Below you will find companies and jobs for felons in New Mexico. Please note that every company listed is a felon friendly employer but exact policies vary per position and/or location. We are always working on expand our list of companies that hire felons. If you have any leads for us please notify our organization, Help for Felons.
List of Jobs for Felons In New Mexico
Please remember that we have many other pages of felon friendly job resources in addition to this page. Here are just a few:
- Main Jobs For Felons Page – This has tons of job resources and help!
- Online/Work From Home – These are legit companies that do not do background checks!
- Felony Expungement Help & Information – Learn how to have your felony conviction wiped from your record.
- Loans and Grants – Get money to go to school or start a business.
General Labor & Skilled Labor Jobs
Merwin Group – Various locations in New Mexico – Overhead Electrical Lineman. Have or can obtain a Class A CDL plus can pass a 7 Year Background Check.
Staffing Agency Jobs
Excel Staffing Companies – Albuquerque/Los Lunas, NM & other locations – Various positions, 7 Year background check will be completed.
Office Jobs
ATTARI LLC – Albuquerque, NM – Looking for appointment setters for the supplemental/voluntary insurance industry. Get out of the heat and into our cool call center. Everyone is welcome! No experience required. We are a second chance company; we don’t care about your past, only your future. Get paid CASH daily. If interested, please visit us downtown at 609 Gold Ave SW Ste 2B, Albuquerque, NM
Transportation Jobs
None Listed
Learn about becoming a truck driver with a felony record here.
Hospitality & Restaurant Jobs
Other Types of Jobs
Background Check Limits in New Mexico
It is important to understand that some states have laws regarding how far back a criminal background check can go. Unfortunately New Mexico does not limit how far back an employer can do a background check. Here are the laws in other states.
Twelve states do not allow any felony conviction information older than seven years to be reported.
- California
- Colorado*
- Kansas*
- Maryland*
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire*
- New York *
- Texas *
- Washington*
(* exceptions based on pay/salary)
Some states will not report court cases where you were found NOT guilty: Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Alaska, California, New York and Michigan.
These states will report unlimited numbers of years back of felony convictions and also report NOT guilty verdicts: Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
