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Vocational Education Professors in New Mexico

Is New Mexico a good place for you to work as a Vocational Education Professor?

-2% Jobs Projection
$42,660 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

While jobs for Vocational Education Professors in New Mexico are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Vocational Education Professors in New Mexico is expected to decrease.

  • Vocational Education Professors in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Vocational Education Professors Work in New Mexico?

There were approximately 630 workers employed as Vocational Education Professors in this state in 2018.

There were 650 Vocational Education Professors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,740 Vocational Education Professors working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Vocational Education Professors than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Vocational Education Professors in this state are declining at a rate of 1.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.4%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 40 annual Vocational Education Professors job openings in New Mexico, and 540 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,800 annual jobs and 129,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Vocational Education Professors Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Vocational Education Professors ranged from $21,040 to $70,360 with $42,660 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.12 to $33.83. The median hourly rate was $20.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.64 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.87.

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

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Top New Mexico Metros for Vocational Education Professors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Vocational Education Professors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 200 $42,170

Top States for Vocational Education Professors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Vocational Education Professors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 10,600 $50,410
California 9,420 $61,830
North Carolina 7,380 $53,200
Florida 6,040 $55,350
Pennsylvania 4,950 $52,570
Illinois 4,880 $49,320
Washington 4,450 $58,190
Georgia 3,840 $49,860
New York 3,630 $61,680
Ohio 3,370 $59,480
Arizona 3,050 $51,740
Utah 2,870 $46,720
Oklahoma 2,750 $54,270
New Jersey 2,720 $57,620
Minnesota 2,650 $56,310
Michigan 2,300 $55,710
Virginia 2,270 $50,660
Massachusetts 2,130 $58,220
Colorado 2,050 $53,060
Indiana 2,050 $43,890

Below are the states where Vocational Education Professors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $79,710
Wisconsin $71,960
District of Columbia $68,740
Hawaii $64,650
Wyoming $63,240
California $61,830
New York $61,680
Iowa $59,820
Ohio $59,480
Oregon $59,200

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