29 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 1,390 | 1,980 | 590 | 42.45% | $89,540 |
| 30 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 9,420 | 10,010 | 590 | 6.26% | $39,920 |
| 31 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 370 | 950 | 580 | 156.76% | $63,370 |
| 32 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 110 | 680 | 570 | 518.18% | $39,650 |
| 33 | Engineers, All Other | 2,670 | 3,220 | 550 | 20.60% | $114,110 |
| 34 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 500 | 1,040 | 540 | 108.00% | $39,990 |
| 35 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 800 | 1,320 | 520 | 65.00% | $23,000 |
| 36 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 1,410 | 1,930 | 520 | 36.88% | $17,980 |
| 37 | Bartenders | 2,220 | 2,720 | 500 | 22.52% | $17,530 |
| 38 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 1,240 | 1,740 | 500 | 40.32% | $27,730 |
| 39 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 410 | 900 | 490 | 119.51% | $53,640 |
| 40 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 1,260 | 1,740 | 480 | 38.10% | $67,230 |
| 41 | Industrial Engineers | 780 | 1,260 | 480 | 61.54% | $91,500 |
| 42 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 800 | 1,280 | 480 | 60.00% | $59,460 |
| 43 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 3,590 | 4,070 | 480 | 13.37% | $42,000 |
| 44 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 1,950 | 2,430 | 480 | 24.62% | $16,940 |
| 45 | Lawyers | 2,440 | 2,910 | 470 | 19.26% | $82,220 |
| 46 | Protective Service Workers, All Other * | 850 | 1,320 | 470 | 55.29% | $32,080 |
| 47 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 1,060 | 1,490 | 430 | 40.57% | $18,330 |
| 48 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1,450 | 1,870 | 420 | 28.97% | $128,630 |
| 49 | Pharmacy Technicians | 2,000 | 2,420 | 420 | 21.00% | $27,990 |
| 50 | Bakers | 700 | 1,120 | 420 | 60.00% | $22,160 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door with a growth rate of 518.18%. It is followed by the profession of helpers--extraction workers which grew by 228.21% in the same period.