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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Arecibo, PR

What professions have the highest employment in Arecibo, PR? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Arecibo, PR. We note that the total employment in Arecibo, PR is 31,930. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 2,130 people (6.67 percent of the total employment in Arecibo, PR). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 1,670 people (5.23 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Arecibo, PR is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Arecibo, PR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	31,930	100.00%	$21,840
2	Retail Salespersons	2,130	6.67%	$19,100
3	Cashiers	1,670	5.23%	$18,800
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,070	3.35%	$17,910
5	Registered Nurses	930	2.91%	$34,790
6	Office Clerks, General	800	2.51%	$18,920
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	740	2.32%	$23,320
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	710	2.22%	$19,630
9	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	690	2.16%	$27,290
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	670	2.10%	$38,970
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	610	1.91%	$18,190
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	590	1.85%	$19,540
13	Customer Service Representatives	550	1.72%	$22,790
14	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	540	1.69%	$31,950
15	Medical Secretaries	520	1.63%	$18,540
16	Sewing Machine Operators	490	1.53%	$18,330
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	420	1.32%	$19,000
18	Waiters and Waitresses	390	1.22%	$19,690
19	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	390	1.22%	$23,930
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	390	1.22%	$19,690
21	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	370	1.16%	$24,180
22	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	340	1.06%	$19,400
23	Pharmacy Technicians	330	1.03%	$21,690
24	Construction Laborers	320	1.00%	$19,280
25	Security Guards	280	0.88%	$17,680
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	280	0.88%	$22,000
27	Food Preparation Workers	250	0.78%	$17,940
28	Restaurant Cooks	240	0.75%	$19,770
29	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	240	0.75%	$20,140
30	Accountants and Auditors	230	0.72%	$31,060
31	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	210	0.66%	$18,370
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	210	0.66%	$38,740
33	Social and Human Service Assistants	200	0.63%	$22,970
34	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	200	0.63%	$19,790
35	General and Operations Managers	190	0.60%	$60,740
36	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	190	0.60%	$29,510
37	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	190	0.60%	$22,230
38	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	180	0.56%	$30,570
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	180	0.56%	$20,430
40	Dental Assistants	180	0.56%	$18,450
41	Billing and Posting Clerks	180	0.56%	$20,700
42	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	180	0.56%	$28,650
43	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	170	0.53%	$18,810
44	Bakers	170	0.53%	$18,320
45	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	170	0.53%	$24,510
46	Parts Salespersons	160	0.50%	$18,040
47	Other Teachers and Instructors	150	0.47%	$37,860
48	Fast Food Cooks	150	0.47%	$18,470
49	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	150	0.47%	$29,660
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	150	0.47%	$25,500
51	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	150	0.47%	$19,260
52	Tellers	140	0.44%	$22,760
53	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	140	0.44%	$30,580
54	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	130	0.41%	$30,090
55	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	130	0.41%	$19,470
56	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	130	0.41%	$21,470
57	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	130	0.41%	$18,690
58	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	130	0.41%	$36,930
59	Receptionists and Information Clerks	120	0.38%	$18,560
60	Carpenters	120	0.38%	$22,840
61	Industrial Engineering Technicians	110	0.34%	$38,260
62	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	110	0.34%	$24,260
63	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	110	0.34%	$31,260
64	Human Resources Specialists	100	0.31%	$36,720
65	Industrial Engineers	100	0.31%	$73,190
66	Coaches and Scouts	100	0.31%	$41,290
67	Pharmacists	100	0.31%	$103,010
68	Driver/Sales Workers	100	0.31%	$18,210
69	Chief Executives	90	0.28%	$76,610
70	Administrative Services Managers	90	0.28%	$55,500
71	All Other Managers	90	0.28%	$46,080
72	Other Business Operations Specialists	90	0.28%	$42,000
73	Computer User Support Specialists	90	0.28%	$29,260
74	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	90	0.28%	$35,930
75	Postsecondary Teaching Assistants	90	0.28%	$80,730
76	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	90	0.28%	$24,080
77	Counter and Rental Clerks	90	0.28%	$20,770
78	Bill and Account Collectors	90	0.28%	$21,150
79	Data Entry Keyers	90	0.28%	$17,730
80	Butchers and Meat Cutters	90	0.28%	$20,660
81	Helpers--Production Workers	90	0.28%	$21,340
82	Packers and Packagers	90	0.28%	$17,680
83	Financial Managers	80	0.25%	$66,830
84	Food Service Managers	80	0.25%	$30,210
85	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	80	0.25%	$33,070
86	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	80	0.25%	$30,450
87	Pharmacy Aides	80	0.25%	$19,650
88	Insurance Sales Agents	80	0.25%	$22,320
89	Word Processors and Typists	80	0.25%	$30,030
90	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	70	0.22%	$30,340
91	Opticians, Dispensing	70	0.22%	$18,810
92	Nursing Assistants	70	0.22%	$17,070
93	Couriers and Messengers	70	0.22%	$18,820
94	Legal Secretaries	70	0.22%	$17,680
95	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	70	0.22%	$35,020
96	Postsecondary Education Administrators	60	0.19%	$53,800
97	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	60	0.19%	$40,300
98	Compliance Officers	60	0.19%	$33,690
99	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	60	0.19%	$24,460
100	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	60	0.19%	$38,320

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