Jobs in Las Cruces, NM - 4744 Jobs

Curious about who enjoys the biggest paychecks in Las Cruces? You're in the right place -- Zippia compiled data on the highest paying jobs in Las Cruces so you know exactly how much your dentist makes or how the lawyer down the street is able to afford the biggest house on the block.

The data scientists at Zippia looked at our data and found that that highest paying job in Las Cruces, NM is a surgeon with a median salary of $333,554. Surgeons pay starts from $193,000 in Las Cruces.

The top ten highest paying jobs in Las Cruces, NM are:

1. Surgeon
2. General Surgeon
3. Cardiologist
4. Internist
5. Internal Medicine Physician
6. Hospitalist
7. Oncologist
8. Pulmonologist
9. Hematologist
10. General Internist

Ask anyone to rattle off the first three jobs that come to mind and they'll probably mention teachers or police officers. And while those are some of the most common jobs kids want to be when they grow up, they aren't actually one of the most common jobs in Las Cruces.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Las Cruces, NM actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Las Cruces, NM is a customer service representative with 1,558 current customer service representatives and 45 open positions.

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

1. Customer Service Representative
2. Cashier
3. Sales Associate
4. Server
5. Administrative Assistant
6. Research Assistant
7. Internship
8. Caregiver
9. Receptionist
10. Assistant Manager

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

1. Registered Nurse
2. Patient Care Technician
3. Physician
4. Medical Assistant
5. Registered Nurse Med/Surg
6. Certified Nursing Assistant
7. Registered Nurse PRN
8. Sales Associate
9. Customer Service Representative
10. General Manager

A good salary in Las Cruces, NM is anything over $41,000. That's because the median income in Las Cruces is $41,000, which means if you earn more than that you're earning more than 50% of the people living in Las Cruces. The average salary in Las Cruces is $47,868.