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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Santa Fe, NM

What professions have the highest employment in Santa Fe, NM? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Santa Fe, NM. We note that the total employment in Santa Fe, NM is 59,770. The most popular job is the secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive profession, which employs 2,180 people (3.65 percent of the total employment in Santa Fe, NM). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 2,000 people (3.35 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Santa Fe, NM is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	59,770	100.00%	$41,990
2	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,180	3.65%	$42,450
3	Retail Salespersons	2,000	3.35%	$30,720
4	General and Operations Managers	1,920	3.21%	$97,390
5	Waiters and Waitresses	1,730	2.89%	$28,250
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,490	2.49%	$28,460
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,330	2.23%	$27,800
8	Cashiers	1,290	2.16%	$28,060
9	Restaurant Cooks	1,200	2.01%	$32,440
10	Customer Service Representatives	1,180	1.97%	$36,630
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,150	1.92%	$32,590
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	990	1.66%	$29,000
13	Office Clerks, General	880	1.47%	$33,180
14	Registered Nurses	850	1.42%	$81,660
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	780	1.31%	$44,690
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	760	1.27%	$36,680
17	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	750	1.25%	$30,330
18	Other Business Operations Specialists	680	1.14%	$52,500
19	Accountants and Auditors	680	1.14%	$58,280
20	Construction Laborers	670	1.12%	$37,780
21	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	660	1.10%	$53,190
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	640	1.07%	$38,290
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	600	1.00%	$45,440
24	Lawyers	570	0.95%	$92,230
25	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	560	0.94%	$35,670
26	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	550	0.92%	$32,790
27	Security Guards	540	0.90%	$29,690
28	Food Preparation Workers	540	0.90%	$29,120
29	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	500	0.84%	$63,600
30	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	480	0.80%	$28,570
31	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	470	0.79%	$58,400
32	Management Analysts	450	0.75%	$52,000
33	Medical Assistants	440	0.74%	$39,680
34	Receptionists and Information Clerks	440	0.74%	$33,250
35	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	420	0.70%	$65,350
36	Correctional Officers and Jailers	390	0.65%	$43,700
37	Dishwashers	380	0.64%	$27,930
38	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	370	0.62%	$30,290
39	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	0.60%	$26,940
40	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	360	0.60%	$38,440
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	340	0.57%	$43,430
42	Financial Managers	330	0.55%	$93,100
43	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	320	0.54%	$43,680
44	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	0.52%	$61,710
45	Fast Food Cooks	300	0.50%	$27,830
46	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	300	0.50%	$26,610
47	Computer User Support Specialists	290	0.49%	$53,620
48	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	290	0.49%	$62,900
49	Nursing Assistants	270	0.45%	$36,710
50	Bartenders	270	0.45%	$31,350
51	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	260	0.44%	$46,020
52	Software Developers	250	0.42%	$86,110
53	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	250	0.42%	$63,180
54	Other Financial Specialists	240	0.40%	$49,590
55	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	240	0.40%	$28,970
56	Medical Secretaries	240	0.40%	$45,320
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	230	0.38%	$98,680
58	Training and Development Specialists	230	0.38%	$54,220
59	Project Management Specialists	220	0.37%	$86,300
60	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	220	0.37%	$50,020
61	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	220	0.37%	$50,510
62	Carpenters	220	0.37%	$47,060
63	Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	0.35%	$125,240
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	210	0.35%	$73,690
65	Social and Human Service Assistants	210	0.35%	$39,580
66	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	210	0.35%	$53,890
67	Tellers	210	0.35%	$35,890
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	210	0.35%	$62,750
69	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	210	0.35%	$47,790
70	All Other Managers	200	0.33%	$95,330
71	Human Resources Specialists	200	0.33%	$62,040
72	Pharmacy Technicians	200	0.33%	$39,600
73	Administrative Services Managers	190	0.32%	$86,570
74	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	190	0.32%	$60,830
75	Packers and Packagers	190	0.32%	$29,770
76	Compliance Officers	180	0.30%	$50,690
77	Driver/Sales Workers	180	0.30%	$27,500
78	Social and Community Service Managers	170	0.28%	$73,710
79	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	170	0.28%	$52,270
80	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	170	0.28%	$53,200
81	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	170	0.28%	$44,600
82	Tutors	170	0.28%	$80,590
83	Dental Assistants	170	0.28%	$41,990
84	Civil Engineers	160	0.27%	$90,360
85	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	160	0.27%	$33,360
86	Counter and Rental Clerks	160	0.27%	$32,630
87	Public Relations Specialists	150	0.25%	$51,710
88	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	150	0.25%	$46,180
89	Postal Service Mail Carriers	150	0.25%	$51,710
90	Electricians	150	0.25%	$49,980
91	Health Educators	140	0.23%	$46,200
92	Nurse Practitioners	140	0.23%	$130,580
93	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	140	0.23%	$60,670
94	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	140	0.23%	$45,260
95	Roofers	140	0.23%	$39,180
96	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	140	0.23%	$49,220
97	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	130	0.22%	$85,320
98	Personal Financial Advisors	130	0.22%	$79,560
99	Computer Systems Analysts	130	0.22%	$84,200
100	Civil Engineering Technicians	130	0.22%	$51,580

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