Wages by Occupation in Las Cruces, NM

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 80,000 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $42,070 for all occupations combined. 274 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Las Cruces, NM area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

31.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 90.2 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 63.0; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 23,251 residents (10.7% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,382; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.9% in 2025, with a labor force of about 104,761 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

29.2% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.9), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$24,322	$32,485
High school graduate	$34,367	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$37,560	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$53,494	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$67,254	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	35.1% (±3.0)	24.2%
High school graduate	18.6% (±1.7)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	17.6% (±2.2)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6% (±1.1)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	35.2%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.6%	10.0%
Business	16.3%	20.1%
Education	15.8%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.1%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	480	$67,470	$74,750	6.04	0.65
Administrative Services Managers	160	$85,240	$95,610	2.01	1.18
Aerospace Engineers	70	$136,860	$133,290	0.93	2.12
Agricultural Inspectors	70	$52,450	$54,970	0.91	9.77
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	70	$77,650	$72,270	0.83	0.94
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	150	$27,700	$29,730	1.83	0.71
Animal Caretakers	160	$30,160	$32,710	2.04	1.19
Architectural and Civil Drafters	50	$56,980	$60,180	0.67	1.00
Architectural and Engineering Managers	40	$170,990	$171,180	0.49	0.35
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	70	$45,830	$51,810	0.90	0.93
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	420	$45,690	$49,580	5.31	1.17
Bakers	270	$34,210	$32,950	3.39	2.23
Bartenders	270	$34,470	$39,870	3.31	0.68
Bill and Account Collectors	50	$40,420	$40,010	0.57	0.56
Billing and Posting Clerks	210	$41,600	$42,950	2.63	1.01
Biological Scientists, All Other	30	$88,320	$82,460	0.39	1.09
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	580	$44,460	$46,290	7.22	0.82
Budget Analysts	50	$76,360	$82,090	0.68	2.25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	160	$47,800	$51,960	2.05	1.10
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	100	$46,430	$43,160	1.23	1.20
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	690	$76,510	$81,730	8.58	1.23
Butchers and Meat Cutters	50	$33,070	$37,120	0.68	0.77
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	130	$73,920	$75,610	1.58	0.50
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$60,910	$72,630	1.25	1.70
Carpenters	250	$57,030	$53,540	3.10	0.72
Cashiers	1,630	$28,710	$30,220	20.32	1.02
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	140	$45,180	$44,890	1.70	1.28
Chefs and Head Cooks	40	$61,030	$64,430	0.49	0.38
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	420	$46,960	$64,200	5.25	2.08
Childcare Workers	610	$34,270	$34,380	7.64	2.29
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$60,320	$64,520	0.56	1.28
Civil Engineers	140	$87,600	$93,350	1.72	0.73
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	70	$82,250	$79,560	0.88	0.42
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	80	$29,230	$31,480	1.05	0.43
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	110	$44,550	$49,870	1.38	0.64
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	40	$52,960	$51,760	0.44	0.63
Community Health Workers	50	$49,650	$50,200	0.64	1.60
Compliance Officers	290	$76,380	$79,300	3.61	1.35
Computer and Information Research Scientists	80	$115,610	$117,170	0.99	4.13
Computer and Information Systems Managers	100	$128,360	$135,940	1.25	0.29
Computer Hardware Engineers	90	$117,150	$116,100	1.07	2.17
Computer Network Support Specialists	70	$62,100	$63,870	0.91	0.97
Computer Occupations, All Other	170	$109,430	$111,540	2.12	0.76
Computer Programmers	50	$86,420	$84,930	0.64	1.09
Computer Systems Analysts	190	$95,350	$96,780	2.41	0.72
Computer User Support Specialists	240	$49,930	$51,040	2.97	0.64
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$38,650	$41,560	0.55	1.31
Construction and Building Inspectors	90	$64,090	$65,100	1.11	1.18
Construction Laborers	860	$39,460	$41,330	10.73	1.52
Construction Managers	150	$106,350	$111,200	1.89	0.77
Cooks, Fast Food	180	$28,390	$30,630	2.20	0.53
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	350	$36,060	$36,070	4.42	1.56
Cooks, Restaurant	730	$30,980	$32,770	9.11	1.00
Correctional Officers and Jailers	380	$52,370	$52,030	4.72	1.93
Cost Estimators	90	$56,010	$59,050	1.11	0.77
Counter and Rental Clerks	190	$29,510	$36,640	2.42	0.94
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	90	$45,470	$45,660	1.16	1.00
Crane and Tower Operators	50	$81,830	$73,450	0.64	2.30
Credit Counselors	50	$41,870	$49,560	0.60	3.35
Customer Service Representatives	1,480	$36,080	$37,700	18.53	1.11
Data Scientists	30	$94,950	$84,180	0.38	0.22
Database Administrators	50	$85,530	$91,880	0.62	1.37
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	—	$27,120	$29,010	—	—
Dental Assistants	200	$38,400	$40,100	2.52	1.01
Dental Hygienists	120	$82,120	$86,850	1.48	1.03
Dentists, General	80	$207,000	$204,020	0.95	1.19
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	560	$106,330	$97,260	7.04	9.57
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	40	$80,010	$81,290	0.45	0.77
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$66,700	$67,270	0.79	1.59
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	290	$28,750	$30,150	3.57	1.02
Dishwashers	340	$29,070	$30,760	4.21	1.37
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	120	$44,360	$44,980	1.51	1.16
Driver/Sales Workers	260	$28,360	$34,210	3.25	1.23
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	40	$37,990	$40,320	0.45	0.84
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	280	$105,580	$110,690	3.44	1.63
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	50	$65,020	$74,040	0.60	1.27
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	140	$52,720	$64,320	1.79	0.79
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	180	$85,780	$84,540	2.30	3.76
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	—	$67,840	$71,190	—	—
Electrical Engineers	130	$96,060	$98,330	1.69	1.32
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	60	$59,530	$68,230	0.75	0.89
Electricians	410	$53,980	$54,700	5.11	1.05
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	210	$114,590	$113,890	2.68	4.30
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	890	$74,100	$70,980	11.17	1.25
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	40	$51,230	$50,450	0.55	0.56
Emergency Medical Technicians	150	$36,740	$38,700	1.93	1.66
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	60	$96,100	$94,990	0.75	1.94
Engineers, All Other	220	$121,510	$120,120	2.73	2.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	40	$86,630	$86,460	0.53	0.93
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	280	$64,870	$66,020	3.46	1.17
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	40	$32,410	$35,060	0.46	0.22
Family Medicine Physicians	100	$228,040	$248,940	1.30	1.89
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	570	$26,480	$29,130	7.13	4.18
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,870	$27,560	$28,700	35.88	1.45
File Clerks	70	$37,950	$39,900	0.91	1.93
Financial Managers	160	$117,540	$129,320	1.94	0.36
Firefighters	280	$42,820	$44,440	3.45	1.55
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	480	$68,690	$69,170	5.98	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	100	$72,880	$72,180	1.21	3.52
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	50	$52,000	$55,620	0.66	3.67
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	50	$73,320	$79,470	0.66	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	620	$39,870	$42,690	7.70	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	70	$43,810	$46,270	0.91	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	40	$57,410	$58,480	0.48	0.57
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	270	$73,500	$75,600	3.38	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	70	$68,030	$77,210	0.85	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	640	$59,830	$61,740	8.02	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	50	$50,870	$51,480	0.65	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	120	$94,730	$103,830	1.49	1.50
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	210	$59,140	$63,430	2.58	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	630	$44,670	$47,590	7.88	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$59,010	$54,150	0.48	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	260	$53,960	$56,330	3.27	0.81
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	30	$34,140	$37,480	0.42	3.24
Food Batchmakers	40	$28,990	$33,250	0.53	0.48
Food Preparation Workers	830	$32,360	$32,590	10.41	1.81
Food Service Managers	110	$61,470	$66,970	1.36	0.89
General and Operations Managers	1,260	$85,770	$106,430	15.71	0.70
Glaziers	60	$44,310	$43,280	0.74	1.96
Graphic Designers	40	$43,940	$49,750	0.56	0.44
Health Education Specialists	50	$55,840	$57,160	0.68	1.61
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	90	$43,630	$44,760	1.07	0.91
Healthcare Social Workers	120	$65,890	$64,950	1.49	1.23
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	240	$49,650	$52,540	2.98	1.13
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	810	$48,400	$50,060	10.09	0.76
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	50	$34,200	$36,100	0.59	0.97
Helpers--Production Workers	60	$31,920	$35,870	0.80	0.75
Highway Maintenance Workers	70	$47,900	$47,880	0.86	0.86
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,430	$27,840	$28,570	80.42	2.90
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	240	$27,220	$29,000	3.03	1.09
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	160	$28,100	$29,040	2.02	1.20
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	50	$43,120	$44,270	0.58	1.00
Human Resources Managers	50	$108,690	$116,420	0.58	0.41
Human Resources Specialists	290	$57,150	$61,660	3.67	0.62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	140	$56,680	$57,070	1.80	0.64
Industrial Production Managers	40	$105,660	$121,190	0.56	0.35
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	220	$35,900	$39,930	2.78	0.56
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	140	$32,350	$41,110	1.72	1.98
Information Security Analysts	70	$113,550	$113,120	0.85	0.70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	190	$57,220	$55,190	2.35	0.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	50	$50,320	$51,580	0.59	0.52
Instructional Coordinators	120	$80,870	$87,210	1.48	1.01
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	60	$43,290	$50,980	0.77	0.56
Insurance Sales Agents	260	$36,760	$47,130	3.19	1.04
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,340	$35,410	$34,610	16.73	1.18
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	160	$74,400	$69,960	2.00	2.86
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	780	$33,350	$34,940	9.77	0.52
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	390	$36,850	$37,120	4.89	0.80
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	110	$28,200	$29,230	1.35	1.06
Lawyers	190	$110,140	$131,390	2.35	0.48
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	80	$51,420	$52,960	0.98	0.98
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	60	$66,170	$69,420	0.75	0.87
Library Technicians	60	$40,540	$41,100	0.76	1.71
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	250	$61,670	$59,230	3.06	0.74
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	40	$59,960	$66,100	0.46	0.97
Light Truck Drivers	440	$36,990	$40,570	5.54	0.88
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	80	$36,130	$43,570	1.05	0.99
Loan Officers	80	$61,110	$70,500	1.01	0.57
Logisticians	80	$79,620	$84,890	1.03	0.64
Machinists	50	$45,370	$50,630	0.60	0.33
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	400	$29,030	$31,470	4.99	0.90
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	650	$42,340	$44,710	8.12	0.83
Management Analysts	300	$73,320	$85,310	3.71	0.64
Managers, All Other	310	$115,920	$125,230	3.85	0.96
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	140	$63,450	$62,840	1.70	0.29
Marriage and Family Therapists	40	$53,040	$71,520	0.52	1.21
Mechanical Engineers	—	$95,370	$99,390	—	—
Medical and Health Services Managers	270	$99,710	$121,000	3.34	0.87
Medical Assistants	720	$37,650	$38,750	9.01	1.71
Medical Records Specialists	110	$44,160	$49,510	1.40	1.12
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	540	$38,690	$41,640	6.74	1.09
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	100	$77,990	$83,160	1.28	1.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	70	$35,350	$37,580	0.87	0.82
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	$72,170	$69,560	5.01	1.26
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	150	$33,470	$35,610	1.87	0.21
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	40	$45,300	$44,460	0.54	2.95
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	60	$58,970	$57,370	0.73	0.64
Natural Sciences Managers	30	$119,430	$125,280	0.40	0.58
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	100	$86,360	$89,250	1.27	0.63
Nurse Practitioners	210	$131,990	$134,000	2.61	1.26
Nursing Assistants	390	$37,400	$38,750	4.93	0.53
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	40	$86,260	$87,080	0.48	0.53
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	30	$81,800	$77,850	0.41	2.10
Occupational Therapists	130	$108,630	$110,910	1.57	1.51
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$75,750	$73,850	0.64	1.95
Office Clerks, General	1,000	$36,810	$36,720	12.46	0.79
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	440	$48,890	$51,410	5.48	1.78
Operations Research Analysts	130	$114,150	$112,830	1.64	2.35
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	540	$34,920	$36,460	6.73	2.76
Packers and Packagers, Hand	80	$29,580	$31,060	1.04	0.29
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	100	$45,240	$47,840	1.28	0.89
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	130	$64,370	$62,300	1.60	0.63
Parts Salespersons	100	$33,220	$36,920	1.30	0.75
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	100	$45,450	$46,740	1.26	4.69
Personal Financial Advisors	70	$72,990	$86,400	0.85	0.50
Pharmacists	120	$135,900	$137,870	1.55	0.75
Pharmacy Technicians	230	$44,860	$44,290	2.88	0.95
Phlebotomists	60	$38,270	$40,180	0.79	0.85
Physical Therapist Aides	60	$29,800	$34,110	0.69	2.24
Physical Therapist Assistants	100	$61,220	$61,140	1.22	1.68
Physical Therapists	200	$120,350	$116,930	2.45	1.43
Physician Assistants	100	$141,350	$125,570	1.25	1.20
Physicians, All Other	170	$387,450	$342,830	2.13	0.97
Physicists	30	$112,400	$120,260	0.41	3.14
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	180	$54,560	$56,200	2.31	0.77
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	430	$60,720	$63,350	5.36	1.24
Postal Service Clerks	50	$62,370	$63,140	0.57	1.21
Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$55,930	$59,260	2.29	1.08
Power Plant Operators	30	$57,980	$69,360	0.38	1.99
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	250	$44,430	$48,580	3.11	1.01
Printing Press Operators	30	$44,060	$42,950	0.38	0.41
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$66,000	$66,970	0.80	1.39
Procurement Clerks	30	$44,350	$47,310	0.44	1.22
Production Workers, All Other	190	$36,950	$37,630	2.39	1.48
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	100	$44,700	$48,070	1.29	0.51
Project Management Specialists	210	$82,110	$94,420	2.56	0.37
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	130	$59,510	$63,900	1.68	0.84
Protective Service Workers, All Other	40	$47,790	$56,330	0.50	0.95
Psychiatric Technicians	220	$36,870	$38,960	2.72	2.69
Public Relations Specialists	90	$53,540	$59,820	1.16	0.64
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	70	$75,800	$71,010	0.90	0.61
Real Estate Sales Agents	70	$100,280	$89,590	0.90	0.73
Receptionists and Information Clerks	620	$33,280	$33,730	7.78	1.33
Recreation Workers	50	$39,140	$45,740	0.57	0.27
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	40	$36,640	$42,020	0.47	0.49
Registered Nurses	1,280	$83,310	$88,350	15.98	0.74
Rehabilitation Counselors	40	$38,670	$47,910	0.44	0.73
Residential Advisors	50	$34,770	$37,970	0.67	1.22
Respiratory Therapists	70	$62,960	$68,490	0.88	0.98
Retail Salespersons	2,110	$30,460	$33,130	26.39	1.05
Roofers	50	$39,070	$41,160	0.60	0.69
Sales Managers	130	$101,610	$114,680	1.59	0.39
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	250	$59,200	$67,790	3.11	0.39
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	290	$58,670	$62,780	3.63	0.46
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	—	$78,260	$89,370	—	—
School Psychologists	80	$110,360	$114,200	1.05	2.57
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	760	$75,250	$69,300	9.50	1.39
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,360	$41,030	$43,350	29.52	2.69
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	150	$57,820	$90,130	1.85	0.59
Security Guards	650	$37,010	$41,550	8.07	0.98
Self-Enrichment Teachers	190	$39,090	$41,360	2.34	1.10
Sheet Metal Workers	80	$54,830	$56,820	1.06	1.37
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	280	$37,850	$40,460	3.47	0.66
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	110	$31,380	$31,810	1.38	0.87
Skincare Specialists	30	$47,230	$51,000	0.42	0.89
Social and Community Service Managers	120	$75,380	$81,720	1.48	1.10
Social and Human Service Assistants	420	$45,460	$47,940	5.22	1.85
Software Developers	300	$107,300	$115,330	3.72	0.34
Soil and Plant Scientists	50	$76,400	$81,320	0.68	6.68
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	170	$74,470	$71,360	2.18	1.30
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	110	$72,810	$69,000	1.37	2.24
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	240	$75,570	$70,820	3.03	2.87
Speech-Language Pathologists	200	$102,850	$113,010	2.54	2.15
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,370	$32,290	$34,640	17.09	0.94
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	310	$76,350	$73,380	3.86	1.22
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	720	$38,520	$37,580	9.05	2.68
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	50	$58,700	$57,060	0.62	1.68
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	70	$50,840	$57,790	0.85	1.16
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,020	$40,930	$39,490	12.70	1.39
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	70	$78,620	$67,370	0.89	0.98
Tellers	210	$35,960	$36,860	2.67	1.26
Tile and Stone Setters	30	$34,970	$39,370	0.39	1.70
Tire Repairers and Changers	110	$30,400	$31,280	1.39	2.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	50	$55,780	$59,610	0.64	2.05
Training and Development Specialists	170	$55,550	$55,210	2.07	0.70
Transportation Inspectors	40	$61,550	$60,880	0.50	3.17
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	40	$83,190	$86,580	0.52	0.37
Urban and Regional Planners	30	$65,580	$74,020	0.44	1.53
Veterinarians	40	$124,640	$136,470	0.50	0.92
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	50	$35,800	$34,740	0.62	0.77
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	90	$38,070	$40,960	1.14	1.37
Waiters and Waitresses	1,190	$38,670	$43,760	14.86	1.02
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	200	$47,350	$53,320	2.55	3.08
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	80	$47,520	$52,140	1.02	0.38

Colleges in this area

5 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine	Private for-profit	4-year or above	841
Glitz School of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	124
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana	Public	2-year	7,200
New Mexico State University-Main Campus	Public	4-year or above	15,408
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	338

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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