Otero County, CO

FIPS 08089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Otero County had an annual average of 6,054 jobs across 512 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,054

-0.4% YoY

Establishments

512

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,378

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Otero County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 $1,497 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 980 8 $780 $37.9M
722 NAICS 722 506 43 $399 $10.5M
621 NAICS 621 448 42 $1,826 $27.6M
921 NAICS 921 312 8 $1,095 $14.5M
424 NAICS 424 223 19 $711 $8.2M
237 NAICS 237 129 9 $1,436 $8.9M
111 NAICS 111 126 16 $876 $5.8M
522 NAICS 522 124 10 $1,416 $9.2M
541 NAICS 541 110 33 $1,239 $7.1M
445 NAICS 445 106 7 $681 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 103 11 $626 $3.4M
922 NAICS 922 100 6 $1,704 $7.4M
112 NAICS 112 92 14 $718 $3.4M
221 NAICS 221 90 14 $1,643 $6.1M
811 NAICS 811 90 14 $985 $4.6M
444 NAICS 444 77 7 $698 $2.8M
423 NAICS 423 74 14 $1,304 $5.0M
238 NAICS 238 72 23 $875 $3.3M
721 NAICS 721 70 9 $440 $1.6M
311 NAICS 311 64 4 $1,131 $3.8M
923 NAICS 923 54 6 $1,649 $2.9M
441 NAICS 441 51 9 $730 $1.9M
491 NAICS 491 43 6 $1,183 $2.6M
624 NAICS 624 41 1 $1,011 $2.2M
924 NAICS 924 36 5 $1,385 $1.9M
456 NAICS 456 29 4 $800 $1.2M
925 NAICS 925 28 1 $811 $1.2M
449 NAICS 449 24 6 $751 $0.9M
236 NAICS 236 23 6 $583 $0.7M
814 NAICS 814 22 17 $425 $0.5M
484 NAICS 484 19 7 $1,180 $1.2M
115 NAICS 115 19 6 $670 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 16 2 $863 $0.7M
712 NAICS 712 15 1 $1,389 $1.1M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $1,440 $0.5M
562 NAICS 562 5 2 $763 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $697 $0.1M
212 NAICS 212 2 1 $741 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

99

jobs · $65,875 avg pay

State Government

481

jobs · $48,619 avg pay

Local Government

1,131

jobs · $41,532 avg pay

Private

4,343

jobs · $46,946 avg pay

CO Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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