Albuquerque Employment

Employment and Industries in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	6,160	58,990	$41,600 - 74,630	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,070	41,490	$30,440 - 56,620	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,660	46,780	$18,750 - 83,870	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	2,700	58,300	$33,670 - 91,830	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,490	43,460	$31,730 - 57,740	11%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,370	46,450	$31,020 - 68,260	6%	96%
7	Electronics engineers, except computer	1,800	91,150	$59,720 - 125,290	4%	81%
8	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	1,720	28,340	$20,440 - 43,450	15%	72%
9	Financial managers	1,430	77,980	$38,910 - 128,010	13%	60%
10	Lawyers	1,330	86,220	$55,630 - 121,920	11%	99%
11	Computer programmers	1,260	66,510	$37,430 - 102,630	0%	73%
12	Computer systems analysts	1,250	56,590	$32,060 - 92,640	29%	68%
13	Management analysts	1,150	68,850	$41,790 - 102,060	22%	78%
14	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,130	65,400	$38,120 - 112,830	12%	51%
15	Civil engineers	1,130	69,620	$41,920 - 98,420	18%	87%
16	Child, family, and school social workers	1,130	32,240	$20,540 - 47,860	19%	77%
17	Sales managers	1,030	82,400	$34,810 - 0	10%	69%
18	Social and human service assistants	910	26,700	$18,330 - 36,620	34%	58%
19	Engineers, all other	830	95,470	$55,070 - 131,460	6%	82%
20	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	810	34,840	$18,600 - 54,000	30%	77%
21	Pharmacists	800	87,360	$58,360 - 116,570	22%	97%
22	Medical and health services managers	780	80,580	$47,400 - 126,150	16%	57%
23	Managers, all other	750	81,260	$41,470 - 122,870	7%	55%
24	Mechanical engineers	730	84,860	$52,640 - 122,490	4%	78%
25	Social workers, all other	670	28,730	$19,830 - 53,170	18%	77%
26	Speech-language pathologists	650	56,370	$34,460 - 79,110	11%	98%
27	Special education teachers, middle school	630	41,530	$30,970 - 58,330	16%	87%
28	Industrial engineers	620	83,820	$54,280 - 127,670	20%	74%
29	Special education teachers, secondary school	620	40,410	$31,140 - 51,540	9%	87%
30	Computer software engineers, applications	610	71,890	$49,160 - 100,200	45%	85%
31	Computer specialists, all other	600	73,660	$45,050 - 105,100	15%	68%
32	Training and development specialists	590	44,460	$23,330 - 74,000	18%	56%
33	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	550	49,210	$26,760 - 84,430	5%	58%
34	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	550	39,490	$30,540 - 51,530	20%	87%
35	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	510	64,250	$46,500 - 82,190	8%	78%
36	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	490	36,840	$23,940 - 57,830	18%	56%
37	Network and computer systems administrators	490	57,820	$37,140 - 77,630	27%	50%
38	Librarians	480	43,210	$29,850 - 59,990	4%	85%
39	Medical and public health social workers	470	40,120	$20,320 - 63,880	24%	77%
40	Graphic designers	450	34,370	$16,190 - 56,810	10%	55%
41	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	410	59,420	$31,500 - 91,310	17%	56%
42	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	410	63,680	$40,270 - 103,120	25%	93%
43	Computer and information systems managers	410	81,360	$45,190 - 115,230	16%	73%
44	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	400	36,980	$25,370 - 57,440	15%	51%
45	Electrical engineers	390	79,040	$52,200 - 113,860	6%	81%
46	Coaches and scouts	380	26,330	$11,870 - 48,120	15%	60%
47	Architects, except landscape and naval	370	64,190	$42,180 - 89,020	18%	88%
48	Financial specialists, all other	370	53,420	$29,570 - 77,980	12%	50%
49	Budget analysts	370	59,380	$43,140 - 78,120	7%	78%
50	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	370	45,350	$25,640 - 70,760	13%	73%
51	Occupational therapists	360	58,850	$35,580 - 101,520	23%	90%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	360	47,380	$30,760 - 60,930	12%	51%
53	Social and community service managers	350	48,010	$29,830 - 70,840	25%	72%
54	Environmental engineers	330	71,500	$42,590 - 114,650	25%	86%
55	Network systems and data communications analysts	320	69,390	$35,760 - 129,740	53%	57%
56	Marketing managers	310	75,080	$43,700 - 124,810	14%	69%
57	Aerospace engineers	310	103,060	$57,770 - 0	10%	87%
58	Surveyors	300	50,510	$26,100 - 84,770	24%	82%
59	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	290	72,560	$28,240 - 0	25%	67%
60	Database administrators	290	54,040	$35,440 - 81,110	29%	72%
61	Teachers and instructors, all other	290	54,740	$29,340 - 77,210	9%	54%
62	Chemists	280	57,150	$28,180 - 115,290	9%	93%
63	Dentists, general	280	158,260	$92,090 - 0	9%	100%
64	Market research analysts	270	71,180	$33,690 - 134,230	20%	82%
65	Community and social service specialists, all other	260	32,130	$13,270 - 48,430	25%	58%
66	Producers and directors	260	99,500	$26,350 - 0	11%	75%
67	Public relations specialists	240	47,910	$24,610 - 74,650	18%	81%
68	Private detectives and investigators	230	28,850	$16,870 - 63,800	18%	52%
69	Editors	230	43,830	$26,360 - 65,880	2%	81%
70	Natural sciences managers	230	98,780	$60,250 - 0	11%	93%
71	Health educators	220	48,950	$30,100 - 80,260	26%	58%
72	Chief executives	220	114,880	$41,730 - 0	2%	65%
73	Hydrologists	210	62,840	$43,000 - 95,450	24%	93%
74	Detectives and criminal investigators	210	65,250	$42,680 - 93,450	17%	54%
75	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	210	44,000	$30,890 - 66,100	16%	99%
76	Self-enrichment education teachers	200	46,720	$15,450 - 68,260	23%	54%
77	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	200	31,580	$23,860 - 42,350	34%	73%
78	Reporters and correspondents	190	39,890	$20,800 - 66,510	1%	85%
79	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	180	51,910	$30,290 - 77,400	18%	56%
80	Veterinarians	180	65,560	$31,440 - 100,730	35%	100%
81	Advertising and promotions managers	180	52,890	$33,500 - 82,760	6%	76%
82	Interior designers	180	34,440	$17,180 - 54,260	20%	55%
83	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	170	38,490	$24,370 - 71,220	24%	78%
84	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	170	61,020	$39,680 - 93,080	10%	74%
85	Purchasing managers	170	85,260	$49,640 - 120,140	3%	57%
86	Sales and related workers, all other	170	34,310	$19,950 - 57,920	14%	62%
87	Physician assistants	170	43,580	$22,830 - 72,900	27%	67%
88	Technical writers	170	50,440	$33,590 - 74,910	20%	74%
89	Occupational health and safety specialists	160	59,480	$26,990 - 97,480	8%	72%
90	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	160	28,050	$22,890 - 35,590	14%	54%
91	Floral designers	150	19,930	$14,250 - 27,880	0%	55%
92	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	150	58,430	$24,970 - 120,240	12%	58%
93	Instructional coordinators	150	53,870	$28,010 - 89,090	23%	79%
94	Writers and authors	140	39,930	$21,250 - 59,100	13%	84%
95	Landscape architects	140	68,360	$28,300 - 111,810	16%	88%
96	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	140	68,100	$42,620 - 101,980	22%	93%
97	Dietitians and nutritionists	140	51,300	$36,360 - 63,680	9%	72%
98	Chemical engineers	130	85,520	$53,110 - 130,510	8%	91%
99	Operations research analysts	120	82,890	$45,120 - 132,730	11%	71%
100	Physical scientists, all other	120	87,380	$36,050 - 136,560	6%	98%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	14,300	23,500	$12,780 - 39,400	12%	25%
2	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	8,940	26,880	$17,500 - 37,260	1%	18%
3	Cashiers	8,350	16,800	$11,940 - 23,410	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	8,120	13,950	$11,500 - 17,750	18%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	7,700	21,890	$13,190 - 32,260	13%	19%
6	Customer service representatives	7,630	25,740	$16,630 - 36,210	25%	22%
7	Waiters and waitresses	6,680	14,930	$11,540 - 21,810	11%	14%
8	General and operations managers	6,430	83,690	$36,750 - [?]	2%	48%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,990	18,910	$12,450 - 26,890	15%	4%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	5,390	30,050	$19,340 - 43,280	13%	16%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	5,120	20,300	$12,960 - 30,380	2%	5%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	4,920	34,820	$23,620 - 48,360	15%	18%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,540	21,520	$15,130 - 30,810	-7%	8%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,460	36,400	$23,300 - 53,400	10%	4%
15	Telemarketers	4,390	27,270	$16,170 - 37,140	-9%	14%
16	Carpenters	4,370	29,910	$18,760 - 44,340	10%	6%
17	Security guards	4,070	21,750	$15,050 - 31,870	17%	13%
18	Construction laborers	4,060	22,230	$14,970 - 31,380	11%	5%
19	Personal and home care aides	4,030	18,560	$15,460 - 23,000	51%	10%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,920	36,510	$19,820 - 56,970	4%	25%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	3,650	21,750	$14,140 - 29,280	17%	13%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	3,300	41,790	$24,040 - 65,420	6%	29%
23	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,980	26,490	$15,660 - 42,110	8%	4%
24	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,930	15,140	$11,730 - 19,450	13%	5%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,870	18,050	$11,960 - 26,300	18%	6%
26	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,780	29,020	$17,260 - 45,010	10%	6%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,620	22,630	$14,510 - 33,270	11%	14%
28	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,560	22,130	$16,810 - 28,200	18%	7%
29	Cooks, restaurant	2,560	18,740	$13,110 - 25,090	12%	5%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	2,410	51,110	$30,170 - 76,030	9%	10%
31	Cooks, fast food	2,360	14,980	$11,710 - 20,420	8%	5%
32	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	2,340	14,760	$11,510 - 19,690	10%	8%
33	Dishwashers	2,190	14,050	$11,590 - 17,920	10%	3%
34	Home health aides	2,150	20,850	$15,790 - 28,890	49%	7%
35	Electricians	2,030	37,770	$22,060 - 55,340	7%	7%
36	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,890	40,080	$29,970 - 50,380	14%	7%
37	Teacher assistants	1,870	17,770	$11,980 - 25,860	10%	18%
38	Medical assistants	1,790	25,060	$18,360 - 35,250	35%	10%
39	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	1,760	54,840	$32,680 - 79,840	4%	18%
40	Business operations specialists, all other	1,760	55,660	$23,990 - 85,710	21%	49%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,720	35,900	$19,540 - 57,380	14%	4%
42	Bill and account collectors	1,670	26,350	$19,900 - 34,330	23%	13%
43	Tellers	1,650	20,640	$15,090 - 27,220	14%	16%
44	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,550	13,930	$11,480 - 17,780	12%	6%
45	Food preparation workers	1,380	17,410	$12,290 - 22,870	15%	7%
46	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,360	33,640	$25,820 - 45,930	8%	3%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,360	50,190	$25,390 - 83,060	-4%	15%
48	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,330	40,540	$24,070 - 58,930	11%	4%
49	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,270	18,890	$12,630 - 26,520	11%	5%
50	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,260	21,420	$13,650 - 30,150	26%	43%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,240	52,850	$30,340 - 76,420	7%	13%
52	Team assemblers	1,230	24,690	$15,820 - 41,170	0%	5%
53	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,210	24,470	$17,570 - 34,250	4%	6%
54	Correctional officers and jailers	1,200	32,600	$25,520 - 44,090	17%	11%
55	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	1,180	38,670	$25,840 - 51,360	7%	6%
56	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,170	14,530	$11,670 - 18,560	10%	17%
57	File clerks	1,110	20,780	$13,940 - 28,320	-40%	20%
58	Data entry keyers	1,090	21,360	$13,180 - 31,080	-4%	18%
59	Computer support specialists	1,080	42,050	$25,730 - 63,760	13%	43%
60	Cement masons and concrete finishers	1,080	29,630	$19,500 - 40,920	11%	2%
61	Counter and rental clerks	1,060	25,470	$14,440 - 41,490	23%	16%
62	Administrative services managers	1,060	56,170	$30,200 - 86,680	12%	40%
63	Child care workers	1,050	16,390	$12,250 - 21,510	18%	15%
64	Roofers	1,030	25,760	$18,100 - 34,700	14%	3%
65	Bus drivers, school	1,020	21,360	$13,190 - 28,860	9%	4%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,010	26,670	$20,180 - 35,220	4%	15%
67	Healthcare support workers, all other	1,000	24,900	$16,190 - 35,750	16%	10%
68	Driver/sales workers	960	28,840	$16,790 - 41,430	-4%	4%
69	Bartenders	960	14,770	$11,500 - 21,320	11%	17%
70	Machinists	960	44,200	$23,950 - 57,040	-2%	3%
71	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	950	16,820	$11,660 - 23,310	12%	6%
72	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	930	17,950	$11,980 - 27,750	14%	3%
73	Helpers--electricians	900	27,470	$16,860 - 40,280	7%	3%
74	Food servers, nonrestaurant	900	14,340	$11,500 - 18,730	16%	9%
75	Painters, construction and maintenance	890	27,640	$17,520 - 39,010	12%	6%
76	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	890	33,430	$23,760 - 45,920	7%	2%
77	Packers and packagers, hand	880	17,390	$11,730 - 26,080	-11%	3%
78	Paralegals and legal assistants	850	39,670	$26,880 - 55,980	22%	45%
79	Insurance sales agents	840	45,140	$24,360 - 67,510	13%	45%
80	Postal service mail carriers	840	43,910	$35,510 - 50,630	1%	11%
81	Helpers--production workers	830	19,530	$14,060 - 24,650	0%	4%
82	Loan interviewers and clerks	820	25,100	$14,760 - 39,380	0%	24%
83	Sales representatives, services, all other	800	41,060	$12,960 - 78,070	28%	48%
84	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	800	17,250	$13,270 - 22,000	17%	14%
85	Office and administrative support workers, all other	800	27,990	$19,600 - 36,870	-8%	32%
86	Pharmacy technicians	800	27,850	$19,880 - 38,130	32%	16%
87	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	790	25,500	$13,040 - 40,000	3%	18%
88	Tire repairers and changers	770	20,500	$14,900 - 27,300	20%	6%
89	Dental assistants	750	28,870	$20,710 - 38,510	29%	9%
90	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	730	30,370	$20,330 - 42,620	12%	3%
91	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	730	36,040	$18,690 - 56,060	9%	3%
92	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	730	54,290	$33,600 - 73,020	4%	38%
93	Cost estimators	720	48,190	$29,410 - 77,590	19%	32%
94	Industrial truck and tractor operators	710	26,420	$19,290 - 36,510	-1%	2%
95	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	700	21,930	$14,210 - 35,290	-1%	16%
96	All other information and record clerks	700	32,980	$21,850 - 45,600	-12%	21%
97	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	680	24,250	$13,600 - 48,640	12%	0%
98	Amusement and recreation attendants	680	18,060	$12,160 - 24,140	24%	22%
99	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	660	16,280	$11,840 - 25,910	10%	5%
100	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	640	57,110	$33,240 - 86,350	0%	42%

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Jobs More Common Near Albuquerque Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Hydrologists	62,840	210	18.8
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators	27,910	150	18.8
Electro-mechanical technicians	49,770	460	17.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	28,340	1,720	14.9
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	21,930	700	12.6
Environmental engineering technicians	36,850	470	11.3
Forest and conservation technicians	32,440	170	8.5
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other	60,140	110	8.2
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	19,470	350	7.6
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	38,670	1,180	6.6
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	16,440	280	6.2
Helpers--roofers	19,670	230	5.9
Plasterers and stucco masons	33,100	620	5.2
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,150	1,800	5
Social workers, all other	28,730	670	5
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	47,550	460	4.9
Insulation workers, mechanical	37,500	190	4.7
Telemarketers	27,270	4,390	4.6
Mechanical engineering technicians	45,000	430	4.1
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	29,420	230	4.1
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	54,840	1,760	3.7
Private detectives and investigators	28,850	230	3.7
Medical equipment repairers	21,970	240	3.6
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,370	730	3.6
Helpers--electricians	27,470	900	3.5
Meter readers, utilities	27,070	270	3.4
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	30,140	170	3.4
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	49,140	110	3.3
Tire repairers and changers	20,500	770	3.2
Audio and video equipment technicians	34,990	320	3.2
Landscape architects	68,360	140	3.2
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	61,020	170	3.2
Roofers	25,760	1,030	3.1
Special education teachers, middle school	41,530	630	3.1
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles		100	3.1
Tapers	33,730	340	3.1
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	51,610	520	3.1
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	58,430	150	3
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	41,180	170	3
Family and general practitioners	167,080	720	2.9
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	34,840	810	2.9
Physical scientists, all other	87,380	120	2.9
Obstetricians and gynecologists	176,820	100	2.8
Personal and home care aides	18,560	4,030	2.8
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	33,950	190	2.8
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	69,480	350	2.6
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,790	340	2.6
Aerospace engineers	103,060	310	2.6
Environmental engineers	71,500	330	2.5
Biological scientists, all other	63,450	110	2.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Producers and directors	99,500	1.92	260
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	69,480	1.66	350
Teachers and instructors, all other	54,740	1.52	290
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	58,430	1.48	150
Self-enrichment education teachers	46,720	1.3	200
Engineers, all other	95,470	1.27	830
Office machine operators, except computer	32,150	1.26	140
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other	60,140	1.25	110
Operations research analysts	82,890	1.25	120
Industrial engineers	83,820	1.25	620
Machinists	44,200	1.24	960
Pest control workers	36,380	1.24	150
Market research analysts	71,180	1.23	270
Mechanical engineers	84,860	1.23	730
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	39,810	1.23	580
Dental hygienists	72,620	1.22	410
Aerospace engineers	103,060	1.21	310
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,150	1.21	1,800
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	55,310	1.2	410
Parts salespersons	35,410	1.2	410
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	30,370	1.2	730
Computer specialists, all other	73,660	1.19	600
Radio and television announcers	42,850	1.18	160
Driver/sales workers	28,840	1.17	960
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	59,420	1.16	410
Civil engineering technicians	48,250	1.16	530
Veterinary technologists and technicians	31,450	1.16	250
Counter and rental clerks	25,470	1.16	1,060
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,990	1.16	510
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	47,550	1.15	460
Detectives and criminal investigators	65,250	1.15	210
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,390	1.15	320
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	57,110	1.15	640
Landscape architects	68,360	1.15	140
Health educators	48,950	1.13	220
Telemarketers	27,270	1.13	4,390
Electro-mechanical technicians	49,770	1.12	460
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	54,840	1.12	1,760
Procurement clerks	36,870	1.12	180
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,010	1.12	380
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	63,680	1.12	410
Food service managers	50,530	1.11	530
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	36,980	1.11	400
Computer programmers	66,510	1.1	1,260
Family and general practitioners	167,080	1.1	720
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	22,500	1.1	200
Helpers--electricians	27,470	1.1	900
Business teachers, postsecondary	72,560	1.1	310
Chefs and head cooks	39,110	1.1	270
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	53,560	1.09	490

Highest Paying Jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Psychiatrists	188,960	40
Surgeons	180,610	100
Obstetricians and gynecologists	176,820	100
Internists, general	167,080	160
Family and general practitioners	167,080	720
Dentists, general	158,260	280
Physicians and surgeons, all other	127,020	230
Chief executives	114,880	220
Education administrators, postsecondary	113,670
Actuaries	111,240	70
Pediatricians, general	107,030
Aerospace engineers	103,060	310
Producers and directors	99,500	260
Natural sciences managers	98,780	230
Engineers, all other	95,470	830
Soil and plant scientists	91,840	30
Electronics engineers, except computer	91,150	1,800
Optometrists	88,040	80
Physical scientists, all other	87,380	120
Pharmacists	87,360	800
Lawyers	86,220	1,330
Chemical engineers	85,520	130
Purchasing managers	85,260	170
Mechanical engineers	84,860	730
Industrial-organizational psychologists	84,420
Industrial engineers	83,820	620
General and operations managers	83,690	6,430
Operations research analysts	82,890	120
Sales managers	82,400	1,030
Computer and information systems managers	81,360	410
Managers, all other	81,260	750
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	81,180	40
Medical and health services managers	80,580	780
Electrical engineers	79,040	390
Financial managers	77,980	1,430
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	75,780	250
Marketing managers	75,080	310
Financial examiners	74,770	50
Construction managers	74,610	640
Computer specialists, all other	73,660	600
Dental hygienists	72,620	410
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	72,560	290
Business teachers, postsecondary	72,560	310
Computer software engineers, applications	71,890	610
Environmental engineers	71,500	330
Economics teachers, postsecondary	71,350
Conservation scientists	71,210	50
Market research analysts	71,180	270
Civil engineers	69,620	1,130
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	69,480	350

Large Companies Headquartered in Albuquerque

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
PNM Resources	2.1

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