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Agricultural Equipment Operators in New Mexico

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Agricultural Equipment Operators in New Mexico

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4.2% Jobs Projection
$35,050 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Agricultural Equipment Operators in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Agricultural Equipment Operators in New Mexico is growing slower than average.

  • Agricultural Equipment Operators in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Agricultural Equipment Operators Work in New Mexico?

230 people worked as Agricultural Equipment Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 220 Agricultural Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 395 Agricultural Equipment Operators working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Agricultural Equipment Operators than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Agricultural Equipment Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 4.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.5%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 500 total jobs in 2026 for Agricultural Equipment Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,200 annual jobs and 67,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Agricultural Equipment Operators Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Agricultural Equipment Operators ranged from $21,140 to $45,610 with $35,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.16 to $21.93. The median hourly rate was $16.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.23.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Agricultural Equipment Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Agricultural Equipment Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 5,740 $30,100
Texas 2,720 $26,140
Iowa 1,590 $35,430
Illinois 1,330 $35,350
Florida 1,310 $27,840
Kansas 1,130 $33,180
Georgia 990 $27,360
Washington 940 $33,020
Nebraska 870 $36,760
Indiana 840 $35,050
Missouri 730 $31,000
North Carolina 680 $25,530
Wisconsin 680 $35,700
Minnesota 550 $35,560
Arkansas 500 $21,710
Ohio 470 $36,400
Pennsylvania 450 $36,960
Tennessee 400 $35,330
Oklahoma 390 $26,330
Idaho 360 $32,240

Below are the states where Agricultural Equipment Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Michigan $38,620
New York $38,220
North Dakota $37,450
Pennsylvania $36,960
Nebraska $36,760
Ohio $36,400
Wisconsin $35,700
Minnesota $35,560
Iowa $35,430
Illinois $35,350

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