Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in New Mexico

Is New Mexico a good place for you to work as a Cafeteria, Food Concession, or Coffee Shop Counter Attendant?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in New Mexico is growing slower than average.

• Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants Work in New Mexico?

There were approximately 2,200 workers employed as Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in this state in 2018.

There were 2,570 Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 370 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 5,060 Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in this state are growing at a rate of 3.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.6%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 530 annual Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants job openings in New Mexico, and 2,460 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 113,200 annual jobs and 528,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants ranged from $17,170 to $24,710 with $19,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.25 to $11.88. The median hourly rate was $9.31.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.03 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.28.

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

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Top New Mexico Metros for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM	1,050	$19,200
Las Cruces, NM	100	$19,180

Top States for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants Employment

View the list below to see where most Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	42,580	$25,380
New Jersey	35,460	$20,170
Texas	35,400	$19,590
Florida	33,980	$19,550
New York	28,040	$23,840
Massachusetts	21,330	$25,080
Illinois	18,400	$22,250
Ohio	16,450	$20,220
Tennessee	15,750	$18,480
Minnesota	14,340	$22,350
Washington	13,770	$25,460
Maryland	13,570	$22,050
Michigan	13,320	$21,270
Arizona	12,490	$24,530
Oregon	11,990	$24,420
Pennsylvania	10,710	$19,320
Virginia	9,660	$20,700
North Carolina	9,140	$19,570
Missouri	7,810	$20,120
Indiana	7,160	$18,720

Below are the states where Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$28,910
Washington	$25,460
California	$25,380
Massachusetts	$25,080
Arizona	$24,530
Oregon	$24,420
Nevada	$24,190
Rhode Island	$24,030
Vermont	$24,010
Connecticut	$23,960

Related Careers in New Mexico

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	23,900

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.