Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians programs in New Mexico
7 schools in New Mexico teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $53,358 at San Juan College.
What this work pays in New Mexico
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in New Mexico earn a median of $49,500 a year across 1,550 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $84,510 | 840 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $79,490 | 790 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,280 | 480 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,170 | 130 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan College Farmington | Associate's degree | — | $53,358 (11 grads) | 13 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| San Juan College Farmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.