Wages by Occupation in Santa Fe, NM

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Santa Fe, NM metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 61,770 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $48,710 for all occupations combined. 254 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

46.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 98.8 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 108.0; 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 7,717 residents (5.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±632; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.7% in 2025, with a labor force of about 73,640 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

36.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±3.3), 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	$27,899	$32,485
High school graduate	$35,944	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$42,901	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$54,452	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$81,412	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	21.4% (±3.7)	24.2%
High school graduate	14.8% (±2.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	12.1% (±2.0)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1% (±0.7)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	38.6%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	7.5%	10.0%
Business	11.8%	20.1%
Education	9.5%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	32.5%	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	620	$72,780	$79,160	10.02	1.08
Administrative Services Managers	—	$111,260	$121,820	—	—
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	320	$30,430	$31,770	5.13	2.01
Animal Caretakers	240	$35,360	$38,080	3.84	2.24
Anthropologists and Archeologists	40	$67,040	$70,580	0.62	10.67
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	90	$83,870	$87,700	1.51	2.20
Architectural and Civil Drafters	70	$65,370	$64,280	1.19	1.79
Architectural and Engineering Managers	30	$195,350	$184,700	0.50	0.35
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	50	$56,590	$64,850	0.84	0.87
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	370	$55,640	$58,000	6.05	1.33
Bakers	200	$36,980	$39,310	3.26	2.15
Bartenders	530	$44,250	$45,130	8.56	1.76
Billing and Posting Clerks	110	$48,620	$49,100	1.84	0.71
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	560	$50,890	$53,590	9.04	1.02
Budget Analysts	50	$74,730	$78,900	0.83	2.74
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	60	$55,100	$54,740	0.96	0.52
Bus Drivers, School	40	$40,760	$44,610	0.60	0.23
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	90	$46,900	$44,970	1.46	1.42
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	850	$67,560	$78,470	13.79	1.97
Butchers and Meat Cutters	90	$46,880	$44,800	1.42	1.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	180	$73,800	$75,370	2.94	0.93
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$74,430	$80,850	0.81	1.11
Carpenters	210	$59,420	$59,620	3.38	0.78
Cashiers	1,350	$34,900	$35,330	21.92	1.10
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	80	$51,430	$50,900	1.32	1.00
Chefs and Head Cooks	100	$72,020	$72,590	1.70	1.32
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	200	$52,740	$62,270	3.31	1.31
Childcare Workers	130	$36,440	$38,500	2.10	0.63
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	140	$72,450	$73,430	2.19	4.98
Civil Engineers	150	$110,470	$113,850	2.41	1.02
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	50	$89,010	$88,350	0.73	0.35
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	70	$34,190	$35,270	1.16	0.48
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	60	$131,470	$117,000	0.90	1.85
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	180	$49,150	$59,900	2.89	1.35
Compliance Officers	180	$62,380	$69,080	2.97	1.11
Computer and Information Systems Managers	160	$136,130	$145,460	2.58	0.60
Computer Network Support Specialists	60	$83,650	$85,850	0.94	1.00
Computer Occupations, All Other	50	$101,520	$106,570	0.80	0.28
Computer Programmers	50	$91,600	$92,040	0.80	1.34
Computer Systems Analysts	220	$102,900	$113,970	3.53	1.06
Computer User Support Specialists	270	$58,920	$60,150	4.31	0.93
Conservation Scientists	60	$72,280	$72,240	0.96	5.75
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$64,770	$64,270	0.96	1.02
Construction Laborers	530	$41,980	$43,420	8.50	1.21
Construction Managers	90	$106,310	$109,000	1.50	0.61
Cooks, Fast Food	140	$38,000	$37,550	2.26	0.55
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	170	$39,370	$41,790	2.81	0.99
Cooks, Restaurant	1,100	$37,250	$38,390	17.76	1.96
Cooks, Short Order	140	$37,820	$37,780	2.26	2.53
Cost Estimators	60	$61,570	$64,200	1.03	0.72
Counter and Rental Clerks	170	$37,370	$43,520	2.68	1.04
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	100	$47,720	$47,940	1.69	1.46
Curators	30	$64,520	$65,090	0.56	7.11
Customer Service Representatives	830	$41,000	$43,880	13.39	0.80
Database Administrators	160	$99,860	$101,250	2.62	5.82
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	30	$39,520	$43,060	0.49	1.17
Dental Assistants	210	$47,160	$49,920	3.45	1.38
Dental Hygienists	120	$99,260	$102,810	2.01	1.40
Dentists, General	60	$154,960	$195,350	1.00	1.25
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	60	$76,230	$83,150	1.02	1.39
Dietitians and Nutritionists	—	$67,080	$74,940	—	—
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	450	$32,260	$33,750	7.35	2.11
Dishwashers	380	$33,750	$33,890	6.10	1.99
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	40	$42,900	$43,930	0.63	0.48
Driver/Sales Workers	210	$31,520	$38,450	3.40	1.29
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	50	$54,830	$52,300	0.89	1.67
Editors	40	$64,200	$69,350	0.65	1.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	140	$115,190	$115,110	2.24	1.06
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	90	$114,690	$110,830	1.47	1.27
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	180	$75,400	$75,830	2.83	1.25
Electricians	150	$57,250	$60,300	2.46	0.50
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	320	$73,750	$73,740	5.19	0.58
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	30	$50,880	$52,500	0.52	0.52
Emergency Medical Technicians	80	$40,190	$47,990	1.35	1.16
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$81,960	$94,640	0.53	1.43
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	130	$87,920	$88,030	2.17	3.77
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	600	$81,410	$79,790	9.76	3.30
Facilities Managers	30	$105,330	$101,440	0.49	0.49
Family Medicine Physicians	60	$345,070	$312,160	1.00	1.45
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	70	$36,440	$37,650	1.12	0.66
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,950	$30,810	$33,700	31.51	1.27
Financial and Investment Analysts	160	$86,860	$107,540	2.55	1.10
Financial Managers	300	$126,380	$145,610	4.78	0.88
Financial Specialists, All Other	100	$52,420	$60,070	1.69	1.99
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	—	$72,610	$63,000	—	—
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	50	$68,140	$68,500	0.81	9.07
Firefighters	300	$31,200	$40,300	4.84	2.18
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	210	$67,630	$73,270	3.41	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	70	$98,300	$94,720	1.12	1.76
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	600	$47,290	$49,910	9.79	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$48,440	$51,640	1.90	1.65
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	70	$62,030	$68,080	1.11	1.32
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	210	$72,910	$76,920	3.38	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	50	$85,790	$105,430	0.74	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	610	$65,760	$69,440	9.91	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$54,570	$55,190	1.27	1.73
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	90	$120,030	$122,640	1.48	1.48
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	140	$72,310	$77,630	2.19	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	40	$46,340	$53,900	0.71	5.37
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	670	$49,120	$56,360	10.77	1.49
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	40	$52,860	$61,380	0.61	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	210	$54,650	$55,670	3.34	0.83
Food Batchmakers	40	$37,110	$38,350	0.67	0.59
Food Preparation Workers	560	$36,120	$36,570	9.06	1.58
Food Service Managers	150	$65,730	$74,440	2.38	1.55
Forest and Conservation Technicians	50	$58,280	$66,210	0.79	4.06
Fundraisers	60	$70,020	$72,520	0.92	1.29
Gambling Cage Workers	50	$36,040	$36,420	0.75	8.08
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	50	$35,270	$34,460	0.81	5.83
General and Operations Managers	1,630	$106,770	$119,740	26.39	1.17
Graphic Designers	120	$45,170	$54,160	1.87	1.47
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	100	$30,990	$37,210	1.69	0.86
Health Education Specialists	70	$59,430	$69,660	1.08	2.55
Healthcare Social Workers	80	$73,610	$69,200	1.27	1.05
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	150	$49,360	$54,400	2.42	0.92
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	200	$51,120	$54,180	3.26	0.25
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$38,650	$40,850	0.56	0.90
Highway Maintenance Workers	80	$50,610	$50,340	1.30	1.31
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,470	$31,540	$33,270	23.78	0.86
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	360	$30,360	$33,340	5.89	2.12
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	370	$33,440	$33,700	6.07	3.61
Human Resources Managers	110	$110,660	$113,870	1.83	1.29
Human Resources Specialists	320	$71,300	$73,910	5.17	0.88
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	40	$43,640	$49,280	0.61	0.12
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	60	$46,570	$47,990	0.99	1.14
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	40	$46,030	$46,940	0.66	0.17
Instructional Coordinators	50	$80,240	$82,110	0.76	0.52
Insurance Sales Agents	90	$46,580	$54,890	1.46	0.47
Interior Designers	40	$72,800	$84,520	0.59	1.27
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	790	$36,760	$38,840	12.79	0.90
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	30	$54,080	$54,420	0.49	3.43
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	560	$40,090	$40,450	9.01	0.47
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	770	$43,220	$43,170	12.52	2.04
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	100	$34,590	$34,190	1.64	1.29
Lawyers	530	$122,430	$137,140	8.58	1.77
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	190	$67,600	$63,490	3.02	3.00
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	70	$64,500	$66,440	1.18	1.37
Library Technicians	60	$36,920	$41,730	1.03	2.34
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	70	$72,750	$71,080	1.21	0.29
Light Truck Drivers	230	$41,580	$43,500	3.74	0.59
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	70	$50,660	$53,130	1.05	0.99
Loan Officers	120	$52,960	$69,140	1.86	1.06
Lodging Managers	60	$75,280	$76,760	0.94	3.44
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	800	$33,600	$34,980	12.90	2.33
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	690	$43,850	$45,410	11.20	1.14
Management Analysts	540	$68,560	$79,280	8.77	1.52
Managers, All Other	380	$119,310	$127,620	6.14	1.53
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	150	$60,560	$68,340	2.48	0.43
Marketing Managers	70	$88,390	$113,500	1.19	0.47
Massage Therapists	50	$47,390	$42,030	0.85	1.34
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$75,110	$80,860	0.49	1.59
Medical and Health Services Managers	280	$117,060	$128,970	4.47	1.16
Medical Assistants	320	$45,970	$45,900	5.25	1.00
Medical Records Specialists	90	$62,280	$63,430	1.40	1.12
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	320	$47,040	$47,850	5.24	0.85
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	60	$62,030	$62,140	0.92	1.00
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	40	$76,860	$89,450	0.57	0.66
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	60	$44,270	$42,760	0.93	0.87
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	50	$44,770	$49,790	0.73	0.08
Museum Technicians and Conservators	40	$56,670	$56,850	0.68	8.63
Natural Sciences Managers	40	$131,370	$134,280	0.62	0.89
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	200	$95,740	$97,670	3.20	1.58
Nurse Practitioners	140	$144,250	$151,520	2.25	1.08
Nursing Assistants	410	$46,530	$45,710	6.71	0.72
Occupational Therapists	50	$112,240	$111,120	0.87	0.84
Office Clerks, General	890	$36,130	$37,860	14.39	0.91
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	140	$52,000	$55,390	2.33	0.76
Operations Research Analysts	60	$67,480	$75,160	1.04	1.48
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	—	$41,130	$45,790	—	—
Opticians, Dispensing	50	$40,200	$45,850	0.75	1.59
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	30	$40,590	$41,240	0.49	0.20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	80	$29,940	$35,380	1.27	0.35
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	90	$47,840	$53,440	1.46	1.01
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	280	$60,320	$66,250	4.58	1.81
Paramedics	80	$75,660	$69,350	1.27	1.96
Parking Attendants	70	$31,990	$32,270	1.08	1.22
Parts Salespersons	70	$36,810	$42,980	1.07	0.62
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	50	$50,040	$50,270	0.88	3.27
Personal Financial Advisors	110	$138,790	$170,170	1.77	1.03
Pest Control Workers	50	$37,700	$41,600	0.75	1.13
Pharmacists	110	$150,580	$143,510	1.79	0.86
Pharmacy Technicians	160	$47,890	$49,920	2.52	0.83
Photographers	40	$50,670	$63,700	0.64	1.94
Physical Therapist Assistants	40	$70,200	$71,210	0.61	0.84
Physical Therapists	80	$124,870	$123,490	1.34	0.78
Physician Assistants	50	$127,730	$124,160	0.86	0.83
Physicians, All Other	90	$234,790	$282,530	1.43	0.65
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	60	$57,150	$53,740	0.91	7.35
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	160	$50,180	$54,950	2.54	0.85
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	$74,640	$75,950	5.02	1.16
Postal Service Clerks	40	$59,490	$59,080	0.60	1.26
Postal Service Mail Carriers	130	$60,550	$62,580	2.17	1.03
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	—	$115,000	$92,840	—	—
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	100	$46,400	$50,860	1.68	0.55
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	40	$62,380	$65,150	0.65	1.13
Procurement Clerks	30	$52,170	$52,760	0.50	1.40
Producers and Directors	80	$64,990	$81,200	1.22	1.32
Production Workers, All Other	30	$44,880	$44,200	0.54	0.33
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	40	$45,140	$44,910	0.71	0.28
Project Management Specialists	240	$89,380	$97,160	3.82	0.56
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	140	$66,040	$69,940	2.30	1.15
Public Relations Managers	40	$103,990	$112,980	0.65	1.35
Public Relations Specialists	130	$69,410	$75,490	2.08	1.14
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	60	$86,000	$90,220	0.94	0.64
Receptionists and Information Clerks	400	$37,040	$37,320	6.45	1.10
Recreation Workers	40	$39,190	$46,520	0.69	0.32
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	60	$47,660	$48,020	1.01	1.07
Registered Nurses	1,090	$100,790	$103,680	17.67	0.81
Residential Advisors	80	$39,290	$42,060	1.28	2.35
Retail Salespersons	2,320	$35,960	$39,420	37.54	1.50
Roofers	140	$45,090	$44,530	2.33	2.68
Sales Managers	190	$146,510	$135,900	3.06	0.75
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	260	$58,700	$64,240	4.24	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	180	$68,200	$79,450	2.93	0.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	30	$83,440	$92,930	0.50	0.27
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	630	$77,260	$74,060	10.25	1.50
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,410	$50,170	$53,880	39.01	3.55
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	170	$71,290	$97,810	2.81	0.89
Security Guards	630	$40,980	$44,130	10.18	1.23
Self-Enrichment Teachers	190	$49,090	$59,320	3.00	1.41
Sewing Machine Operators	40	$35,660	$37,820	0.68	1.01
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	210	$42,230	$44,650	3.43	0.65
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	100	$37,290	$40,140	1.65	1.03
Skincare Specialists	40	$46,890	$51,460	0.63	1.34
Social and Community Service Managers	140	$84,770	$91,230	2.31	1.72
Social and Human Service Assistants	160	$48,810	$49,570	2.57	0.91
Software Developers	180	$112,380	$124,810	2.88	0.26
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	40	$111,360	$130,060	0.62	0.51
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	50	$82,590	$84,260	0.74	0.44
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	170	$78,880	$76,190	2.73	2.58
Speech-Language Pathologists	60	$97,960	$96,650	0.94	0.80
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,180	$36,200	$37,840	19.15	1.05
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	180	$74,100	$79,440	2.85	0.90
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	140	$37,730	$39,210	2.33	0.69
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$66,310	$69,460	0.67	1.79
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	30	$70,180	$74,450	0.55	0.75
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	410	$35,290	$39,390	6.58	0.72
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	50	$83,620	$72,080	0.74	0.82
Tellers	230	$46,560	$44,210	3.74	1.77
Tile and Stone Setters	—	$36,930	$44,770	—	—
Tire Repairers and Changers	80	$36,090	$36,400	1.37	1.97
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	50	$63,790	$63,700	0.80	2.57
Tour and Travel Guides	60	$39,100	$47,270	0.96	2.80
Training and Development Specialists	150	$60,760	$62,770	2.42	0.82
Tutors	110	$62,400	$63,300	1.78	1.58
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$76,730	$82,880	0.64	2.27
Veterinarians	70	$129,380	$143,370	1.16	2.15
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	50	$39,500	$41,690	0.86	1.05
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	130	$46,160	$46,230	2.05	2.46
Waiters and Waitresses	1,680	$46,640	$49,990	27.28	1.87
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	240	$69,870	$69,210	3.85	4.65
Web and Digital Interface Designers	30	$83,880	$81,150	0.55	0.76
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	30	$52,820	$57,320	0.51	0.19
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	40	$67,870	$66,470	0.67	5.71

Colleges in this area

7 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
Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	35
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Public	4-year or above	947
Santa Fe Community College	Public	2-year	4,469
Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine	Private for-profit	4-year or above	18
Southwestern College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	289
St. John's College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	467
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	55

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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