New Mexico was 1.1% above the U.S. median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. It ranked 15 of 47 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Mexico was 92.2, or 7.8% below the national price level. Its housing index was 73.6.
National-price-dollar proxy
$39,312
WageScope divides the published Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New Mexico: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 35-9099 and BLS area 35.
Questions, answered
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in New Mexico: common questions
What is the median wage for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New Mexico?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $36,250 per year for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in New Mexico. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay higher in New Mexico than nationally?
New Mexico's published median was 1.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in New Mexico?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 92.2 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs does BLS estimate in New Mexico?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median says in New Mexico
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median in New Mexico at $36,250 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-9099 and BLS area 35.
BLS lists 130 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $35,680 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
New Mexico's Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median is 1.1% above the U.S. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $35,840 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-9099 and area 35. SOC 35-9099 names Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Area 35 names New Mexico. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-9099/35 row reports 130 wage and salary jobs, 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.27 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-9099/35, the annual median is $36,250 per year, while the matching mean is $35,680 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 35 facts behind this Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other page
Area 35 reports 870,970 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,330. Its annual median is $47,210. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-9099 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in New Mexico runs from $28,760 at the 10th percentile to $110,070 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,260. The median is $47,210. The 75th percentile is $75,030. This is a place check, not a pay range for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 35. They do not show related skills or a path into Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
1. Area 35, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 38,910 jobs, $28,520 annual median, 44.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.61 location quotient.
2. Area 35, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 28,250 jobs, $28,700 annual median, 32.43 jobs per 1,000, and 1.31 location quotient.
3. Area 35, SOC 43-6014, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: 25,430 jobs, $46,450 annual median, 29.2 jobs per 1,000, and 2.66 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the New Mexico wage ladder for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
The 10th percentile is $31,610 per year. The 25th percentile is $34,100 per year. The median is $36,250 per year. The 75th percentile is $38,080 per year. The 90th percentile is $38,090 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $34,100 per year to $38,080 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $6,480. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
New Mexico has a annual median of $36,250 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $35,840 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for New Mexico. New Mexico is 1.1% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where New Mexico sits for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
New Mexico ranks 15 of 47 among states and territories with a published annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 15 of 47 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
12. Tennessee has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $36,640 per year, 2,670 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.5.
13. Connecticut has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $36,320 per year, 1,060 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.15.
14. New Jersey has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $36,290 per year, 3,780 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.62.
Pay leaders
Where Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 35-9099, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Nebraska has the highest published median in this set, at $46,170 per year. New Mexico sits at $36,250 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Nebraska has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $46,170 per year, or $9,920 above New Mexico. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is Not published.
2. Hawaii has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $43,540 per year, or $7,290 above New Mexico. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 1.21.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in this same-source set, at 30,730 jobs. New Mexico has 130. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 30,730 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 30,600 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $36,910 per year, or $660 above New Mexico. Its location quotient is 3.1.
2. North Carolina has 4,670 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 4,540 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $30,160 per year, or $6,090 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 1.73.
Local-share leaders
Where Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other takes the largest share of local jobs
Guam (territory) has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 7.4. New Mexico has 0.27. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 7.4, a gap of 7.13 from New Mexico. BLS lists 270 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $21,600 per year, or $14,650 below New Mexico.
2. Louisiana has a location quotient of 3.49, a gap of 3.22 from New Mexico. BLS lists 3,670 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $21,820 per year, or $14,430 below New Mexico.
Job scale and share
How common Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other is in New Mexico
BLS lists 130 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs in New Mexico. It also lists 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.27. A value of 1 means Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other beside other roles in New Mexico
The all-occupations median in New Mexico is $47,210 per year. The Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median is $36,250 per year. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other is 23.2% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for New Mexico. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a New Mexico median of $36,020 per year. BLS lists 14,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
2. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a New Mexico median of $35,900 per year. BLS lists 8,970 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in New Mexico
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New Mexico table, at 38,910 jobs. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other has 130 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 870,970. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 38,910 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 38,780 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $28,520 per year, or $7,730 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.61.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 28,250 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 28,120 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $28,700 per year, or $7,550 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around New Mexico
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded New Mexico role table, at $98,630 per year. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other has $36,250 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,210 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,630 per year in New Mexico, or $62,380 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 16,330 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.83.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $94,340 per year in New Mexico, or $58,090 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 17,980 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.95.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in New Mexico
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has the highest location quotient in the bounded New Mexico role table, at 2.66. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other has 0.27. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.66 in New Mexico, a gap of 2.39 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 25,430 jobs and a median of $46,450 per year, or $10,200 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
2. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.03 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.76 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 12,470 jobs and a median of $38,400 per year, or $2,150 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
Price-level view
What $36,250 may mean after the New Mexico price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New Mexico is 92.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $36,250 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median by 92.2 divided by 100. The result is $39,312 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 73.6. Goods are 96.1. Utilities are 77.9. Other services are 98.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other row is 35.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 130 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $35,680 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. It uses a New Mexico place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $36,250 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other row for New Mexico does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 130 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.27 is not a growth score. Rank 15 of 47 is not a place score. The 92.2 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-9099 in BLS area 35. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 130 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 35, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 23,800 jobs, $33,300 annual median, 27.33 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
5. Area 35, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 19,020 jobs, $30,120 annual median, 21.84 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
6. Area 35, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 17,980 jobs, $94,340 annual median, 20.65 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
16. Virginia has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $35,870 per year, 1,390 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.62.
17. Colorado has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $35,710 per year, 2,970 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.9.
18. Massachusetts has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $35,300 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
3. Oregon has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $39,080 per year, or $2,830 above New Mexico. BLS lists 600 jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.56.
4. Illinois has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $38,880 per year, or $2,630 above New Mexico. BLS lists 2,720 jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.82.
5. District of Columbia has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $38,580 per year, or $2,330 above New Mexico. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.11.
6. New Hampshire has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $38,210 per year, or $1,960 above New Mexico. BLS lists 370 jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.99.
7. Indiana has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $38,160 per year, or $1,910 above New Mexico. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is Not published.
8. Arizona has a Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other median of $37,600 per year, or $1,350 above New Mexico. BLS lists 1,060 jobs there, compared with 130 in New Mexico. The location quotient is 0.6.
3. Texas has 4,030 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,900 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $30,210 per year, or $6,040 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.53.
4. Florida has 3,900 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,770 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $34,200 per year, or $2,050 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 0.72.
5. New Jersey has 3,780 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,650 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $36,290 per year, or $40 above New Mexico. Its location quotient is 1.62.
6. Louisiana has 3,670 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,540 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $21,820 per year, or $14,430 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 3.49.
7. Maryland has 3,540 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,410 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $37,500 per year, or $1,250 above New Mexico. Its location quotient is 2.36.
8. Ohio has 3,260 estimated Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs, a gap of 3,130 jobs from New Mexico. Its median is $27,540 per year, or $8,710 below New Mexico. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 3.24, a gap of 2.97 from New Mexico. BLS lists 60 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $27,300 per year, or $8,950 below New Mexico.
4. California has a location quotient of 3.1, a gap of 2.83 from New Mexico. BLS lists 30,730 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $36,910 per year, or $660 above New Mexico.
5. Maryland has a location quotient of 2.36, a gap of 2.09 from New Mexico. BLS lists 3,540 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $37,500 per year, or $1,250 above New Mexico.
6. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 1.63 from New Mexico. BLS lists 2,970 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $35,710 per year, or $540 below New Mexico.
7. North Carolina has a location quotient of 1.73, a gap of 1.46 from New Mexico. BLS lists 4,670 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $30,160 per year, or $6,090 below New Mexico.
8. Montana has a location quotient of 1.68, a gap of 1.41 from New Mexico. BLS lists 470 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other jobs and a median of $29,720 per year, or $6,530 below New Mexico.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a New Mexico median of $35,830 per year. BLS lists 16,540 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
4. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a New Mexico median of $36,920 per year. BLS lists 12,740 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
5. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a New Mexico median of $37,130 per year. BLS lists 11,880 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a New Mexico median of $37,230 per year. BLS lists 10,200 jobs and a location quotient of 0.62.
7. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a New Mexico median of $35,020 per year. BLS lists 7,810 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
8. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a New Mexico median of $38,400 per year. BLS lists 12,470 jobs and a location quotient of 2.03.
3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 25,430 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 25,300 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $46,450 per year, or $10,200 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 2.66.
4. Retail Salespersons has 23,800 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 23,670 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $33,300 per year, or $2,950 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Cashiers has 19,020 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 18,890 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $30,120 per year, or $6,130 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.1.
6. Registered Nurses has 17,980 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 17,850 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $94,340 per year, or $58,090 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. Customer Service Representatives has 16,950 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 16,820 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $39,030 per year, or $2,780 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.17.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 16,540 jobs in New Mexico, a gap of 16,410 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its median is $35,830 per year, or $420 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.04.
3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $79,100 per year in New Mexico, or $42,850 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 8,450 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.39.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $78,580 per year in New Mexico, or $42,330 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 6,300 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.78.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $75,900 per year in New Mexico, or $39,650 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 8,120 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.36.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $75,130 per year in New Mexico, or $38,880 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 6,790 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.49.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $74,550 per year in New Mexico, or $38,300 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 6,210 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 0.8.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,640 per year in New Mexico, or $26,390 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 8,330 jobs, compared with 130 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Its location quotient is 1.03.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.61 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.34 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 38,910 jobs and a median of $28,520 per year, or $7,730 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.49 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.22 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 6,790 jobs and a median of $75,130 per year, or $38,880 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.39 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.12 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 8,450 jobs and a median of $79,100 per year, or $42,850 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
6. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.37 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.10 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 6,850 jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $2,880 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.36 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.09 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 8,120 jobs and a median of $75,900 per year, or $39,650 above Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.31 in New Mexico, a gap of 1.04 from Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. BLS lists 28,250 jobs and a median of $28,700 per year, or $7,550 below Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other.
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