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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Albuquerque, NM

What professions have the highest employment in Albuquerque, NM? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Albuquerque, NM. We note that the total employment in Albuquerque, NM is 381,260. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 15,620 people (4.10 percent of the total employment in Albuquerque, NM). The second most common job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession which employs 11,800 people (3.10 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Albuquerque, NM is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Albuquerque, NM (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	381,260	100.00%	$41,200
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	15,620	4.10%	$26,020
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	11,800	3.10%	$39,890
4	Customer Service Representatives	11,670	3.06%	$35,690
5	Retail Salespersons	11,430	3.00%	$28,710
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	10,430	2.74%	$26,640
7	Registered Nurses	8,670	2.27%	$82,840
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	8,010	2.10%	$33,860
9	General and Operations Managers	7,590	1.99%	$97,080
10	Cashiers	7,080	1.86%	$26,890
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	6,530	1.71%	$27,560
12	Waiters and Waitresses	5,670	1.49%	$28,130
13	Office Clerks, General	5,430	1.42%	$30,790
14	Construction Laborers	4,780	1.25%	$35,920
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	4,560	1.20%	$32,070
16	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,360	1.14%	$46,560
17	Medical Assistants	4,220	1.11%	$36,620
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,200	1.10%	$55,330
19	Other Business Operations Specialists	3,730	0.98%	$78,210
20	Security Guards	3,720	0.98%	$28,560
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,700	0.97%	$41,250
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,690	0.97%	$33,270
23	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,650	0.96%	$38,250
24	Accountants and Auditors	3,550	0.93%	$64,590
25	Restaurant Cooks	3,550	0.93%	$30,510
26	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3,520	0.92%	$42,400
27	Food Preparation Workers	3,170	0.83%	$25,140
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,750	0.72%	$61,150
29	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,700	0.71%	$28,970
30	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,620	0.69%	$39,590
31	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,590	0.68%	$30,230
32	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,520	0.66%	$43,680
33	Electricians	2,510	0.66%	$58,920
34	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,470	0.65%	$59,330
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,390	0.63%	$35,470
36	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,390	0.63%	$65,000
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,220	0.58%	$54,200
38	Lawyers	2,190	0.57%	$90,000
39	Human Resources Specialists	2,170	0.57%	$60,960
40	Fast Food Cooks	2,130	0.56%	$26,170
41	Project Management Specialists	1,860	0.49%	$93,850
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,840	0.48%	$62,620
43	Nursing Assistants	1,830	0.48%	$31,550
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,810	0.47%	$98,160
45	Computer User Support Specialists	1,750	0.46%	$47,960
46	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,750	0.46%	$34,130
47	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,740	0.46%	$27,940
48	Management Analysts	1,680	0.44%	$84,970
49	Carpenters	1,620	0.42%	$44,410
50	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,540	0.40%	$56,020
51	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,520	0.40%	$49,310
52	Software Developers	1,510	0.40%	$101,640
53	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,510	0.40%	$34,780
54	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,490	0.39%	$28,320
55	Computer Systems Analysts	1,440	0.38%	$87,240
56	Pharmacy Technicians	1,440	0.38%	$39,580
57	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,440	0.38%	$47,900
58	Mechanical Engineers	1,410	0.37%	$120,390
59	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,370	0.36%	$63,280
60	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,360	0.36%	$46,650
61	Engineers, All Other	1,350	0.35%	$129,030
62	All Other Managers	1,310	0.34%	$107,520
63	Electrical Engineers	1,250	0.33%	$130,460
64	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,250	0.33%	$54,720
65	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,240	0.33%	$122,700
66	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,200	0.31%	$28,850
67	Dishwashers	1,200	0.31%	$27,260
68	Medical Secretaries	1,200	0.31%	$36,880
69	Financial Managers	1,190	0.31%	$108,170
70	Parts Salespersons	1,190	0.31%	$32,650
71	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,180	0.31%	$38,060
72	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,180	0.31%	$48,490
73	Bartenders	1,150	0.30%	$26,760
74	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,140	0.30%	$25,930
75	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,130	0.30%	$26,530
76	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,110	0.29%	$44,930
77	Packers and Packagers	1,100	0.29%	$28,320
78	Information Security Analysts	1,090	0.29%	$123,240
79	Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,080	0.28%	$180,400
80	Pharmacists	1,070	0.28%	$132,840
81	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,010	0.26%	$60,030
82	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	990	0.26%	$51,630
83	Training and Development Specialists	980	0.26%	$68,850
84	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	970	0.25%	$62,330
85	Dental Assistants	970	0.25%	$37,970
86	Tellers	960	0.25%	$35,730
87	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	960	0.25%	$33,070
88	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	940	0.25%	$27,490
89	Nurse Practitioners	930	0.24%	$125,190
90	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	910	0.24%	$59,780
91	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	910	0.24%	$46,090
92	Counter and Rental Clerks	900	0.24%	$34,480
93	Insurance Sales Agents	890	0.23%	$55,720
94	Postal Service Mail Carriers	890	0.23%	$51,710
95	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	850	0.22%	$61,130
96	All Other Physicians	850	0.22%	n/a
97	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	850	0.22%	$28,000
98	Childcare Workers	850	0.22%	$26,770
99	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	850	0.22%	$44,450
100	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	830	0.22%	$48,950

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