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Total High School Students Enrolled
100,800
Total High School CTE Concentrators
85
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 240 | $74,580 | 8.3% |
| Mechanical Drafters | 200 | $71,060 | 10% |
| Drafters, All Other | 60 | $49,690 | 0% |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 210 | $71,620 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | 1,250 | $66,130 | 0% |
| Mechanical Engineering Technicians | 120 | $78,250 | 16.7% |
| Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 2,090 | $78,630 | 9.6% |
| Chemical Technicians | 230 | $38,670 | 8.7% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 720 | $56,440 | 5.6% |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 310 | $31,280 | 3.2% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 2,950 | $59,670 | 5.8% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 340 | $37,930 | -5.9% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 220 | $51,700 | 4.5% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 140 | $84,550 | 7.1% |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 380 | $37,320 | 13.2% |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 190 | $31,060 | 5.3% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 190 | $36,120 | -5.3% |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 2,260 | $56,710 | 6.6% |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 120 | $36,960 | 8.3% |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | 210 | $44,400 | 0% |
| Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other | 210 | $65,840 | 4.8% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 8,540 | $32,810 | 6.6% |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | 370 | $30,020 | -8.1% |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | 220 | $27,880 | -9.1% |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | 860 | $36,670 | 5.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 2,210 | $57,460 | 0.5% |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 910 | $27,740 | 8.8% |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 140 | $28,870 | 7.1% |
| Food Batchmakers | 1,160 | $24,100 | 2.6% |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 290 | $26,000 | 10.3% |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 120 | $34,560 | -8.3% |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 140 | $32,060 | -14.3% |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 190 | $27,890 | -5.3% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 110 | $24,680 | -9.1% |
| Machinists | 670 | $51,670 | 3% |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 260 | $27,460 | -3.8% |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 70 | $28,170 | 0% |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 1,860 | $46,530 | 5.9% |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 50 | $34,580 | -20% |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 200 | $22,210 | -10% |
| Upholsterers | 70 | $18,790 | 0% |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 290 | $31,430 | -10.3% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 200 | $36,340 | 0% |
| Woodworkers, All Other | 190 | $34,120 | 5.3% |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 140 | $90,260 | -7.1% |
| Power Plant Operators | 200 | $81,520 | 0% |
| Gas Plant Operators | 250 | $65,360 | 0% |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 950 | $71,870 | 5.3% |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 80 | $49,400 | 0% |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 360 | $35,540 | 5.6% |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 100 | $44,690 | 0% |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 90 | $26,550 | -22.2% |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 290 | $38,870 | 0% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $28,150 | 0% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 60 | $34,650 | 0% |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,470 | $48,490 | -4.1% |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 650 | $28,710 | -16.9% |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 90 | $35,780 | 11.1% |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 40 | $38,120 | 25% |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 130 | $30,240 | 7.7% |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 1,000 | $24,470 | 4% |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $27,620 | 0% |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 190 | $43,970 | 5.3% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 70 | $35,750 | 0% |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 1,240 | $24,340 | 9.7% |
| Production Workers, All Other | 380 | $49,700 | 5.3% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 630 | $29,800 | 28.6% |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 130 | $28,240 | -23.1% |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 120 | $23,190 | 0% |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 160 | $29,730 | 6.3% |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 150 | $52,570 | 0% |
| Semiconductor Processors | 300 | $43,330 | -13.3% |
| Wind Turbine Service Technicians | 70 | $46,740 | 71.4% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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| Credential (New Mexico) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| IPC-A-610 Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 4 | 0 | |
| MSSC Certified Logistics Associate | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 6 | 0 | |
| R410A Refrigerant Safety Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |