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Las Cruces, NM

275 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 29740.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

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Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$387,450
Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Dentists, General$207,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$170,990
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$141,350
Aerospace Engineers$136,860
Pharmacists$135,900
Nurse Practitioners$131,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,360
Veterinarians$124,640
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations)$121,510
Physical Therapists$120,350
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$119,430
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$117,540
Computer Hardware Engineers$117,150
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$115,920
Computer and Information Research Scientists$115,610
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations)$114,590
Operations Research Analysts$114,150
Information Security Analysts$113,550
All 275 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011480$67,4700.65
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012160$85,2401.18
Aerospace Engineers 17-201170$136,8602.12
Agricultural Inspectors 45-201170$52,4509.77
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301170$77,6500.94
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091150$27,7000.71
Animal Caretakers 39-2021160$30,1601.19
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301150$56,9801.00
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904140$170,9900.35
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302170$45,8300.93
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023420$45,6901.17
Bakers 51-3011270$34,2102.23
Bartenders 35-3011270$34,4700.68
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301150$40,4200.56
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021210$41,6001.01
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102930$88,3201.09
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031580$44,4600.82
Budget Analysts 13-203150$76,3602.25
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052100$46,4301.20
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031160$47,8001.10
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199690$76,5101.23
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302150$33,0700.77
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020130$73,9200.50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194100$60,9101.70
Carpenters 47-2031250$57,0300.72
Cashiers 41-20111,630$28,7101.02
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051140$45,1801.28
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101140$61,0300.38
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021420$46,9602.08
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011610$34,2702.29
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302250$60,3201.28
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051140$87,6000.73
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103170$82,2500.42
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-706180$29,2300.43
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010110$44,5500.64
Community Health Workers 21-109450$49,6501.60
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109940$52,9600.63
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041290$76,3801.35
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-206190$117,1502.17
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123170$62,1000.97
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299170$109,4300.76
Computer Programmers 15-125150$86,4201.09
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211190$95,3500.72
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232240$49,9300.64
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-122180$115,6104.13
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021100$128,3600.29
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201140$38,6501.31
Construction Laborers 47-2061860$39,4601.52
Construction Managers 11-9021150$106,3500.77
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401190$64,0901.18
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011180$28,3900.53
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012350$36,0601.56
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014730$30,9801.00
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012380$52,3701.93
Cost Estimators 13-105190$56,0100.77
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021190$29,5100.94
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-403190$45,4701.00
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702150$81,8302.30
Credit Counselors 13-207150$41,8703.35
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,480$36,0801.11
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205130$94,9500.22
Database Administrators 15-124250$85,5301.37
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011Not available$27,120
Dental Assistants 31-9091200$38,4001.01
Dental Hygienists 29-1292120$82,1201.03
Dentists, General 29-102180$207,0001.19
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021560$106,3309.57
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$80,0100.77
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103160$66,7001.59
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011290$28,7501.02
Dishwashers 35-9021340$29,0701.37
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032120$44,3601.16
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031260$28,3601.23
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208140$37,9900.84
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032280$105,5801.63
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903150$65,0201.27
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012140$52,7200.79
Electrical Engineers 17-2071130$96,0601.32
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905160$59,5300.89
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023180$85,7803.76
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094Not available$67,840
Electricians 47-2111410$53,9801.05
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-2072210$114,5904.30
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021890$74,1001.25
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406140$51,2300.56
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042150$36,7401.66
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-302960$96,1001.94
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199220$121,5102.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204140$86,6300.93
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011280$64,8701.17
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903140$32,4100.22
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215100$228,0401.89
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092570$26,4804.18
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,870$27,5601.45
File Clerks 43-407170$37,9501.93
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031160$117,5400.36
Firefighters 33-2011280$42,8201.55
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011480$68,6901.15
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011100$72,8803.52
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101150$52,0003.67
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102150$73,3201.03
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012620$39,8700.98
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101170$43,8100.79
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101240$57,4100.57
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011270$73,5000.85
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101270$68,0300.62
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011640$59,8300.87
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102250$50,8700.89
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012120$94,7301.50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011210$59,1400.60
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011630$44,6701.09
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109140$59,0100.91
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047260$53,9600.81
Food Batchmakers 51-309240$28,9900.48
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021830$32,3601.81
Food Service Managers 11-9051110$61,4700.89
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-309130$34,1403.24
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,260$85,7700.70
Glaziers 47-212160$44,3101.96
Graphic Designers 27-102440$43,9400.44
Health Education Specialists 21-109150$55,8401.61
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209990$43,6300.91
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022120$65,8901.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021240$49,6501.13
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032810$48,4000.76
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909850$34,2000.97
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919860$31,9200.75
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-405170$47,9000.86
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11206,430$27,8402.90
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031240$27,2201.09
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081160$28,1001.20
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416150$43,1201.00
Human Resources Managers 11-312150$108,6900.41
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071290$57,1500.62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041140$56,6800.64
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305140$105,6600.35
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051220$35,9000.56
Information Security Analysts 15-121270$113,5500.70
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199140$32,3501.98
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061190$57,2200.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909950$50,3200.52
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031120$80,8701.01
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904160$43,2900.56
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021260$36,7601.04
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,340$35,4101.18
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012160$74,4002.86
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062780$33,3500.52
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011390$36,8500.80
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011110$28,2001.06
Lawyers 23-1011190$110,1400.48
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601280$51,4200.98
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402260$66,1700.87
Library Technicians 25-403160$40,5401.71
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061250$61,6700.74
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-409940$59,9600.97
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033440$36,9900.88
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413180$36,1300.99
Loan Officers 13-207280$61,1100.57
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108180$79,6200.64
Machinists 51-404150$45,3700.33
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012400$29,0300.90
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071650$42,3400.83
Management Analysts 13-1111300$73,3200.64
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199310$115,9200.96
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161140$63,4500.29
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-101340$53,0401.21
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141Not available$95,370
Medical Assistants 31-9092720$37,6501.71
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072110$44,1601.12
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013540$38,6901.09
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111270$99,7100.87
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023100$77,9901.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102670$35,3500.82
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022400$72,1701.26
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090150$33,4700.21
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers (3 O*NET occupations) 47-409040$45,3002.95
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304260$58,9700.64
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912130$119,4300.58
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244100$86,3600.63
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171210$131,9901.26
Nursing Assistants 31-1131390$37,4000.53
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501140$86,2600.53
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-501230$81,8002.10
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122130$108,6301.51
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201150$75,7501.95
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,000$36,8100.79
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073440$48,8901.78
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031130$114,1502.35
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111540$34,9202.76
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-706480$29,5800.29
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141100$45,2400.89
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011130$64,3700.63
Parts Salespersons 41-2022100$33,2200.75
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071100$45,4504.69
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305180Not available1.05
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205270$72,9900.50
Pharmacists 29-1051120$135,9000.75
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052230$44,8600.95
Phlebotomists 31-909760$38,2700.85
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202260$29,8002.24
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021100$61,2201.68
Physical Therapists 29-1123200$120,3501.43
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071100$141,3501.20
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229170$387,4500.97
Physicists 19-201230$112,4003.14
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152180$54,5600.77
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051430$60,7201.24
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$62,3701.21
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052180$55,9301.08
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) 51-801330$57,9801.99
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011250$44,4301.01
Printing Press Operators 51-511230$44,0600.41
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109260$66,0001.39
Procurement Clerks 43-306130$44,3501.22
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199190$36,9501.48
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061100$44,7000.51
Project Management Specialists 13-1082210$82,1100.37
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141130$59,5100.84
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909940$47,7900.95
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053220$36,8702.69
Public Relations Specialists 27-303190$53,5400.64
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-203470$75,8000.61
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902270$100,2800.73
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171620$33,2801.33
Recreation Workers 39-903250$39,1400.27
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708140$36,6400.49
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,280$83,3100.74
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101540$38,6700.73
Residential Advisors 39-904150$34,7701.22
Respiratory Therapists 29-112670$62,9600.98
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,110$30,4601.05
Roofers 47-218150$39,0700.69
Sales Managers 11-2022130$101,6100.39
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091250$59,2000.39
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012290$58,6700.46
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011Not available$78,260
School Psychologists 19-303480$110,3602.57
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031760$75,2501.39
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60142,360$41,0302.69
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031150$57,8200.59
Security Guards 33-9032650$37,0100.98
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021190$39,0901.10
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221180$54,8301.37
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071280$37,8500.66
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053110$31,3800.87
Skincare Specialists 39-509430$47,2300.89
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151120$75,3801.10
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093420$45,4601.85
Software Developers 15-1252300$107,3000.34
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-101350$76,4006.68
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052170$74,4701.30
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057110$72,8102.24
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058240$75,5702.87
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127200$102,8502.15
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,370$32,2900.94
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018310$76,3501.22
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031720$38,5202.68
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303150$58,7001.68
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309970$50,8401.16
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,020$40,9301.39
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202270$78,6200.98
Tellers 43-3071210$35,9601.26
Tile and Stone Setters 47-204430$34,9701.70
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093110$30,4002.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-209350$55,7802.05
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151170$55,5500.70
Transportation Inspectors (3 O*NET occupations) 53-605140$61,5503.17
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307140$83,1900.37
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305130$65,5801.53
Veterinarians 29-113140$124,6400.92
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909650$35,8000.77
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205690$38,0701.37
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,190$38,6701.02
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031200$47,3503.08
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-412180$47,5200.38