Farmington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Farmington, New Mexico Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Farmington than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Farmington.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Farmington.
A list of any large public companies in Farmington.

Most Popular Jobs in Farmington, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	710	42,420	$30,210 - 57,260	14%	95%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	620	41,880	$29,570 - 57,120	6%	96%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	450	46,150	$22,980 - 90,210	8%	51%
4	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	200	75,010	$52,790 - 109,170	8%	78%
5	Accountants and auditors	200	46,560	$27,110 - 86,940	18%	79%
6	Sales managers	170	76,250	$40,870 - 140,460	10%	69%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	160	35,000	$22,260 - 47,990	19%	77%
8	Financial managers	140	59,760	$30,200 - 99,980	13%	60%
9	Special education teachers, secondary school	130	42,360	$31,400 - 55,530	9%	87%
10	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	120	43,070	$30,670 - 57,490	20%	87%
11	Social and human service assistants	110	26,200	$14,890 - 35,890	34%	58%
12	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	100	31,160	$19,830 - 45,350	34%	73%
13	Civil engineers	100	61,080	$38,420 - 92,380	18%	87%
14	Teachers and instructors, all other	100	44,130	$27,860 - 64,030	9%	54%
15	Social and community service managers	90	34,850	$19,910 - 59,570	25%	72%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	42,540	$19,280 - 58,540	13%	73%
17	Medical and public health social workers	70	32,310	$21,460 - 47,090	24%	77%
18	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	58,990	$29,140 - 92,410	5%	58%
19	Medical and health services managers	70	63,080	$32,850 - 98,920	16%	57%
20	Management analysts	70	50,330	$32,180 - 78,660	22%	78%
21	Physical therapists	60	52,100	$26,480 - 81,200	27%	89%
22	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	50,220	$31,100 - 65,840	16%	99%
23	Special education teachers, middle school	50	40,320	$31,150 - 50,410	16%	87%
24	Anthropologists and archeologists	50	44,010	$30,900 - 59,590	15%	90%
25	Speech-language pathologists	50	52,540	$37,060 - 73,460	11%	98%
26	Advertising sales agents	50	36,510	$20,940 - 51,560	20%	56%
27	Pharmacists	50	99,860	$74,430 - 124,560	22%	97%
28	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	45,460	$37,150 - 58,960	17%	54%
29	Managers, all other	50	76,080	$48,010 - 108,230	7%	55%
30	Occupational therapists	40	53,730	$28,710 - 76,030	23%	90%
31	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	54,410	$37,580 - 75,270	8%	72%
32	Petroleum engineers	40	88,550	$67,110 - 114,650	5%	80%
33	Training and development specialists	40	40,090	$22,440 - 71,050	18%	56%
34	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	40	21,550	$16,840 - 28,670	14%	54%
35	Network and computer systems administrators	30	59,820	$40,070 - 78,500	27%	50%
36	Floral designers	30	22,630	$16,830 - 29,150	0%	55%
37	Librarians	30	49,930	$35,700 - 61,810	4%	85%

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	1,690	22,350	$12,400 - 35,970	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,600	13,400	$11,450 - 15,760	18%	5%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,330	23,120	$14,210 - 34,020	1%	18%
4	Roustabouts, oil and gas	1,300	25,730	$18,560 - 36,170	-2%	0%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,270	33,660	$20,730 - 52,900	10%	4%
6	Construction laborers	1,130	23,310	$15,660 - 34,780	11%	5%
7	Cashiers	1,110	16,650	$11,910 - 24,020	-2%	10%
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	950	19,190	$15,010 - 27,340	2%	5%
9	Personal and home care aides	850	19,530	$16,040 - 22,840	51%	10%
10	Teacher assistants	830	14,670	$11,700 - 20,980	10%	18%
11	Waiters and waitresses	810	14,210	$11,540 - 20,730	11%	14%
12	General and operations managers	810	77,680	$38,180 - 127,840	2%	48%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	760	27,500	$15,820 - 39,410	13%	16%
14	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	730	18,140	$12,560 - 24,890	15%	4%
15	Office clerks, general	700	20,590	$12,070 - 34,530	13%	19%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	680	22,240	$12,550 - 35,970	-7%	8%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	660	49,460	$26,270 - 82,080	9%	10%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	540	35,650	$17,850 - 62,260	4%	25%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	510	21,330	$13,410 - 31,960	8%	4%
20	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	490	31,410	$16,210 - 48,790	14%	4%
21	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	490	43,100	$23,320 - 68,000	-4%	0%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	480	19,390	$15,140 - 24,320	17%	13%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	470	30,240	$15,920 - 45,340	10%	6%
24	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	440	20,710	$14,930 - 28,570	18%	7%
25	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	430	33,400	$20,220 - 54,210	5%	2%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	390	35,200	$21,910 - 51,300	15%	18%
27	Derrick operators, oil and gas	390	42,150	$28,580 - 49,450	-5%	0%
28	Security guards	380	18,840	$12,980 - 27,190	17%	13%
29	Carpenters	360	30,890	$21,190 - 47,430	10%	6%
30	Cooks, fast food	350	13,990	$11,650 - 17,460	8%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	340	23,130	$14,780 - 31,200	11%	14%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	330	37,450	$21,830 - 59,200	6%	29%
33	Cooks, restaurant	310	16,350	$12,040 - 21,690	12%	5%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	310	48,650	$31,100 - 65,990	7%	13%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	300	15,240	$11,630 - 21,870	13%	5%
36	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	19,480	$12,540 - 25,320	11%	5%
37	Customer service representatives	290	25,410	$16,000 - 37,580	25%	22%
38	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	45,720	$32,450 - 63,690	11%	33%
39	Home health aides	280	20,080	$15,270 - 27,890	49%	7%
40	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	260	32,840	$21,960 - 46,490	12%	3%
41	Industrial machinery mechanics	260	31,300	$21,490 - 42,000	9%	5%
42	Electricians	250	46,600	$30,160 - 71,790	7%	7%
43	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	250	35,530	$26,140 - 52,820	8%	3%
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	250	20,100	$12,480 - 29,710	18%	6%
45	Dishwashers	240	13,680	$11,500 - 16,760	10%	3%
46	Wellhead pumpers	220	39,500	$20,720 - 52,010	-11%	0%
47	Bus drivers, school	220	13,180	$11,510 - 15,420	9%	4%
48	Driver/sales workers	200	25,860	$12,270 - 43,070	-4%	4%
49	Helpers--extraction workers	200	33,430	$22,630 - 44,070	0%	0%
50	Food preparation workers	200	13,760	$11,560 - 16,930	15%	7%
51	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	200	32,830	$20,780 - 45,910	11%	4%
52	Tellers	190	18,260	$12,540 - 26,270	14%	16%
53	Medical assistants	180	24,590	$18,990 - 31,040	35%	10%
54	Packers and packagers, hand	180	14,290	$11,470 - 20,550	-11%	3%
55	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	170	22,010	$15,190 - 33,970	12%	0%
56	Machinists	170	38,150	$28,670 - 50,880	-2%	3%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	170	46,180	$22,710 - 72,510	-4%	15%
58	Dental assistants	160	28,280	$18,460 - 44,620	29%	9%
59	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	160	44,740	$25,160 - 58,370	-4%	0%
60	Helpers--production workers	150	19,510	$15,640 - 23,140	0%	4%
61	Administrative services managers	150	46,860	$30,900 - 67,630	12%	40%
62	Child care workers	150	15,400	$11,970 - 18,480	18%	15%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140	53,810	$17,610 - 85,290	10%	17%
64	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	14,060	$11,600 - 18,370	10%	17%
65	Counter and rental clerks	130	22,910	$13,650 - 36,700	23%	16%
66	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	120	26,780	$19,370 - 35,830	4%	15%
67	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	120	42,540	$28,580 - 57,830	12%	3%
68	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	120	27,200	$18,090 - 36,120	3%	18%
69	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	120	37,150	$30,750 - 45,840	14%	7%
70	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	110	50,570	$24,620 - 92,540	7%	6%
71	Medical secretaries	110	26,930	$19,810 - 35,180	17%	18%
72	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	110	13,670	$11,370 - 19,100	12%	6%
73	Team assemblers	110	24,100	$15,580 - 39,950	0%	5%
74	Automotive body and related repairers	100	37,600	$24,910 - 63,310	12%	3%
75	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	24,970	$12,760 - 46,750	26%	43%
76	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	15,560	$11,900 - 21,040	17%	14%
77	Industrial truck and tractor operators	90	22,370	$13,680 - 32,860	-1%	2%
78	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	90	24,730	$13,400 - 35,510	4%	6%
79	Parts salespersons	90	29,130	$17,970 - 45,780	-1%	6%
80	Recreation workers	90	18,870	$12,110 - 28,250	13%	47%
81	Medical records and health information technicians	90	28,890	$19,470 - 43,150	18%	12%
82	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	42,540	$30,400 - 56,210	16%	43%
83	Healthcare support workers, all other	90	27,310	$16,390 - 39,070	16%	10%
84	Construction managers	90	69,120	$43,390 - 95,240	16%	29%
85	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	58,400	$32,650 - 85,860	0%	42%
86	Pharmacy technicians	90	30,060	$20,140 - 44,510	32%	16%
87	File clerks	80	20,920	$14,640 - 33,640	-40%	20%
88	Computer support specialists	80	39,060	$18,520 - 67,160	13%	43%
89	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	80	29,580	$23,630 - 37,320	14%	11%
90	All other information and record clerks	80	31,470	$20,340 - 46,240	-12%	21%
91	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	80	38,980	$27,360 - 65,500	8%	4%
92	Court, municipal, and license clerks	80	25,850	$17,100 - 37,570	9%	24%
93	Food service managers	80	40,340	$22,280 - 66,660	5%	24%
94	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	15,560	$12,020 - 19,020	10%	5%
95	Bill and account collectors	80	21,900	$16,200 - 28,620	23%	13%
96	Bartenders	80	13,750	$11,430 - 18,110	11%	17%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	70	30,030	$23,830 - 35,530	16%	26%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	70	23,770	$13,320 - 35,840	13%	11%
99	Cement masons and concrete finishers	70	30,880	$16,720 - 43,290	11%	2%
100	Business operations specialists, all other	70	42,520	$22,330 - 63,020	21%	49%

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Jobs More Common Near Farmington Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Wellhead pumpers	39,500	220	254.1
Roustabouts, oil and gas	25,730	1,300	170.5
Derrick operators, oil and gas	42,150	390	154.7
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	43,100	490	129
Helpers--extraction workers	33,430	200	108.3
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	44,740	160	103.6
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,570	110	5.4
Personal and home care aides	19,530	850	5.1
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	31,160	100	4.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	33,400	430	4.1
Special education teachers, secondary school	42,360	130	4.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	31,300	260	3.8
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,460	660	3.5
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,010	200	3.5
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,540	120	3.5
Construction laborers	23,310	1,130	3.4
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,010	170	3.4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,840	260	3.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,480	290	2.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,660	1,270	2.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,120	1,330	2.4
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,410	490	2.4
Teacher assistants	14,670	830	2.3
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,530	250	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,650	310	2.2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,880	620	2.1
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	43,070	120	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	35,000	160	2.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,400	1,600	2.1
Automotive body and related repairers	37,600	100	2
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,810	140	2
Cooks, fast food	13,990	350	2
Bus drivers, school	13,180	220	1.9
Administrative services managers	46,860	150	1.9
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	27,200	120	1.9
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,720	280	1.9
Dental assistants	28,280	160	1.7
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	21,330	510	1.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,560	100	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,420	710	1.6
Driver/sales workers	25,860	200	1.6
Sales managers	76,250	170	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,650	540	1.5
Dishwashers	13,680	240	1.5
Machinists	38,150	170	1.5
General and operations managers	77,680	810	1.5
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	32,830	200	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	23,130	340	1.4
Medical assistants	24,590	180	1.3
Receptionists and information clerks	19,390	480	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	43,100	1.23	490
Wellhead pumpers	39,500	1.12	220
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,810	1.09	140
Machinists	38,150	1.07	170
Helpers--extraction workers	33,430	1.07	200
Electricians	46,600	1.06	250
Driver/sales workers	25,860	1.05	200
Counter and rental clerks	22,910	1.04	130
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,540	1.04	120
Personal and home care aides	19,530	1.04	850
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,720	1.03	280
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,570	1.03	110
Home health aides	20,080	1.02	280
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,240	1.01	680
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	33,400	1.01	430
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	37,150	1.01	120
Derrick operators, oil and gas	42,150	1	390
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,010	1	200
Social and human service assistants	26,200	0.99	110
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	44,740	0.99	160
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,200	0.98	390
Medical secretaries	26,930	0.97	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,660	0.96	1,270
Retail salespersons	22,350	0.95	1,690
Roustabouts, oil and gas	25,730	0.95	1,300
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,780	0.95	120
Cashiers	16,650	0.95	1,110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,650	0.95	540
Team assemblers	24,100	0.94	110
Dental assistants	28,280	0.94	160
Medical assistants	24,590	0.94	180
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	22,010	0.93	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,240	0.93	470
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,710	0.93	440
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	43,070	0.92	120
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,180	0.92	170
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,500	0.91	760
Child, family, and school social workers	35,000	0.91	160
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,420	0.91	710
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,410	0.9	490
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,460	0.9	660
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,650	0.9	310
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,100	0.9	250
Customer service representatives	25,410	0.9	290
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,480	0.89	290
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	32,840	0.89	260
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,530	0.89	250
Cooks, fast food	13,990	0.88	350
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,670	0.88	110
Dishwashers	13,680	0.87	240

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	178,530	40
Dentists, general	166,140
Pharmacists	99,860	50
Petroleum engineers	88,550	40
General and operations managers	77,680	810
Sales managers	76,250	170
Managers, all other	76,080	50
Lawyers	75,490
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,010	200
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	70,010
Construction managers	69,120	90
Dental hygienists	67,770
Industrial production managers	64,540	40
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	64,220
Medical and health services managers	63,080	70
Cost estimators	62,990	30
Civil engineers	61,080	100
Network and computer systems administrators	59,820	30
Financial managers	59,760	140
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	58,990	70
Physician assistants	58,410
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	58,400	90
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	56,580	40
Occupational health and safety specialists	54,410	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,810	140
Occupational therapists	53,730	40
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	52,650	30
Speech-language pathologists	52,540	50
Physical therapists	52,100	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50,640
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,570	110
Management analysts	50,330	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50,220	60
Librarians	49,930	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	49,460	660
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,650	310
Administrative services managers	46,860	150
Electricians	46,600	250
Accountants and auditors	46,560	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	46,180	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	46,150	450
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	45,830
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	45,820	50
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,720	280
Detectives and criminal investigators	45,460	50
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	44,740	160
Loan officers	44,210	60
Teachers and instructors, all other	44,130	100
Anthropologists and archeologists	44,010	50
Postal service mail carriers	43,510	60

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