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Image of felons going to work, the caption reads "Jobs for Felons in New Mexico."

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.

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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:

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


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.

Felony Expungement – In a number of states it is possible to have your felony conviction either expunged or sealed. Imagine having your record swiped clean! Learn more here.

More Felon Friendly Jobs Here!

Legit Online Jobs

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Start Your Own Business

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Freelance Jobs

Picture that says "Freelance", these are freelance jobs for felons.