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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Las Cruces, NM

What professions have the highest employment in Las Cruces, NM? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Las Cruces, NM. We note that the total employment in Las Cruces, NM is 72,600. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 5,070 people (6.98 percent of the total employment in Las Cruces, NM). The second most common job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession which employs 2,460 people (3.39 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Las Cruces, NM is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	72,600	100.00%	$35,770
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,070	6.98%	$23,920
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,460	3.39%	$37,490
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,250	3.10%	$25,530
5	Retail Salespersons	1,920	2.64%	$27,200
6	Customer Service Representatives	1,660	2.29%	$29,010
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,520	2.09%	$26,000
8	Cashiers	1,500	2.07%	$25,760
9	Registered Nurses	1,330	1.83%	$78,270
10	General and Operations Managers	1,220	1.68%	$92,060
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,180	1.63%	$28,520
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,150	1.58%	$77,810
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,150	1.58%	$27,180
14	Office Clerks, General	1,130	1.56%	$29,640
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,060	1.46%	$27,120
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	870	1.20%	$27,710
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	810	1.12%	$61,590
18	Construction Laborers	810	1.12%	$34,420
19	Medical Assistants	800	1.10%	$31,610
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	790	1.09%	$35,130
21	Restaurant Cooks	760	1.05%	$28,450
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	760	1.05%	$37,230
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	710	0.98%	$37,580
24	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	660	0.91%	$33,750
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	640	0.88%	$49,030
26	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	630	0.87%	$43,980
27	Receptionists and Information Clerks	620	0.85%	$27,750
28	Other Business Operations Specialists	610	0.84%	$67,500
29	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	600	0.83%	$23,920
30	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	560	0.77%	$75,770
31	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	520	0.72%	$95,220
32	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	520	0.72%	$35,090
33	Fast Food Cooks	500	0.69%	$24,440
34	Security Guards	490	0.67%	$29,070
35	Accountants and Auditors	480	0.66%	$59,050
36	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	460	0.63%	$30,140
37	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	440	0.61%	$27,300
38	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	430	0.59%	$57,000
39	Nursing Assistants	420	0.58%	$29,050
40	Food Preparation Workers	420	0.58%	$26,570
41	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	400	0.55%	$27,040
42	Correctional Officers and Jailers	380	0.52%	$41,600
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	370	0.51%	$30,080
44	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	370	0.51%	$37,180
45	Computer User Support Specialists	350	0.48%	$45,670
46	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	330	0.45%	$47,520
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	330	0.45%	$61,240
48	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	310	0.43%	$43,800
49	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	300	0.41%	$49,030
50	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	300	0.41%	$25,740
51	Electricians	300	0.41%	$49,240
52	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	300	0.41%	$35,080
53	All Other Managers	290	0.40%	$106,950
54	Human Resources Specialists	290	0.40%	$49,380
55	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	270	0.37%	$23,950
56	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	260	0.36%	$98,230
57	Computer Systems Analysts	260	0.36%	$82,680
58	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	260	0.36%	$24,380
59	Social and Human Service Assistants	250	0.34%	$37,970
60	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	250	0.34%	$56,550
61	Engineers, All Other	240	0.33%	$104,210
62	Physical Therapists	240	0.33%	$81,020
63	Dishwashers	240	0.33%	$26,030
64	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	240	0.33%	$61,430
65	Bartenders	230	0.32%	$23,950
66	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	230	0.32%	$25,480
67	Compliance Officers	210	0.29%	$62,000
68	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	210	0.29%	$57,430
69	Tellers	210	0.29%	$29,960
70	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	210	0.29%	$44,910
71	Software Developers	200	0.28%	$99,660
72	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	200	0.28%	$76,560
73	Childcare Workers	200	0.28%	$24,960
74	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	200	0.28%	$50,180
75	Carpenters	200	0.28%	$37,120
76	Driver/Sales Workers	200	0.28%	$33,320
77	Medical and Health Services Managers	190	0.26%	$99,240
78	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	190	0.26%	$60,310
79	Pharmacy Technicians	190	0.26%	$38,030
80	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	180	0.25%	$156,190
81	Dental Assistants	180	0.25%	$35,660
82	Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	0.25%	$49,110
83	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	180	0.25%	$50,430
84	Financial Managers	170	0.23%	$94,370
85	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	170	0.23%	$39,520
86	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	170	0.23%	$58,800
87	Medical Secretaries	170	0.23%	$35,880
88	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	170	0.23%	$35,720
89	Speech-Language Pathologists	160	0.22%	$95,400
90	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	160	0.22%	$25,230
91	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	160	0.22%	$57,200
92	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	160	0.22%	$47,040
93	Project Management Specialists	150	0.21%	$73,470
94	Management Analysts	150	0.21%	$73,980
95	Loan Officers	150	0.21%	$62,110
96	Lawyers	150	0.21%	$100,950
97	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	150	0.21%	$41,810
98	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	150	0.21%	$24,400
99	Billing and Posting Clerks	150	0.21%	$33,960
100	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	150	0.21%	$29,140

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