Otero County Economic Development Council (OCEDC) Yellow and Blue Logo with the slogan "Jobs, Diversification, Stability" above it
Otero County Economic Development Council (OCEDC) - Photo of a green field with a barn and silo, and crops and green pine trees on the left side of the photo

Occupations

The occupation variables help you evaluate the composition of the labor force in a particular market. The occupation variables are based on the population 16 years of age and over employed in the labor force, except for population in Armed Forces & unemployed which are based on Pop Age 16+.

Employed civilian population 16 years and over 21,934 100.0 %
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations 6,212 28.3 %
Service occupations 4,117 18.8 %
Sales and office occupations 4,906 22.4 %
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 249 1.1 %
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 3,577 16.3 %
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,773 13.1 %
    100.0 %
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 682 3.1 %
Construction 2,046 9.3 %
Manufacturing 1,628 7.4 %
Wholesale trade 259 1.2 %
Retail trade 2,796 12.7 %
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,214 5.5 %
Information 245 1.1 %
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,043 4.8 %
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,426 6.5 %
Educational, health and social services 4,410 20.1 %
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,183 10.0 %
Other services (except public administration) 1,314 6.0 %
Public administration 2,688 12.3 %
    100.0 %
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers 13,331 60.8 %
Government workers 6,429 29.3 %
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,062 9.4 %
Unpaid family workers 112 0.5 %
  100.0 %