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 (2008 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	850	60,970	$46,910 - 76,530	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	770	48,170	$37,580 - 61,630	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	490	48,550	$28,260 - 90,810	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	410	47,370	$36,150 - 61,190	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	350	46,830	$37,530 - 57,640	11%	95%
6	Sales managers	210	90,560	$45,700 - 142,270	10%	69%
7	Accountants and auditors	170	61,100	$35,290 - 99,700	18%	79%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	170	36,740	$22,630 - 53,720	19%	77%
9	Coaches and scouts	160	14,710	$13,770 - 15,750	15%	60%
10	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	150	46,980	$34,900 - 61,260	20%	87%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	130	80,170	$59,610 - 113,360	8%	78%
12	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	120	87,140	$50,390 - 134,140	22%	93%
13	Financial managers	110	78,740	$34,930 - 131,810	13%	60%
14	Petroleum engineers	100	111,000	$77,780 - 133,520	5%	80%
15	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	47,700	$24,000 - 69,310	13%	73%
16	Special education teachers, secondary school	80	48,060	$35,480 - 62,460	9%	87%
17	Civil engineers	80	101,570	$39,710 -	18%	87%
18	Special education teachers, middle school	70	45,590	$35,290 - 54,170	16%	87%
19	Lawyers	70	75,420	$27,720 - 127,820	11%	99%
20	Medical and health services managers	70	72,290	$52,320 - 98,940	16%	57%
21	Social and human service assistants	60	24,980	$15,370 - 36,030	34%	58%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	57,010	$34,430 - 101,740	5%	58%
23	Community and social service specialists, all other	60	31,150	$26,060 - 38,930	25%	58%
24	Health educators	60	22,070	$16,730 - 29,790	26%	58%
25	Physical therapists	60	65,460	$32,590 - 95,030	27%	89%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	60	48,940	$34,220 - 65,790	12%	51%
27	Anthropologists and archeologists	60	44,430	$29,780 - 55,600	15%	90%
28	Speech-language pathologists	60	64,430	$47,980 - 87,120	11%	98%
29	Teachers and instructors, all other	60	46,880	$27,040 - 61,900	9%	54%
30	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	65,990	$44,370 - 84,950	8%	72%
31	Pharmacists	50	128,550	$82,720 -	22%	97%
32	Surveyors	50	44,470	$29,500 - 54,760	24%	82%
33	Advertising sales agents	50	34,110	$26,700 - 47,420	20%	56%
34	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	49,800	$34,990 - 65,590	17%	54%
35	Managers, all other	50	77,470	$47,980 - 114,600	7%	55%
36	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	43,360	$31,330 - 61,610	34%	73%
37	Social and community service managers	40	37,230	$18,480 - 67,240	25%	72%
38	Engineers, all other	40	33,740	$27,900 - 41,100	6%	82%
39	Librarians	40	57,430	$43,170 - 75,710	4%	85%
40	Network and computer systems administrators	40	72,640	$46,080 - 116,780	27%	50%
41	Electrical engineers	40	79,600	$69,150 - 98,580	6%	81%
42	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	40	69,530	$55,390 - 95,510	10%	80%
43	Dentists, general	40	169,800	$38,800 -	9%	100%
44	Environmental engineers	30	73,360	$54,450 - 116,360	25%	86%
45	Training and development specialists	30	43,770	$24,980 - 81,460	18%	56%

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	1,770	25,370	$14,440 - 41,450	12%	25%
2	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,460	26,530	$17,390 - 37,830	1%	18%
3	Construction laborers	1,420	26,440	$17,730 - 38,050	11%	5%
4	Cashiers	1,330	16,570	$13,920 - 20,370	-2%	10%
5	Personal and home care aides	1,300	21,780	$17,260 - 26,280	51%	10%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,280	15,570	$13,840 - 18,290	18%	5%
7	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,230	36,100	$22,820 - 49,060	10%	4%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,050	24,710	$14,580 - 38,740	-7%	8%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	900	41,780	$22,430 - 67,870	10%	6%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	830	30,390	$16,770 - 46,780	13%	16%
11	General and operations managers	830	92,830	$41,790 -	2%	48%
12	Office clerks, general	770	21,440	$14,400 - 33,860	13%	19%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	720	67,370	$37,710 - 101,620	9%	10%
14	Waiters and waitresses	720	15,830	$13,820 - 19,020	11%	14%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	690	20,660	$14,660 - 29,470	15%	4%
16	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	650	43,300	$28,480 - 61,020	8%	3%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	620	34,680	$18,070 - 62,920	4%	25%
18	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	590	47,110	$23,920 - 77,950	5%	2%
19	Teacher assistants	580	17,800	$13,960 - 25,650	10%	18%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	540	39,280	$24,130 - 57,600	6%	29%
21	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	530	23,200	$14,290 - 36,270	2%	5%
22	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	530	45,980	$32,060 - 57,510	-4%	0%
23	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	520	33,890	$16,880 - 56,300	14%	4%
24	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	510	50,870	$33,700 - 63,170	12%	3%
25	Security guards	500	19,520	$14,470 - 27,760	17%	13%
26	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	440	23,400	$17,630 - 32,000	18%	7%
27	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	430	46,170	$31,580 - 60,130	12%	3%
28	Electricians	410	48,920	$34,410 - 77,800	7%	7%
29	Derrick operators, oil and gas	390	49,670	$35,600 - 54,420	-5%	0%
30	Roustabouts, oil and gas	380	31,230	$22,880 - 41,040	-2%	0%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	370	41,050	$26,400 - 57,210	15%	18%
32	Cooks, fast food	360	17,540	$14,040 - 23,770	8%	5%
33	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	360	27,230	$15,430 - 55,010	8%	4%
34	Helpers--electricians	340	27,480	$19,700 - 37,670	7%	3%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	330	62,860	$34,470 - 96,370	7%	13%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	330	29,720	$16,090 - 46,470	11%	14%
37	Receptionists and information clerks	320	20,840	$14,840 - 28,020	17%	13%
38	Cooks, restaurant	300	20,540	$14,890 - 25,550	12%	5%
39	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	300	22,030	$14,330 - 34,620	18%	6%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	300	50,730	$36,140 - 69,050	11%	33%
41	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	270	20,670	$14,570 - 28,410	11%	5%
42	Carpenters	270	35,400	$25,840 - 52,140	10%	6%
43	Bus drivers, school	260	16,130	$13,850 - 22,220	9%	4%
44	Customer service representatives	260	28,840	$16,460 - 48,100	25%	22%
45	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	260	16,110	$13,820 - 22,400	10%	8%
46	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	250	26,200	$19,960 - 38,030	12%	3%
47	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	240	18,140	$14,310 - 24,180	13%	5%
48	Helpers--production workers	230	21,320	$15,370 - 27,980	0%	4%
49	Tellers	220	19,570	$16,190 - 24,800	14%	16%
50	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	210	40,150	$27,040 - 51,270	11%	4%
51	Driver/sales workers	210	31,530	$16,720 - 45,460	-4%	4%
52	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	200	24,490	$15,600 - 37,410	12%	0%
53	Dental assistants	200	29,020	$19,680 - 42,520	29%	9%
54	Industrial machinery mechanics	200	39,690	$26,660 - 54,520	9%	5%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	190	55,530	$31,480 - 85,230	-4%	15%
56	Food preparation workers	180	16,110	$13,950 - 19,250	15%	7%
57	Medical assistants	180	27,220	$18,870 - 34,800	35%	10%
58	Preschool teachers, except special education	180	19,780	$15,090 - 29,590	26%	43%
59	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	180	50,510	$41,070 - 62,600	-4%	0%
60	Dishwashers	170	15,850	$13,890 - 19,130	10%	3%
61	Home health aides	170	23,240	$15,270 - 32,680	49%	7%
62	Administrative services managers	170	70,470	$31,870 - 110,300	12%	40%
63	Painters, construction and maintenance	150	33,180	$25,740 - 40,120	12%	6%
64	Loan interviewers and clerks	150	24,770	$19,230 - 31,770	0%	24%
65	Team assemblers	150	22,780	$17,370 - 30,030	0%	5%
66	Machinists	150	48,790	$27,250 - 77,450	-2%	3%
67	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	140	16,220	$13,880 - 21,540	12%	6%
68	Paralegals and legal assistants	140	31,760	$26,210 - 40,170	22%	45%
69	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	18,260	$14,330 - 23,580	14%	3%
70	Packers and packagers, hand	130	16,560	$13,820 - 20,560	-11%	3%
71	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	130	42,010	$28,250 - 51,460	14%	7%
72	Parts salespersons	130	36,070	$23,590 - 53,530	-1%	6%
73	Helpers--extraction workers	120	32,390	$25,140 - 40,740	0%	0%
74	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	120	41,450	$21,840 - 64,760	14%	8%
75	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	110	45,360	$33,700 - 56,110	16%	43%
76	Counter and rental clerks	110	22,360	$14,470 - 32,810	23%	16%
77	Child care workers	110	22,170	$15,040 - 30,860	18%	15%
78	Medical secretaries	110	30,440	$22,220 - 41,150	17%	18%
79	Healthcare support workers, all other	100	26,170	$15,570 - 37,490	16%	10%
80	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	16,590	$13,990 - 20,000	10%	5%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	61,800	$36,850 - 96,940	10%	17%
82	Business operations specialists, all other	100	51,170	$16,100 - 80,160	21%	49%
83	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	30,310	$19,490 - 39,970	3%	18%
84	Pharmacy technicians	100	28,730	$16,230 - 40,190	32%	16%
85	Service station attendants	90	19,140	$14,380 - 28,160	13%	6%
86	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	90	33,650	$20,840 - 48,700	8%	9%
87	Cement masons and concrete finishers	90	30,920	$25,150 - 38,240	11%	2%
88	Court, municipal, and license clerks	90	31,610	$25,940 - 40,540	9%	24%
89	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	90	28,220	$18,730 - 39,290	4%	15%
90	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	80	31,260	$25,230 - 39,260	14%	11%
91	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	16,890	$14,090 - 20,370	17%	14%
92	Construction managers	80	93,900	$44,310 -	16%	29%
93	Computer support specialists	80	45,370	$19,900 - 74,170	13%	43%
94	Maintenance workers, machinery	80	29,820	$15,670 - 54,190	0%	0%
95	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	80	26,560	$14,930 - 41,150	4%	6%
96	Surveying and mapping technicians	80	30,860	$17,250 - 51,850	19%	7%
97	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	70	70,530	$35,470 - 103,500	7%	6%
98	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	70	37,500	$16,500 - 76,590	-12%	7%
99	All other information and record clerks	70	36,340	$22,850 - 50,360	-12%	21%
100	Library assistants, clerical	70	23,600	$15,720 - 37,650	8%	37%

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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.*
Derrick operators, oil and gas	49,670	390	115.5
Helpers--extraction workers	32,390	120	79
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,980	530	75.4
Roustabouts, oil and gas	31,230	380	51.8
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,510	180	39.1
Petroleum engineers	111,000	100	16.8
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	87,140	120	12
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	46,170	430	10.8
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	26,200	250	10.3
Helpers--electricians	27,480	340	9.6
Personal and home care aides	21,780	1,300	8.4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	50,870	510	6.3
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	43,300	650	5.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	47,110	590	5
Construction laborers	26,440	1,420	4.1
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	24,490	200	4
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	41,450	120	3.9
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,370	720	3.6
Coaches and scouts	14,710	160	2.8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,670	270	2.4
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,890	520	2.3
Industrial machinery mechanics	39,690	200	2.3
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,100	1,230	2.3
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,530	1,460	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	62,860	330	2.2
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	46,980	150	2.1
Maintenance and repair workers, general	41,780	900	2.1
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	45,360	110	2
Cooks, fast food	17,540	360	2
Loan interviewers and clerks	24,770	150	2
Dental assistants	29,020	200	1.9
Administrative services managers	70,470	170	1.9
Child, family, and school social workers	36,740	170	1.9
Bus drivers, school	16,130	260	1.9
Electricians	48,920	410	1.9
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80,170	130	1.9
Parts salespersons	36,070	130	1.8
Sales managers	90,560	210	1.7
Painters, construction and maintenance	33,180	150	1.7
Driver/sales workers	31,530	210	1.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,830	350	1.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,170	770	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,710	1,050	1.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	26,170	100	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,680	620	1.5
Helpers--production workers	21,320	230	1.5
Paralegals and legal assistants	31,760	140	1.5
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	30,310	100	1.5
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	50,730	300	1.5
General and operations managers	92,830	830	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Farmington, New Mexico Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	47,110	1.34	590
Machinists	48,790	1.32	150
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	50,870	1.29	510
Maintenance and repair workers, general	41,780	1.22	900
Driver/sales workers	31,530	1.2	210
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	87,140	1.19	120
Parts salespersons	36,070	1.18	130
Derrick operators, oil and gas	49,670	1.18	390
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,980	1.17	530
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,370	1.16	720
Child care workers	22,170	1.15	110
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	62,860	1.1	330
Home health aides	23,240	1.09	170
Personal and home care aides	21,780	1.09	1,300
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,710	1.08	1,050
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	46,170	1.07	430
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	42,010	1.06	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	41,050	1.06	370
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,530	1.05	190
Medical secretaries	30,440	1.05	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	50,730	1.05	300
Electricians	48,920	1.04	410
Retail salespersons	25,370	1.04	1,770
Helpers--electricians	27,480	1.03	340
Accountants and auditors	61,100	1.02	170
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	41,450	1.02	120
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	43,300	1.01	650
Cooks, fast food	17,540	1.01	360
Helpers--extraction workers	32,390	1	120
Registered nurses	60,970	0.99	850
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	24,490	0.99	200
Roustabouts, oil and gas	31,230	0.99	380
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	26,200	0.99	250
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	29,720	0.98	330
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80,170	0.98	130
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,510	0.98	180
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,400	0.97	440
Customer service representatives	28,840	0.97	260
Medical assistants	27,220	0.97	180
Administrative services managers	70,470	0.97	170
Painters, construction and maintenance	33,180	0.97	150
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,170	0.97	770
General and operations managers	92,830	0.96	830
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,100	0.96	1,230
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,200	0.96	530
Counter and rental clerks	22,360	0.96	110
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	45,360	0.96	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,390	0.95	830
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,140	0.95	240
Cooks, restaurant	20,540	0.95	300

Highest Paying Jobs in Farmington, New Mexico Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	202,120	50
Dentists, general	169,800	40
Pharmacists	128,550	50
Petroleum engineers	111,000	100
Computer systems analysts	110,600
Civil engineers	101,570	80
Construction managers	93,900	80
General and operations managers	92,830	830
Sales managers	90,560	210
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	87,140	120
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80,170	130
Electrical engineers	79,600	40
Financial managers	78,740	110
Managers, all other	77,470	50
Loan officers	75,760	60
Lawyers	75,420	70
Environmental engineers	73,360	30
Network and computer systems administrators	72,640	40
Medical and health services managers	72,290	70
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	70,530	70
Administrative services managers	70,470	170
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	69,530	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,370	720
Occupational health and safety specialists	65,990	50
Physical therapists	65,460	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,880
Speech-language pathologists	64,430	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	62,920	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	62,860	330
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	61,800	100
Accountants and auditors	61,100	170
Registered nurses	60,970	850
Dental hygienists	60,590	30
Librarians	57,430	40
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	57,010	60
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,640	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	55,530	190
Construction and building inspectors	53,040	40
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	51,470	30
Business operations specialists, all other	51,170	100
Radiologic technologists and technicians	50,970	70
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	50,870	510
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	50,730	300
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	50,510	180
Detectives and criminal investigators	49,800	50
Derrick operators, oil and gas	49,670	390
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	48,990	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	48,940	60
Electricians	48,920	410
Machinists	48,790	150

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