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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is 78,780. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 4,450 people (5.65 percent of the total employment in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession which employs 2,750 people (3.49 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	78,780	100.00%	$39,660
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,450	5.65%	$23,920
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,750	3.49%	$37,600
4	Cashiers	2,030	2.58%	$26,020
5	Retail Salespersons	1,640	2.08%	$28,290
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,600	2.03%	$24,630
7	Physicists	1,460	1.85%	$161,380
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,430	1.82%	$29,460
9	Office Clerks, General	1,430	1.82%	$28,820
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,400	1.78%	$28,180
11	Registered Nurses	1,250	1.59%	$80,730
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,150	1.46%	$35,240
13	General and Operations Managers	1,100	1.40%	$87,190
14	Waiters and Waitresses	1,090	1.38%	$28,090
15	Customer Service Representatives	1,020	1.29%	$34,230
16	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	910	1.16%	$29,130
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	880	1.12%	$36,760
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	850	1.08%	$60,610
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	820	1.04%	$59,880
20	Restaurant Cooks	790	1.00%	$28,480
21	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	740	0.94%	$26,210
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	740	0.94%	$46,960
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	740	0.94%	$39,520
24	Other Engineering Technicians	730	0.93%	$99,150
25	Food Preparation Workers	730	0.93%	$24,290
26	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	650	0.83%	$52,170
27	Construction Laborers	640	0.81%	$38,400
28	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	620	0.79%	$34,740
29	Other Business Operations Specialists	580	0.74%	$62,970
30	Accountants and Auditors	560	0.71%	$61,060
31	Nursing Assistants	560	0.71%	$32,880
32	Nuclear Engineers	550	0.70%	$126,270
33	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	550	0.70%	$43,960
34	Correctional Officers and Jailers	530	0.67%	$39,660
35	Security Guards	530	0.67%	$29,570
36	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	510	0.65%	$28,770
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	510	0.65%	$25,490
38	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	480	0.61%	$58,630
39	Medical Assistants	450	0.57%	$35,000
40	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	440	0.56%	$29,270
41	Fast Food Cooks	440	0.56%	$26,070
42	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	440	0.56%	$35,860
43	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	430	0.55%	$98,330
44	Human Resources Specialists	420	0.53%	$60,920
45	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	420	0.53%	$30,790
46	Receptionists and Information Clerks	410	0.52%	$29,830
47	Social and Human Service Assistants	400	0.51%	$37,100
48	Highway Maintenance Workers	400	0.51%	$37,200
49	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	390	0.50%	$62,010
50	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	370	0.47%	$41,600
51	Computer User Support Specialists	370	0.47%	$58,420
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	370	0.47%	$78,830
53	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	350	0.44%	$77,220
54	Other Physical Scientists	340	0.43%	$128,190
55	Other Teachers and Instructors	340	0.43%	$65,080
56	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	340	0.43%	$29,890
57	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	340	0.43%	$47,380
58	Information Security Analysts	330	0.42%	$127,590
59	Forest and Conservation Technicians	330	0.42%	$37,530
60	Protective Service Workers, All Other	310	0.39%	$37,220
61	Firefighters	300	0.38%	$35,980
62	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	300	0.38%	$69,040
63	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	280	0.36%	$47,300
64	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	280	0.36%	$59,550
65	School Bus Drivers	270	0.34%	$41,720
66	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	270	0.34%	$47,100
67	All Other Physicians	270	0.34%	$230,670
68	All Other Managers	260	0.33%	$99,490
69	Medical and Health Services Managers	250	0.32%	$111,550
70	Dental Assistants	250	0.32%	$38,260
71	Bartenders	250	0.32%	$24,090
72	Dishwashers	240	0.30%	$25,770
73	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	240	0.30%	$45,910
74	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	230	0.29%	$63,420
75	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	230	0.29%	$35,130
76	Pharmacy Technicians	230	0.29%	$39,050
77	Electricians	230	0.29%	$52,170
78	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	220	0.28%	$76,240
79	Logisticians	210	0.27%	$100,240
80	Software Developers	210	0.27%	$128,030
81	Civil Engineers	210	0.27%	$99,280
82	Emergency Medical Technicians	210	0.27%	$30,210
83	Psychiatric Technicians	210	0.27%	$32,220
84	Tellers	210	0.27%	$31,930
85	Carpenters	210	0.27%	$41,730
86	Financial Managers	200	0.25%	$99,000
87	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	200	0.25%	$47,670
88	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	190	0.24%	$90,860
89	Management Analysts	190	0.24%	$99,570
90	Budget Analysts	190	0.24%	$98,360
91	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	190	0.24%	$49,550
92	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	180	0.23%	$26,830
93	Social and Community Service Managers	180	0.23%	$62,650
94	Medical Records Specialists	180	0.23%	$40,580
95	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	180	0.23%	$23,920
96	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	180	0.23%	$24,220
97	Pharmacists	170	0.22%	$128,250
98	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	170	0.22%	$45,530
99	Medical Secretaries	170	0.22%	$35,360
100	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	170	0.22%	$60,580

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