What are the most in demand jobs in Las Cruces, NM?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Las Cruces, NM actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Las Cruces have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Las Cruces, NM are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Las Cruces? Turns out the most in demand job in Las Cruces is registered nurse with 851 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Las Cruces

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Las Cruces.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Las Cruces, NM

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	851	$70,913
2	Patient Care Technician	529	$29,800
3	Physician	435	$177,273
4	Medical Assistant	404	$27,815
5	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	382	$72,781
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	298	$30,750
7	Registered Nurse PRN	267	$74,599
8	Sales Associate	263	$39,695
9	Customer Service Representative	253	$26,021
10	General Manager	241	$65,397
11	Licensed Practical Nurse	236	$46,444
12	Life Insurance Agent	234	$59,173
13	Physical Therapist	211	$73,689
14	Cashier	206	$21,423
15	Assistant Manager	193	$31,948
16	Delivery Driver	193	$36,020
17	Registered Nurse In The ICU	152	$88,392
18	Shift Supervisor	144	$29,698
19	Health Insurance Agent	138	$48,001
20	Server	137	$22,549
21	Occupational Therapist	126	$67,478
22	Respiratory Therapist	123	$47,353
23	Shift Manager	117	$28,786
24	Department Manager	104	$48,720
25	Teacher	104	$38,238
26	Cook	102	$22,950
27	Admissions Representative	98	$43,724
28	Barista	97	$22,544
29	Crew Member	95	$20,441
30	Maintenance Person	91	$28,800
31	Pharmacist Technician	90	$33,612
32	Office Representative	85	$29,639
33	Service Attendant	83	$20,864
34	Store Manager	82	$37,954
35	Shift Leader	81	$32,283
36	Systems Administrator	80	$65,915
37	Family Practice Physician	76	$163,218
38	Speech Language Pathologist	72	$63,488
39	Support Team Member	72	$22,448
40	Assistant Store Manager	70	$30,878
41	Emergency Medicine Physician	69	$148,692
42	Registered Nurse In Pacu	68	$79,580
43	Certified Nurses' Aide	67	$30,713
44	Customer Service Associate	66	$26,198
45	Nurse Practitioner	63	$92,884
46	Team Leader	63	$49,278
47	Emergency Department Registered Nurse	61	$76,628
48	Clinical Staff Pharmacist	59	$69,671
49	Medical Laboratory Assistant	59	$32,176
50	Associate Retailer	56	$24,485
51	Hospitalist Physician	55	$210,179
52	Truck Driver	54	$48,479
53	Food Service Supervisor	53	$27,673
54	Lead Customer Service Representative	53	$32,321
55	Store Associate	53	$25,035
56	Student Internship	53	$27,435
57	Paramedic	52	$47,394
58	Apprentice	51	$26,685
59	Internal Medicine Physician	50	$249,340
60	Store Assistant	50	$25,591
61	Custodian	49	$20,661
62	Family Medicine Physician	49	$180,716
63	Emergency Medical Technician	48	$37,221
64	Finance Advisor	48	$74,241
65	Hair Stylist	48	$30,429
66	Electrical Engineer	46	$85,322
67	Assistant	43	$33,994
68	Imaging Technologist	43	$48,222
69	Network Engineer	43	$70,629
70	Area Supervisor	42	$39,810
71	Case Manager	42	$40,327
72	Account Executive	41	$49,968
73	Front Desk Coordinator	41	$27,269
74	Host/Hostess	41	$23,159
75	Clinical Dietitian	40	$47,845
76	Electrician	40	$35,356
77	Emergency Room Nurse	40	$71,553
78	Endoscopy Technician	40	$34,043
79	Line Cook	40	$23,668
80	Mammography Technician	40	$58,218
81	Manufacturing Team Member	40	$22,197
82	Registered Nurse Case Manager	40	$58,450
83	Bartender	39	$23,496
84	Software Engineer	39	$64,966
85	Acute Care Physician	38	$194,247
86	Clinical Manager	38	$75,241
87	Hvac Technician	38	$39,270
88	Mental Health Technician	37	$29,298
89	Surgical Technician	37	$43,881
90	Driver	36	$25,320
91	Engineering Technician	36	$65,468
92	Housekeeper	36	$25,493
93	Mexican Food Cook	36	$23,217
94	Guest Services Agent	35	$25,520
95	Medical Director	35	$234,641
96	Nutrition Services Manager	35	$46,335
97	CDL Driver	34	$45,848
98	Pediatric Physician Assistant	34	$216,605
99	Home Health Aid	33	$21,466
100	Medical Laboratory Technician	33	$44,031