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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is 154,690. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 6,620 people (4.28 percent of the total employment in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession which employs 5,070 people (3.28 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	154,690	100.00%	$38,060
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,620	4.28%	$23,920
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,070	3.28%	$37,880
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,560	2.95%	$24,660
5	Cashiers	4,420	2.86%	$26,170
6	Retail Salespersons	3,640	2.35%	$28,660
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,560	2.30%	$45,760
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,280	2.12%	$31,100
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,240	2.09%	$28,460
10	Office Clerks, General	3,220	2.08%	$29,720
11	Construction Laborers	3,110	2.01%	$35,160
12	General and Operations Managers	3,040	1.97%	$95,930
13	Waiters and Waitresses	2,560	1.65%	$28,350
14	Registered Nurses	2,250	1.45%	$78,670
15	Customer Service Representatives	2,180	1.41%	$31,250
16	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,060	1.33%	$65,920
17	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	1,990	1.29%	$43,110
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,960	1.27%	$36,570
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,910	1.23%	$39,040
20	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,790	1.16%	$49,680
21	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,790	1.16%	$32,300
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,690	1.09%	$37,740
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,670	1.08%	$29,180
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,610	1.04%	$60,880
25	Restaurant Cooks	1,550	1.00%	$28,390
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,520	0.98%	$35,730
27	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,500	0.97%	$59,510
28	Food Preparation Workers	1,440	0.93%	$25,230
29	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,390	0.90%	$49,940
30	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,360	0.88%	$23,980
31	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,230	0.80%	$58,130
32	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,050	0.68%	$36,160
33	Electricians	1,040	0.67%	$60,070
34	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,030	0.67%	$72,820
35	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,030	0.67%	$52,150
36	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	980	0.63%	$60,990
37	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	980	0.63%	$59,610
38	Medical Assistants	970	0.63%	$32,310
39	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	970	0.63%	$28,790
40	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	960	0.62%	$38,140
41	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	950	0.61%	$24,960
42	Accountants and Auditors	930	0.60%	$64,680
43	Nursing Assistants	930	0.60%	$31,230
44	Fast Food Cooks	890	0.58%	$24,620
45	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	860	0.56%	$35,250
46	Wellhead Pumpers	830	0.54%	$76,600
47	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	810	0.52%	$67,670
48	Security Guards	760	0.49%	$31,200
49	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	760	0.49%	$28,710
50	Receptionists and Information Clerks	760	0.49%	$29,120
51	Correctional Officers and Jailers	730	0.47%	$38,750
52	All Other Managers	710	0.46%	$103,790
53	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	710	0.46%	$52,500
54	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	710	0.46%	$59,230
55	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	680	0.44%	$23,920
56	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	640	0.41%	$46,140
57	School Bus Drivers	640	0.41%	$36,470
58	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	630	0.41%	$91,210
59	Highway Maintenance Workers	610	0.39%	$37,520
60	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	600	0.39%	$64,280
61	Other Teachers and Instructors	590	0.38%	$64,830
62	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	590	0.38%	$79,240
63	Tellers	570	0.37%	$31,500
64	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	550	0.36%	$71,990
65	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	550	0.36%	$56,660
66	Social and Human Service Assistants	530	0.34%	$34,960
67	Dishwashers	510	0.33%	$26,680
68	Driver/Sales Workers	510	0.33%	$23,920
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	500	0.32%	$49,280
70	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	500	0.32%	$27,430
71	Food Batchmakers	490	0.32%	$40,180
72	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	480	0.31%	$92,190
73	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	480	0.31%	$27,970
74	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	470	0.30%	$58,490
75	Human Resources Specialists	460	0.30%	$49,060
76	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	450	0.29%	$25,280
77	Compliance Officers	440	0.28%	$66,210
78	Packers and Packagers	440	0.28%	$23,920
79	Computer User Support Specialists	430	0.28%	$48,150
80	Carpenters	430	0.28%	$41,680
81	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	420	0.27%	$51,470
82	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	410	0.27%	$24,190
83	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	410	0.27%	$45,760
84	Pharmacy Technicians	390	0.25%	$37,860
85	Bartenders	390	0.25%	$27,330
86	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	390	0.25%	$42,370
87	Tire Repairers and Changers	380	0.25%	$29,290
88	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	370	0.24%	$60,740
89	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	370	0.24%	$65,310
90	Childcare Workers	360	0.23%	$24,680
91	Financial Managers	350	0.23%	$101,730
92	Project Management Specialists	340	0.22%	$78,260
93	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	340	0.22%	$61,690
94	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	340	0.22%	$46,400
95	Insurance Sales Agents	330	0.21%	$43,970
96	Medical Secretaries	330	0.21%	$36,150
97	Extraction Workers Helpers	330	0.21%	$50,130
98	Firefighters	320	0.21%	$45,060
99	Postal Service Mail Carriers	320	0.21%	$49,920
100	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	320	0.21%	$38,070

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