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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is 26,590. The most popular job is the personal care aides profession, which employs 960 people (3.61 percent of the total employment in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 930 people (3.50 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	26,590	100.00%	$26,940
2	Personal Care Aides	960	3.61%	$17,550
3	Cashiers	930	3.50%	$18,630
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	750	2.82%	$23,740
5	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	630	2.37%	$88,950
6	Retail Salespersons	610	2.29%	$19,640
7	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	520	1.96%	$17,760
8	Waiters and Waitresses	510	1.92%	$18,940
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	480	1.81%	$20,650
10	Registered Nurses	460	1.73%	$62,850
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	420	1.58%	$46,110
12	Nursing Assistants	410	1.54%	$25,240
13	Construction Laborers	400	1.50%	$24,360
14	Teacher Assistants	400	1.50%	$19,650
15	General and Operations Managers	400	1.50%	$62,760
16	Substitute Teachers	390	1.47%	$18,950
17	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	380	1.43%	$18,290
18	Helpers--Production Workers	360	1.35%	$22,880
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	360	1.35%	$28,200
20	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	350	1.32%	$42,360
21	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	340	1.28%	$17,840
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	320	1.20%	$29,860
23	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	320	1.20%	$36,220
24	Restaurant Cooks	300	1.13%	$19,230
25	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	290	1.09%	$18,900
26	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	280	1.05%	$28,970
27	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	270	1.02%	$19,310
28	Other Production Workers	270	1.02%	$34,770
29	Office Clerks, General	260	0.98%	$19,680
30	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	260	0.98%	$20,300
31	Forest and Conservation Technicians	250	0.94%	$28,290
32	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	220	0.83%	$35,940
33	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	210	0.79%	$29,660
34	Fast Food Cooks	210	0.79%	$18,080
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	200	0.75%	$17,920
36	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	190	0.71%	$31,020
37	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	190	0.71%	$50,650
38	Food Preparation Workers	190	0.71%	$19,760
39	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	190	0.71%	$18,950
40	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	190	0.71%	$25,570
41	School or Special Client Bus Drivers	180	0.68%	$19,200
42	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	180	0.68%	$51,160
43	Other Business Operations Specialists	180	0.68%	$40,710
44	All Other Managers	180	0.68%	$105,780
45	Receptionists and Information Clerks	170	0.64%	$21,650
46	Medical Secretaries	160	0.60%	$24,750
47	Electricians	150	0.56%	$44,650
48	Tellers	150	0.56%	$22,330
49	Correctional Officers and Jailers	150	0.56%	$32,730
50	Driver/Sales Workers	140	0.53%	$19,440
51	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	140	0.53%	$55,880
52	Dishwashers	140	0.53%	$17,760
53	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	130	0.49%	$35,970
54	Highway Maintenance Workers	130	0.49%	$29,430
55	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	130	0.49%	$21,140
56	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	130	0.49%	$48,270
57	Customer Service Representatives	120	0.45%	$25,530
58	Accountants and Auditors	110	0.41%	$48,820
59	Compliance Officers	110	0.41%	$47,920
60	Packers and Packagers	100	0.38%	$19,190
61	Childcare Workers	100	0.38%	$18,070
62	Home Health Aides	100	0.38%	$18,720
63	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	90	0.34%	$59,450
64	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	90	0.34%	$33,440
65	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	90	0.34%	$34,960
66	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	90	0.34%	$49,330
67	Mining and Geological Engineers	90	0.34%	$69,380
68	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	90	0.34%	$82,840
69	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	80	0.30%	$64,930
70	Electricians Helpers	80	0.30%	$31,980
71	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	80	0.30%	$22,450
72	Security Guards	80	0.30%	$27,090
73	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	80	0.30%	$24,490
74	Postsecondary Education Administrators	80	0.30%	$63,940
75	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	70	0.26%	n/a
76	Bartenders	70	0.26%	$18,850
77	Medical Assistants	70	0.26%	$26,060
78	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	70	0.26%	$46,420
79	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	70	0.26%	$43,330
80	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	70	0.26%	$38,400
81	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	70	0.26%	$46,040
82	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	60	0.23%	$18,670
83	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	60	0.23%	$26,090
84	Counter and Rental Clerks	60	0.23%	$21,460
85	Recreation Workers	60	0.23%	$22,410
86	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	60	0.23%	$17,690
87	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	60	0.23%	$17,750
88	Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	60	0.23%	$27,440
89	Speech-Language Pathologists	60	0.23%	$63,980
90	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	60	0.23%	$43,990
91	Social and Human Service Assistants	60	0.23%	$32,160
92	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	60	0.23%	$44,480
93	Computer User Support Specialists	60	0.23%	$34,960
94	Financial Managers	60	0.23%	$75,370
95	Legislators	60	0.23%	$18,280
96	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	50	0.19%	$42,860
97	Tire Repairers and Changers	50	0.19%	$18,530
98	Carpenters	50	0.19%	$37,340
99	Postal Service Clerks	50	0.19%	$26,950
100	Billing and Posting Clerks	50	0.19%	$24,480

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