Santa Fe, NM

260 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 42140.

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.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,410
Retail Salespersons	2,320
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	1,950
Waiters and Waitresses	1,680
General and Operations Managers	1,630
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	1,470
Cashiers	1,350
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,180
Cooks, Restaurant	1,100
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	1,090
Office Clerks, General	890
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations)	850
Customer Service Representatives	830
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	790
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	770
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	690
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	630
Security Guards	630

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.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
Database Administrators	5.82	160
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.98	140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	4.65	240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations)	3.77	130
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.61	370
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3.55	2,410
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	3.30	600
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3.00	190
Roofers	2.68	140
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.58	170
Cooks, Short Order	2.53	140
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2.46	130
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2.33	800
Animal Caretakers	2.24	240
Firefighters	2.18	300
Bakers	2.15	200
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	2.12	360
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	2.11	450
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2.04	770
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	2.01	320

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Family Medicine Physicians	$345,070
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$234,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$195,350
Dentists, General	$154,960
Pharmacists	$150,580
Sales Managers	$146,510
Nurse Practitioners	$144,250
Personal Financial Advisors	$138,790
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,130
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$131,470
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$131,370
Veterinarians	$129,380
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$127,730
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$126,380
Physical Therapists	$124,870
Lawyers	$122,430
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$120,030
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$119,310
Medical and Health Services Managers	$117,060
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$115,190

All 260 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	620	$72,780	1.08
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	Not available	$111,260
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	320	$30,430	2.01
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	240	$35,360	2.24
Anthropologists and Archeologists `19-3091`	40	$67,040	10.67
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval `17-1011`	90	$83,870	2.20
Architectural and Civil Drafters `17-3011`	70	$65,370	1.79
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-9041`	30	$195,350	0.35
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	50	$56,590	0.87
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	370	$55,640	1.33
Bakers `51-3011`	200	$36,980	2.15
Bartenders `35-3011`	530	$44,250	1.76
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	110	$48,620	0.71
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `19-1029`	30	Not available	1.46
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	560	$50,890	1.02
Budget Analysts `13-2031`	50	$74,730	2.74
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	40	$40,760	0.23
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity `53-3052`	90	$46,900	1.42
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	60	$55,100	0.52
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	850	$67,560	1.97
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	90	$46,880	1.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	180	$73,800	0.93
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1194`	50	$74,430	1.11
Carpenters `47-2031`	210	$59,420	0.78
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,350	$34,900	1.10
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	80	$51,430	1.00
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	100	$72,020	1.32
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	200	$52,740	1.31
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	130	$36,440	0.63
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians `17-3022`	140	$72,450	4.98
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	150	$110,470	1.02
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	50	$89,010	0.35
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	70	$34,190	0.48
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) `29-2010`	180	$49,150	1.35
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists `19-3033`	60	$131,470	1.85
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	180	$62,380	1.11
Computer Network Support Specialists `15-1231`	60	$83,650	1.00
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	50	$101,520	0.28
Computer Programmers `15-1251`	50	$91,600	1.34
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	220	$102,900	1.06
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	270	$58,920	0.93
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	160	$136,130	0.60
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) `19-1031`	60	$72,280	5.75
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	530	$41,980	1.21
Construction Managers `11-9021`	90	$106,310	0.61
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	60	$64,770	1.02
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	140	$38,000	0.55
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	170	$39,370	0.99
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	1,100	$37,250	1.96
Cooks, Short Order `35-2015`	140	$37,820	2.53
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	60	$61,570	0.72
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	170	$37,370	1.04
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	100	$47,720	1.46
Curators `25-4012`	30	$64,520	7.11
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	830	$41,000	0.80
Database Administrators `15-1242`	160	$99,860	5.82
Demonstrators and Product Promoters `41-9011`	30	$39,520	1.17
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	210	$47,160	1.38
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	120	$99,260	1.40
Dentists, General `29-1021`	60	$154,960	1.25
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) `33-3021`	60	$76,230	1.39
Dietitians and Nutritionists `29-1031`	Not available	$67,080
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	450	$32,260	2.11
Dishwashers `35-9021`	380	$33,750	1.99
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	40	$42,900	0.48
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	210	$31,520	1.29
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers `47-2081`	50	$54,830	1.67
Editors `27-3041`	40	$64,200	1.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	140	$115,190	1.06
Education Administrators, Postsecondary `11-9033`	90	$114,690	1.27
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	180	$75,400	1.25
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers `49-9051`	30	Not available	0.59
Electricians `47-2111`	150	$57,250	0.50
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	320	$73,750	0.58
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	30	$50,880	0.52
Emergency Medical Technicians `29-2042`	80	$40,190	1.16
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1123`	30	$81,960	1.43
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health `19-4042`	40	Not available	2.99
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) `19-2041`	130	$87,920	3.77
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	600	$81,410	3.30
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	30	$105,330	0.49
Family Medicine Physicians `29-1215`	60	$345,070	1.45
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse `45-2092`	70	$36,440	0.66
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	1,950	$30,810	1.27
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	300	$126,380	0.88
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) `13-2099`	100	$52,420	1.99
Financial and Investment Analysts `13-2051`	160	$86,860	1.10
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators `27-1013`	Not available	$72,610
Fire Inspectors and Investigators `33-2021`	50	$68,140	9.07
Firefighters `33-2011`	300	$31,200	2.18
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	210	$67,630	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers `33-1021`	70	$98,300	1.76
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	600	$47,290	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	120	$48,440	1.65
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	70	$62,030	1.32
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	210	$72,910	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	50	$85,790	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	610	$65,760	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers `39-1022`	80	$54,570	1.73
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	90	$120,030	1.48
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	140	$72,310	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other `33-1099`	40	$46,340	5.37
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	670	$49,120	1.49
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers `33-1091`	40	$52,860	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	210	$54,650	0.83
Food Batchmakers `51-3092`	40	$37,110	0.59
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	560	$36,120	1.58
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	100	Not available	0.89
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	150	$65,730	1.55
Forest and Conservation Technicians `19-4071`	50	$58,280	4.06
Fundraisers `13-1131`	60	$70,020	1.29
Gambling Cage Workers `43-3041`	50	$36,040	8.08
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers `41-2012`	50	$35,270	5.83
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	1,630	$106,770	1.17
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	120	$45,170	1.47
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	100	$30,990	0.86
Health Education Specialists `21-1091`	70	$59,430	2.55
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	80	$73,610	1.05
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	150	$49,360	0.92
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	200	$51,120	0.25
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers `49-9098`	30	$38,650	0.90
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	80	$50,610	1.31
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	1,470	$31,540	0.86
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	360	$30,360	2.12
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	370	$33,440	3.61
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	110	$110,660	1.29
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	320	$71,300	0.88
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	40	$43,640	0.12
Information Security Analysts `15-1212`	120	Not available	1.63
Information and Record Clerks, All Other `43-4199`	60	$46,570	1.14
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	40	$46,030	0.17
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	50	$80,240	0.52
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	90	$46,580	0.47
Interior Designers `27-1025`	40	$72,800	1.27
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	790	$36,760	0.90
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `51-9071`	30	$54,080	3.43
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	560	$40,090	0.47
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	770	$43,220	2.04
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	100	$34,590	1.29
Lawyers `23-1011`	530	$122,430	1.77
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	190	$67,600	3.00
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	70	$64,500	1.37
Library Technicians `25-4031`	60	$36,920	2.34
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	70	$72,750	0.29
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	230	$41,580	0.59
Loan Interviewers and Clerks `43-4131`	70	$50,660	0.99
Loan Officers `13-2072`	120	$52,960	1.06
Lodging Managers `11-9081`	60	$75,280	3.44
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	800	$33,600	2.33
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	690	$43,850	1.14
Management Analysts `13-1111`	540	$68,560	1.52
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	380	$119,310	1.53
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	150	$60,560	0.43
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	70	$88,390	0.47
Massage Therapists `31-9011`	50	$47,390	1.34
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1022`	30	$75,110	1.59
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	320	$45,970	1.00
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	90	$62,280	1.12
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	320	$47,040	0.85
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	280	$117,060	1.16
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	60	$62,030	1.00
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers `21-1023`	40	$76,860	0.66
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	60	$44,270	0.87
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	50	$44,770	0.08
Museum Technicians and Conservators `25-4013`	40	$56,670	8.63
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-9121`	40	$131,370	0.89
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	200	$95,740	1.58
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	140	$144,250	1.08
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	410	$46,530	0.72
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	50	$112,240	0.84
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	890	$36,130	0.91
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	140	$52,000	0.76
Operations Research Analysts `15-2031`	60	$67,480	1.48
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians `29-2057`	Not available	$41,130
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	50	$40,200	1.59
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders `51-9111`	30	$40,590	0.20
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	80	$29,940	0.35
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	90	$47,840	1.01
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	280	$60,320	1.81
Paramedics `29-2043`	80	$75,660	1.96
Parking Attendants `53-6021`	70	$31,990	1.22
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	70	$36,810	0.62
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators `47-2071`	50	$50,040	3.27
Personal Financial Advisors `13-2052`	110	$138,790	1.03
Pest Control Workers `37-2021`	50	$37,700	1.13
Pharmacists `29-1051`	110	$150,580	0.86
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	160	$47,890	0.83
Photographers `27-4021`	40	$50,670	1.94
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	40	$70,200	0.84
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	80	$124,870	0.78
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	50	$127,730	0.83
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `29-1229`	90	$234,790	0.65
Plasterers and Stucco Masons `47-2161`	60	$57,150	7.35
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	160	$50,180	0.85
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	310	$74,640	1.16
Postal Service Clerks `43-5051`	40	$59,490	1.26
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	130	$60,550	1.03
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other `25-1199`	Not available	$115,000
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	100	$46,400	0.55
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists `21-1092`	40	$62,380	1.13
Procurement Clerks `43-3061`	30	$52,170	1.40
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) `27-2012`	80	$64,990	1.32
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	30	$44,880	0.33
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	40	$45,140	0.28
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	240	$89,380	0.56
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	140	$66,040	1.15
Public Relations Managers `11-2032`	40	$103,990	1.35
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	130	$69,410	1.14
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	60	$86,000	0.64
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	400	$37,040	1.10
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	40	$39,190	0.32
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors `53-7081`	60	$47,660	1.07
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	1,090	$100,790	0.81
Residential Advisors `39-9041`	80	$39,290	2.35
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	2,320	$35,960	1.50
Roofers `47-2181`	140	$45,090	2.68
Sales Managers `11-2022`	190	$146,510	0.75
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	260	$58,700	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	180	$68,200	0.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) `41-4011`	30	$83,440	0.27
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	630	$77,260	1.50
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	2,410	$50,170	3.55
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	170	$71,290	0.89
Security Guards `33-9032`	630	$40,980	1.23
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	190	$49,090	1.41
Sewing Machine Operators `51-6031`	40	$35,660	1.01
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	210	$42,230	0.65
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	100	$37,290	1.03
Skincare Specialists `39-5094`	40	$46,890	1.34
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	140	$84,770	1.72
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	160	$48,810	0.91
Software Developers `15-1252`	180	$112,380	0.26
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers `15-1253`	40	$111,360	0.51
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) `25-2052`	50	$82,590	0.44
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2058`	170	$78,880	2.58
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	60	$97,960	0.80
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	1,180	$36,200	1.05
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	180	$74,100	0.90
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	140	$37,730	0.69
Surveying and Mapping Technicians `17-3031`	40	$66,310	1.79
Teachers and Instructors, All Other `25-3099`	30	$70,180	0.75
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	410	$35,290	0.72
Technical Writers `27-3042`	40	Not available	2.26
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers `49-2022`	50	$83,620	0.82
Tellers `43-3071`	230	$46,560	1.77
Tile and Stone Setters `47-2044`	Not available	$36,930
Tire Repairers and Changers `49-3093`	80	$36,090	1.97
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers `23-2093`	50	$63,790	2.57
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) `39-7010`	60	$39,100	2.80
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	150	$60,760	0.82
Tutors `25-3041`	110	$62,400	1.58
Urban and Regional Planners `19-3051`	40	$76,730	2.27
Veterinarians `29-1131`	70	$129,380	2.15
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers `31-9096`	50	$39,500	1.05
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians `29-2056`	130	$46,160	2.46
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	1,680	$46,640	1.87
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	240	$69,870	4.65
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1255`	30	$83,880	0.76
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	30	$52,820	0.19
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists `19-1023`	40	$67,870	5.71