Statewide pay Government data
Industrial machinery mechanics in New Mexico earn a statewide median of $60,670 a year, 5% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #47 of 50 states and DC. About 2,780 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near New Mexico
See all states on the industrial machinery mechanic overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes industrial machinery mechanic pay for 3 New Mexico metros: Albuquerque, Farmington and Las Cruces.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| FarmingtonNEW MEXICO · NM | $62,190 | $70,907 | 520 |
| AlbuquerqueNEW MEXICO · NM | $58,680 | $61,415 | 680 |
| Las CrucesNEW MEXICO · NM | $56,680 | $62,830 | 140 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for New Mexico's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 17.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,400 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, industrial machinery mechanics have 54 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 38% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
What the work is like Government data
How often industrial machinery mechanics deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
New Mexico runs its own workplace-safety program (an OSHA State Plan), so its injury reports aren't in the federal dataset. Nationally, in states federal OSHA covers, machinery repair companies filed 495 severe injury reports from 2015 to 2024; the most common cause was contact with objects and equipment (58%).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Where to train in New Mexico Government data
4 schools in New Mexico offer heavy and industrial equipment maintenance programs below the bachelor's level. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM · Public | Certificate | $14,097 | 25 | — |
| San Juan College Farmington, NM · Public | Certificate | $11,813 | 7 | — |
| San Juan College Farmington, NM · Public | Associate degree | $11,813 | 5 | — |
| Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM · Public | Associate degree | $13,604 | 1 | — |
| Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM · Public | Certificate | $13,681 | 0 | — |
| Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM · Public | Certificate | $13,604 | 0 | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in New Mexico Official source
The main state licensing office in New Mexico is the New Mexico Construction Industries Division. It can point you to the right license for industrial machinery mechanics.
Official New Mexico licensing site ↗
Requirements for industrial machinery mechanics vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 6.1% of wage and salary workers in New Mexico were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#33 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.9% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only industrial machinery mechanics.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in New Mexico
All trades in New Mexico.