Las Cruces Employment

Employment and Industries in the Las Cruces, 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 Las Cruces than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Las Cruces.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Las Cruces.
A list of any large public companies in Las Cruces.

Most Popular Jobs in Las Cruces, 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	1,440	35,690	$24,020 - 50,260	14%	95%
2	Registered nurses	950	54,900	$41,960 - 75,150	24%	56%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	770	39,240	$26,670 - 55,270	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	680	39,220	$25,960 - 57,080	11%	95%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	430	39,320	$12,990 - 59,050	8%	51%
6	Detectives and criminal investigators	360	52,860	$36,170 - 64,040	17%	54%
7	Accountants and auditors	310	43,350	$27,610 - 58,500	18%	79%
8	Electronics engineers, except computer	290	77,990	$52,620 - 101,280	4%	81%
9	Special education teachers, secondary school	190	42,110	$33,290 - 53,170	9%	87%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	190	31,180	$22,190 - 40,080	19%	77%
11	Engineers, all other	170	79,180	$30,770 - 113,020	6%	82%
12	Social and human service assistants	160	24,500	$17,000 - 35,840	34%	58%
13	Financial managers	160	66,970	$38,840 - 107,230	13%	60%
14	Computer software engineers, systems software	120	99,090	$53,850 - 0	28%	85%
15	Dentists, general	120	97,190	$49,680 - 128,520	9%	100%
16	Physical therapists	110	59,550	$27,150 - 102,540	27%	89%
17	Pharmacists	110	88,940	$77,930 - 108,560	22%	97%
18	Management analysts	110	61,000	$42,990 - 78,790	22%	78%
19	Computer specialists, all other	110	63,220	$43,180 - 80,030	15%	68%
20	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	100	48,210	$22,530 - 64,260	5%	58%
21	Lawyers	100	72,510	$35,830 - 123,710	11%	99%
22	Operations research analysts	100	87,540	$56,190 - 119,450	11%	71%
23	Sales managers	100	60,690	$28,960 - 107,990	10%	69%
24	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	100	46,080	$28,540 - 60,950	16%	99%
25	Social and community service managers	90	46,090	$27,640 - 95,100	25%	72%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	90	40,380	$30,030 - 54,530	12%	51%
27	Computer systems analysts	80	58,540	$34,360 - 87,640	29%	68%
28	Engineering managers	80	91,240	$49,700 - 133,100	7%	84%
29	Coaches and scouts	80	27,860	$12,410 - 66,920	15%	60%
30	Mechanical engineers	80	72,090	$48,000 - 95,660	4%	78%
31	Computer programmers	70	63,730	$45,470 - 93,580	0%	73%
32	Computer hardware engineers	70	72,880	$53,640 - 96,310	5%	70%
33	Aerospace engineers	70	89,830	$62,000 - 117,390	10%	87%
34	Social workers, all other	70	24,660	$16,990 - 32,820	18%	77%
35	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	58,580	$42,720 - 75,290	12%	51%
36	Medical and health services managers	70	89,710	$39,880 - 0	16%	57%
37	Network and computer systems administrators	60	54,710	$33,300 - 81,690	27%	50%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	60	25,320	$16,920 - 34,270	15%	51%
39	Optometrists	60	80,140	$34,330 - 0	11%	100%
40	Computer and information scientists, research	60	65,790	$44,880 - 88,790	22%	68%
41	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60	50,270	$30,530 - 63,470	13%	73%
42	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	22,890	$16,020 - 32,780	25%	58%
43	Veterinarians	50	66,650	$31,860 - 100,230	35%	100%
44	Computer and information systems managers	50	84,820	$45,420 - 116,040	16%	73%
45	Advertising sales agents	50	30,220	$16,370 - 47,400	20%	56%
46	Graphic designers	50	33,020	$20,980 - 39,650	10%	55%
47	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	68,830	$40,970 - 100,390	18%	88%
48	Occupational therapists	40	63,690	$43,560 - 79,380	23%	90%
49	Commercial pilots	40	42,880	$33,760 - 62,690	13%	74%
50	Physicists	40	96,960	$63,500 - 139,420	7%	95%
51	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	65,310	$38,340 - 80,030	53%	57%
52	Speech-language pathologists	40	71,150	$47,510 - 111,930	11%	98%
53	Medical and public health social workers	40	50,040	$28,040 - 89,820	24%	77%
54	Budget analysts	40	60,060	$42,190 - 79,190	7%	78%
55	Natural sciences managers	30	80,300	$52,550 - 115,520	11%	93%
56	Electrical engineers	30	68,130	$51,220 - 94,300	6%	81%
57	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	30	30,090	$21,490 - 37,710	18%	56%
58	Interior designers	30	29,130	$20,650 - 40,460	20%	55%

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	2,270	19,280	$12,290 - 29,570	12%	25%
2	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,820	25,290	$15,290 - 37,700	1%	18%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,450	13,790	$11,540 - 17,760	18%	5%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,410	13,410	$11,500 - 15,550	11%	14%
5	Cashiers	1,340	15,820	$11,850 - 21,950	-2%	10%
6	Personal and home care aides	1,230	14,530	$11,680 - 20,240	51%	10%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,190	16,440	$12,200 - 21,590	15%	4%
8	Office clerks, general	1,170	16,730	$11,980 - 24,620	13%	19%
9	Teacher assistants	1,060	13,550	$11,580 - 15,700	10%	18%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	910	24,220	$14,090 - 36,440	13%	16%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	870	16,490	$11,830 - 22,630	2%	5%
12	General and operations managers	860	72,230	$26,160 - 143,580	2%	48%
13	Construction laborers	850	19,180	$12,110 - 30,100	11%	5%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	850	18,440	$12,590 - 27,110	-7%	8%
15	Customer service representatives	700	18,620	$12,890 - 29,880	25%	22%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	700	23,550	$16,200 - 34,180	10%	6%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	670	19,410	$15,240 - 24,100	17%	13%
18	Security guards	570	20,530	$12,510 - 30,620	17%	13%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	570	43,780	$21,770 - 50,880	6%	29%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	560	33,850	$18,440 - 61,570	4%	25%
21	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	530	19,240	$13,880 - 23,990	18%	7%
22	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	530	16,800	$12,130 - 22,470	18%	6%
23	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	490	13,870	$11,530 - 17,670	13%	5%
24	Cooks, restaurant	450	16,260	$12,010 - 21,820	12%	5%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	430	25,840	$14,740 - 49,130	8%	4%
26	Carpenters	390	25,260	$17,040 - 36,800	10%	6%
27	Home health aides	380	17,390	$13,300 - 22,260	49%	7%
28	Electricians	370	34,280	$19,750 - 49,960	7%	7%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	350	33,250	$20,370 - 45,660	14%	4%
30	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	350	37,930	$30,230 - 47,710	11%	33%
31	Dishwashers	330	13,260	$11,430 - 15,570	10%	3%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	26,200	$15,630 - 41,790	11%	14%
33	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	320	25,600	$20,180 - 31,570	10%	4%
34	Business operations specialists, all other	310	53,780	$27,430 - 79,600	21%	49%
35	Medical assistants	290	23,910	$16,050 - 32,160	35%	10%
36	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	280	33,040	$21,820 - 46,240	15%	18%
37	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	280	15,260	$11,640 - 22,260	11%	5%
38	Cooks, fast food	280	15,610	$11,910 - 20,410	8%	5%
39	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	270	48,660	$13,200 - 78,120	4%	18%
40	Food preparation workers	270	16,320	$11,830 - 22,700	15%	7%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	270	39,780	$23,000 - 56,420	9%	10%
42	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	260	13,330	$11,480 - 15,570	10%	17%
43	Tellers	250	19,940	$14,740 - 28,450	14%	16%
44	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	250	13,180	$11,360 - 15,330	10%	8%
45	Bartenders	230	14,460	$11,500 - 19,690	11%	17%
46	Office and administrative support workers, all other	230	19,980	$12,450 - 33,180	-8%	32%
47	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	230	29,430	$20,870 - 40,760	8%	3%
48	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	220	17,350	$12,360 - 23,440	-4%	5%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	220	38,650	$19,140 - 60,470	-4%	15%
50	Child care workers	220	14,340	$11,610 - 17,640	18%	15%
51	All other information and record clerks	210	29,850	$16,580 - 45,640	-12%	21%
52	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	210	20,740	$13,720 - 27,460	4%	6%
53	Preschool teachers, except special education	200	16,580	$12,440 - 22,310	26%	43%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	200	37,490	$22,800 - 55,950	11%	4%
55	Computer support specialists	200	38,720	$25,840 - 53,570	13%	43%
56	Cement masons and concrete finishers	200	21,100	$12,740 - 28,740	11%	2%
57	Administrative services managers	200	47,610	$32,650 - 68,090	12%	40%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	190	41,610	$25,260 - 67,080	7%	13%
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	190	21,350	$15,880 - 28,890	4%	15%
60	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	180	20,460	$12,490 - 33,330	12%	0%
61	Helpers--production workers	180	18,060	$12,970 - 24,890	0%	4%
62	Counter and rental clerks	180	21,530	$12,340 - 34,490	23%	16%
63	Painters, construction and maintenance	170	22,970	$15,860 - 35,260	12%	6%
64	Packers and packagers, hand	170	14,320	$11,450 - 17,430	-11%	3%
65	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	170	14,460	$11,560 - 20,650	12%	6%
66	Industrial truck and tractor operators	170	22,520	$14,730 - 30,420	-1%	2%
67	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	22,450	$14,460 - 31,830	12%	3%
68	Dental assistants	160	25,960	$17,300 - 37,750	29%	9%
69	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	160	13,780	$11,600 - 16,580	17%	14%
70	Production workers, all other	160	16,700	$11,980 - 19,460	2%	5%
71	Helpers--electricians	150	22,560	$16,030 - 30,980	7%	3%
72	Pharmacy technicians	150	26,100	$15,050 - 51,150	32%	16%
73	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	15,050	$11,820 - 19,120	14%	3%
74	Tile and marble setters	140	21,020	$13,000 - 30,740	15%	3%
75	Cooks, short order	130	15,490	$11,760 - 22,010	5%	5%
76	Bill and account collectors	130	25,050	$16,920 - 33,340	23%	13%
77	Loan officers	130	47,400	$24,880 - 73,640	12%	49%
78	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	130	28,270	$19,660 - 35,860	3%	18%
79	Team assemblers	130	18,310	$14,590 - 23,450	0%	5%
80	Loan interviewers and clerks	120	24,860	$17,000 - 33,560	0%	24%
81	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	120	19,020	$12,370 - 24,710	12%	6%
82	Sheet metal workers	110	33,960	$24,710 - 49,610	7%	4%
83	Nonfarm animal caretakers	110	21,060	$15,100 - 27,370	18%	16%
84	Property, real estate, and community association managers	110	36,980	$21,870 - 71,100	15%	36%
85	Postal service mail carriers	110	44,450	$34,850 - 55,990	1%	11%
86	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	110	32,340	$21,040 - 54,040	5%	2%
87	Machinists	110	25,920	$18,740 - 43,140	-2%	3%
88	Data entry keyers	100	16,100	$12,100 - 21,960	-4%	18%
89	Construction and building inspectors	100	38,280	$21,110 - 56,480	18%	23%
90	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	100	27,000	$13,340 - 38,880	2%	11%
91	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	100	29,830	$18,830 - 46,580	-6%	14%
92	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	20,280	$13,970 - 26,010	-7%	10%
93	Medical records and health information technicians	100	23,140	$13,440 - 32,090	18%	12%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	100	58,410	$36,180 - 80,470	9%	33%
95	Civil engineering technicians	100	40,870	$20,630 - 60,970	10%	18%
96	Brickmasons and blockmasons	90	32,180	$17,600 - 51,740	10%	3%
97	Driver/sales workers	90	21,480	$17,710 - 28,020	-4%	4%
98	Medical secretaries	90	22,940	$18,170 - 28,860	17%	18%
99	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	51,930	$28,790 - 78,640	0%	42%
100	Order clerks	90	19,650	$12,510 - 27,850	-23%	16%

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Jobs More Common Near Las Cruces Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Detectives and criminal investigators	52,860	360	10.4
Tile and marble setters	21,020	140	7.6
Personal and home care aides	14,530	1,230	6
Electronics engineers, except computer	77,990	290	5.7
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,450	160	5.5
Family and general practitioners		190	5.3
Special education teachers, secondary school	42,110	190	4.8
Operations research analysts	87,540	100	4.3
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	58,410	100	4.3
Helpers--electricians	22,560	150	4.1
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	48,660	270	4
Dentists, general	97,190	120	3.6
Engineers, all other	79,180	170	3.1
Civil engineering technicians	40,870	100	3.1
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,220	680	3
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	20,460	180	2.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	35,690	1,440	2.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,290	1,820	2.6
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	46,080	100	2.6
Nonfarm animal caretakers	21,060	110	2.6
Construction and building inspectors	38,280	100	2.6
Teacher assistants	13,550	1,060	2.3
Cement masons and concrete finishers	21,100	200	2.3
All other information and record clerks	29,850	210	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,260	280	2.2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,240	770	2.1
Office and administrative support workers, all other	19,980	230	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	13,780	160	2.1
Construction laborers	19,180	850	2.1
Administrative services managers	47,610	200	2
Cooks, short order	15,490	130	2
Child, family, and school social workers	31,180	190	2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	37,930	350	1.9
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	13,330	260	1.8
Production workers, all other	16,700	160	1.8
Physical therapists	59,550	110	1.8
Medical assistants	23,910	290	1.7
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	29,430	230	1.6
Dishwashers	13,260	330	1.6
Property, real estate, and community association managers	36,980	110	1.6
Sheet metal workers	33,960	110	1.6
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	28,270	130	1.6
Computer specialists, all other	63,220	110	1.6
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	17,350	220	1.6
Medical records and health information technicians	23,140	100	1.6
Painters, construction and maintenance	22,970	170	1.5
Waiters and waitresses	13,410	1,410	1.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,790	1,450	1.5
Electricians	34,280	370	1.5
Receptionists and information clerks	19,410	670	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Computer software engineers, systems software	99,090	1.28	120
Nonfarm animal caretakers	21,060	1.09	110
Engineers, all other	79,180	1.05	170
Electronics engineers, except computer	77,990	1.03	290
Computer specialists, all other	63,220	1.02	110
Postal service mail carriers	44,450	1.02	110
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,780	1.01	570
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	48,660	1	270
Pharmacy technicians	26,100	1	150
Business operations specialists, all other	53,780	0.98	310
Cooks, fast food	15,610	0.98	280
Counter and rental clerks	21,530	0.98	180
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,840	0.98	430
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,340	0.98	110
Computer support specialists	38,720	0.97	200
Registered nurses	54,900	0.97	950
All other information and record clerks	29,850	0.97	210
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	33,250	0.96	350
Pharmacists	88,940	0.95	110
Detectives and criminal investigators	52,860	0.94	360
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	14,460	0.93	170
Social and human service assistants	24,500	0.92	160
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,200	0.92	320
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,290	0.92	1,820
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33,040	0.92	280
Medical assistants	23,910	0.91	290
Food preparation workers	16,320	0.91	270
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	28,270	0.91	130
Cashiers	15,820	0.9	1,340
Helpers--electricians	22,560	0.9	150
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,850	0.9	560
Security guards	20,530	0.9	570
Tellers	19,940	0.89	250
Physical therapists	59,550	0.89	110
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	22,450	0.88	160
Home health aides	17,390	0.88	380
Management analysts	61,000	0.88	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,790	0.88	1,450
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	20,460	0.87	180
Receptionists and information clerks	19,410	0.87	670
Dental assistants	25,960	0.87	160
Bill and account collectors	25,050	0.86	130
Special education teachers, secondary school	42,110	0.86	190
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,240	0.86	530
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	37,490	0.86	200
Sheet metal workers	33,960	0.85	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	37,930	0.85	350
Dishwashers	13,260	0.85	330
Cooks, short order	15,490	0.84	130
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,440	0.84	850

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	141,100	40
Computer software engineers, systems software	99,090	120
Dentists, general	97,190	120
Physicists	96,960	40
Engineering managers	91,240	80
Aerospace engineers	89,830	70
Medical and health services managers	89,710	70
Radiation therapists	89,300
Pharmacists	88,940	110
Operations research analysts	87,540	100
Computer and information systems managers	84,820	50
Natural sciences managers	80,300	30
Optometrists	80,140	60
Engineers, all other	79,180	170
Electronics engineers, except computer	77,990	290
Computer hardware engineers	72,880	70
Lawyers	72,510	100
General and operations managers	72,230	860
Mechanical engineers	72,090	80
Speech-language pathologists	71,150	40
Architects, except landscape and naval	68,830	40
Electrical engineers	68,130	30
Financial managers	66,970	160
Veterinarians	66,650	50
Computer and information scientists, research	65,790	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	65,310	40
Computer programmers	63,730	70
Occupational therapists	63,690	40
Computer specialists, all other	63,220	110
Market research analysts	61,490
Civil engineers	61,480
Management analysts	61,000	110
Sales managers	60,690	100
Budget analysts	60,060	40
Physical therapists	59,550	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	58,580	70
Computer systems analysts	58,540	80
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	58,410	100
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,980	40
Dental hygienists	57,980
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	55,090
Registered nurses	54,900	950
Network and computer systems administrators	54,710	60
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	54,240	70
Construction managers	54,220	70
Business operations specialists, all other	53,780	310
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	53,730
Detectives and criminal investigators	52,860	360
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	51,930	90
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50,270	60

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