Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $237,270. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $200,050.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$237,270	$171,030	30
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$200,050	$167,170	0
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,280	$118,990	90
4	General Dentists	$170,600	$121,980	140
5	Marketing Managers	$166,320	$65,500	40
6	Personal Financial Advisors	$154,360	$57,910	160
7	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$133,480	$51,190	170
8	Pharmacists	$133,070	$60,060	230
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,550	$96,880	30
10	Petroleum Engineers	$126,230	$65,230	250
11	Information Security Analysts	$125,370	$70,190	70
12	Nurse Practitioners	$124,080	$78,120	250
13	Physician Assistants	$122,380	$76,570	80
14	Chief Executives	$115,270	$31,780	110
15	Industrial Production Managers	$110,970	$77,520	100
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$106,730	$66,090	110
17	Human Resources Managers	$105,310	$69,080	70
18	Speech-Language Pathologists	$104,090	$63,700	160
19	All Other Managers	$103,790	$71,780	710
20	School Psychologists	$102,700	$67,910	110
21	Financial Managers	$101,730	$58,960	350
22	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$101,570	$67,130	260
23	Construction Managers	$101,330	$62,410	270
24	Natural Sciences Managers	$100,650	$71,660	30
25	Software Developers	$100,170	$65,930	140
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,980	$74,200	300
27	Engineers, All Other	$99,750	$66,210	150
28	Industrial Engineers	$99,470	$63,590	80
29	Physical Therapists	$98,650	$53,660	200
30	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$98,630	$25,270	90
31	Facilities Managers	$98,510	$58,360	110
32	Civil Engineers	$97,330	$67,570	120
33	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$97,260	$41,930	90
34	Real Estate Brokers	$96,420	$45,500	50
35	General and Operations Managers	$95,930	$45,940	3,040
36	Administrative Services Managers	$95,320	$49,450	170
37	Electrical Engineers	$95,090	$65,690	80
38	Environmental Engineers	$94,880	$79,240	30
39	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$94,240	$57,010	60
40	Computer Network Architects	$93,430	$82,210	40
41	Dental Hygienists	$93,250	$58,490	140
42	Sales Managers	$92,240	$48,450	150
43	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$92,190	$66,480	480
44	Mining and Geological Engineers	$92,180	$79,210	50
45	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$91,210	$56,530	630
46	Air Traffic Controllers	$90,980	$64,810	40
47	Commercial Pilots	$88,750	$49,430	140
48	Mechanical Engineers	$88,610	$65,490	80
49	Lawyers	$86,280	$60,130	290
50	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$85,900	$57,250	80
51	Financial Analysts	$85,310	$45,460	60
52	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$84,660	$66,480	60
53	Gas Plant Operators	$84,170	$48,390	180
54	Aerospace Engineers	$84,100	$76,330	100
55	Occupational Therapists	$83,520	$61,350	160
56	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$83,100	$49,610	260
57	Other Education Administrators	$82,900	$63,460	40
58	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,660	$47,800	40
59	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$81,550	$54,210	150
60	Management Analysts	$81,540	$48,630	180
61	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,140	$61,020	30
62	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,700	$23,920	40
63	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$80,570	$51,670	40
64	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,580	$46,110	80
65	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$79,240	$62,900	590
66	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$78,720	$48,880	100
67	Registered Nurses	$78,670	$61,810	2,250
68	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,410	$57,100	100
69	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$78,340	$55,280	110
70	Project Management Specialists	$78,260	$46,700	340
71	Computer Systems Analysts	$77,890	$59,990	160
72	Other Extraction Workers	$77,560	$53,210	40
73	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$77,260	$63,250	90
74	Other Biological Scientists	$77,230	$54,720	60
75	Wellhead Pumpers	$76,600	$21,840	830
76	Crane and Tower Operators	$76,440	$53,950	50
77	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$76,340	$48,920	130
78	Veterinarians	$75,520	$48,220	100
79	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$75,470	$59,850	70
80	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$75,230	$41,250	60
81	Database Administrators	$74,190	$56,560	40
82	Training and Development Specialists	$73,850	$40,370	290
83	Other Business Operations Specialists	$72,820	$43,180	1,030
84	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$72,800	$52,590	210
85	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$72,330	$38,550	210
86	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$72,300	$39,960	80
87	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$72,120	$44,350	300
88	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$71,990	$35,770	550
89	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$70,960	$53,300	200
90	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$70,620	$56,530	40
91	Other Engineering Technicians	$69,310	$43,720	80
92	Cost Estimators	$69,020	$43,250	130
93	Logisticians	$68,160	$53,720	70
94	Postsecondary History Teachers	$67,950	$40,150	50
95	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$67,670	$37,910	810
96	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$67,410	$36,780	50
97	Loan Officers	$66,810	$40,370	250
98	Interpreters and Translators	$66,760	$34,220	40
99	Compliance Officers	$66,210	$36,400	440
100	Conservation Scientists	$66,210	$48,690	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$170,710
2	General Dentists	$168,450
3	Physician Assistants	$128,160
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,960
5	Pharmacists	$127,240
6	Nurse Practitioners	$121,070
7	Industrial Production Managers	$119,400
8	Petroleum Engineers	$118,000
9	Industrial Engineers	$105,170
10	Marketing Managers	$102,690

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$182,970
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$178,480
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,630
4	Physician Assistants	$140,950
5	Pharmacists	$137,730
6	Nurse Practitioners	$124,940
7	Physicists	$118,590
8	Industrial Production Managers	$118,330
9	Physical Therapists	$111,660
10	Engineers, All Other	$107,820

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$180,880
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$172,880
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,190
4	Pharmacists	$139,450
5	Other Physical Scientists	$133,400
6	Physician Assistants	$127,840
7	Nurse Practitioners	$116,920
8	Physicists	$113,770
9	Industrial Production Managers	$113,360
10	Sales Managers	$109,460

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