Fastest-growing jobs in New Mexico

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.3% (130 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,110
--- Employment in 2022: 980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $105,010

#50. Sales managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.3% (880 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,490
--- Employment in 2022: 6,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,250

#49. Security guards
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.3% (2,120 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 18,030
--- Employment in 2022: 15,910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,970

#48. Registered nurses
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.3% (140 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Employment in 2022: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $68,090

#47. Wellhead pumpers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.5% (1,110 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,350
--- Employment in 2022: 8,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,150

#46. Cooks, restaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.6% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,020
--- Employment in 2022: 7,060
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,610

#45. Elementary school teachers, except special education
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.2% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,700
--- Employment in 2022: 3,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,740

#44. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.4% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,330

#43. Bakers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.4% (1,030 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,160
--- Employment in 2022: 7,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,120

#42. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.5% (1,930 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 15,260
--- Employment in 2022: 13,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,000

#41. Office clerks, general
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.6% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,030
--- Employment in 2022: 4,390
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $91,960

#40. Project management specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.6% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,150
--- Employment in 2022: 1,860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,080

#39. Compliance officers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.6% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,000
--- Employment in 2022: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,750

#38. Insurance sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.1% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,730
--- Employment in 2022: 1,490
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,370

#37. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.8% (3,650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 25,320
--- Employment in 2022: 21,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $27,740

#36. Fast food and counter workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.0% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,790
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $184,300

#35. Architectural and engineering managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.8% (180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Employment in 2022: 1,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $132,320

#34. Nuclear engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.1% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,240
--- Employment in 2022: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,570

#33. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.4% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $43,750

#32. Loan interviewers and clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.8% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Employment in 2022: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,260

#31. Self-enrichment teachers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.9% (170 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,070
--- Employment in 2022: 900
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,920

#30. Community health workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.4% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,230
--- Employment in 2022: 1,030
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,870

#29. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.6% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,220
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,790

#28. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.4% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,830
--- Employment in 2022: 2,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,580

#27. Bartenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.9% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,950
--- Employment in 2022: 1,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,530

#26. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.3% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,350
--- Employment in 2022: 1,890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,190

#25. Training and development specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.4% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,580
--- Employment in 2022: 1,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,540

#24. Food service managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.6% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,560

#23. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.8% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,490
--- Employment in 2022: 1,980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $67,080

#22. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.7% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,180
--- Employment in 2022: 1,720
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,280

#21. Childcare workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.1% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,100
--- Employment in 2022: 2,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $26,580

#20. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.9% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,720
--- Employment in 2022: 2,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,200

#19. Industrial truck and tractor operators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.0% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,850
--- Employment in 2022: 2,210
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,040

#18. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.0% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,890
--- Employment in 2022: 2,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,470

#17. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.3% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,060
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,890

#16. Speech-language pathologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.0% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Employment in 2022: 1,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,700

#15. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.2% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,930
--- Employment in 2022: 1,460
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,490

#14. Service unit operators, oil and gas
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.3% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,540
--- Employment in 2022: 1,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $27,380

#13. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.4% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,620

#12. Court, municipal, and license clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.4% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,320
--- Employment in 2022: 940
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,810

#11. Kindergarten teachers, except special education
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.7% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,770
--- Employment in 2022: 1,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,250

#10. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +44.9% (1,150 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,710
--- Employment in 2022: 2,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,720

#9. Roustabouts, oil and gas
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.6% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,210
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,450

#8. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +51.2% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,890
--- Employment in 2022: 1,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,500

#7. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +51.6% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,910
--- Employment in 2022: 1,260
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,800

#6. Substitute teachers, short-term
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.3% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,250
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $66,590

#5. Special education teachers, secondary school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.9% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Employment in 2022: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $103,420

#4. Education administrators, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.5% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,270
--- Employment in 2022: 2,580
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $126,560

#3. Software developers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +72.3% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,120
--- Employment in 2022: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $27,990

#2. Amusement and recreation attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +94.5% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,070
--- Employment in 2022: 550
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,330

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Derrick operators, oil and gas
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