Licensed workforce, wages, demand and known capital projects for Lea County, New Mexico, from the state register (updated nightly), BLS and ATI's project graph.
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License records on the New Mexico register located in Lea County that the register does not mark expired or revoked and evidences as licenses actually held; median annual wage from BLS OEWS. New Mexico publishes a county-level address for only 0% of its license records, so this is a count of the records that place here, not of everyone licensed to work here. The real number is higher. Counts from states that publish addresses for most of their register are not comparable with this one.
| Trade | Licensed | Median wage | Contractor / master firms |
|---|---|---|---|
| well drillers | 7 | $50,000 | n/a |
| electricians | n/a | $58,390 | n/a |
| sign electricians | n/a | $58,390 | n/a |
| plumbers | n/a | $61,440 | n/a |
| HVAC technicians | n/a | $50,270 | n/a |
| boiler operators | n/a | $101,200 | n/a |
| sheet metal workers | n/a | $56,720 | n/a |
| fire sprinkler fitters | n/a | $61,440 | n/a |
| elevator mechanics | n/a | $71,430 | n/a |
| appliance repair technicians | n/a | $37,440 | n/a |
390 active projects on record in Lea County. Largest by disclosed investment:
Counties that share a border (Census county adjacency), then the wider labor shed: same metro area or within 60 miles.
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