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Bakers in New Mexico

Bakers in New Mexico

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10.1% Jobs Projection
$24,370 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Bakers in New Mexico is growing faster than average.

  • Bakers in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Bakers Work in New Mexico?

860 people worked as Bakers in 2018 in this state.

There were 820 Bakers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,050 Bakers working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Bakers than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Bakers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.6%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 170 annual job openings, and 1,200 total jobs in 2026 for Bakers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,100 annual jobs and 205,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bakers Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Bakers ranged from $18,650 to $34,600 with $24,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.97 to $16.63. The median hourly rate was $11.72.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.29 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

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Top New Mexico Metros for Bakers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bakers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 360 $24,770
Santa Fe, NM 130 $26,320
Farmington, NM 80 $24,530
Las Cruces, NM 70 $20,880

Top States for Bakers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Bakers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 24,630 $28,420
Texas 15,150 $23,980
New York 12,000 $27,700
Florida 10,470 $26,110
Pennsylvania 9,040 $25,150
Illinois 8,810 $24,760
Ohio 6,550 $25,730
Washington 5,850 $31,140
Michigan 5,800 $24,100
Georgia 5,000 $24,920
New Jersey 4,790 $28,940
Massachusetts 4,460 $30,550
Maryland 3,880 $25,680
Missouri 3,870 $24,110
North Carolina 3,870 $24,140
Colorado 3,620 $28,950
Wisconsin 3,570 $28,780
Virginia 3,340 $24,950
Tennessee 2,760 $25,080
Indiana 2,760 $23,680

Below are the states where Bakers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $33,670
Hawaii $32,210
Washington $31,140
Wyoming $30,660
Massachusetts $30,550
District of Columbia $30,410
Vermont $30,140
Minnesota $29,380
Colorado $28,950
New Jersey $28,940

References

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