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Machinery Maintenance Workers in New Mexico

Is New Mexico a good place for you to work as a Machinery Maintenance Worker?

8.3% Jobs Projection

$36,960 Median Salary

10 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Machinery Maintenance Workers in New Mexico is growing faster than average.
Machinery Maintenance Workers in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in New Mexico?

There were approximately 220 workers employed as Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 250 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 870 Machinery Maintenance Workers working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Machinery Maintenance Workers than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10 annual job openings, and a total of 130 jobs for New Mexico Machinery Maintenance Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,800 annual jobs and 94,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Machinery Maintenance Workers Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $23,620 to $53,740 with $36,960 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.35 to $25.84. The median hourly rate was $17.77.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.71 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.06.

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

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Top States for Machinery Maintenance Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Machinery Maintenance Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	8,260	$42,420
California	7,320	$51,780
Pennsylvania	6,480	$46,530
North Carolina	4,570	$42,390
Oklahoma	4,480	$48,390
Tennessee	3,840	$47,270
Illinois	3,630	$53,270
New York	3,150	$50,570
Ohio	3,020	$45,760
Wisconsin	2,830	$52,760
Louisiana	2,350	$46,770
Georgia	2,060	$42,770
Indiana	1,760	$47,620
Missouri	1,730	$46,340
South Carolina	1,560	$49,950
Michigan	1,530	$45,820
Florida	1,530	$41,670
Arizona	1,520	$44,330
Massachusetts	1,500	$52,900
Virginia	1,430	$48,290

Below are the states where Machinery Maintenance Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$77,940
Alaska	$54,900
Illinois	$53,270
Hawaii	$53,270
Massachusetts	$52,900
Idaho	$52,810
Wisconsin	$52,760
Nebraska	$52,670
Montana	$52,650
Utah	$52,220

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2,710
Millwrights	170

References

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