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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Mayaguez, PR

What professions have the highest employment in Mayaguez, PR? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Mayaguez, PR. We note that the total employment in Mayaguez, PR is 29,920. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,680 people (5.61 percent of the total employment in Mayaguez, PR). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 1,330 people (4.45 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Mayaguez, PR is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
29,920
100.00% $21,900
2 Retail Salespersons
1,680
5.61% $18,760
3 Registered Nurses
1,330
4.45% $30,510
4 Cashiers
1,250
4.18% $19,780
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
970
3.24% $17,860
6 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
870
2.91% $18,000
7 Customer Service Representatives
620
2.07% $21,270
8 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
620
2.07% $19,320
9 Stockers and Order Fillers
610
2.04% $24,150
10 Security Guards
590
1.97% $17,680
11 Office Clerks, General
590
1.97% $18,780
12 Sewing Machine Operators
570
1.91% $18,480
13 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
560
1.87% $28,300
14 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
560
1.87% $34,050
15 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
520
1.74% $18,050
16 Medical Secretaries
490
1.64% $18,370
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
440
1.47% $20,800
18 Waiters and Waitresses
430
1.44% $20,140
19 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
380
1.27% $29,930
20 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
340
1.14% $18,360
21 Construction Laborers
320
1.07% $18,550
22 Billing and Posting Clerks
310
1.04% $20,760
23 Food Preparation Workers
300
1.00% $18,620
24 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
290
0.97% $21,750
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
280
0.94% $21,730
26 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
270
0.90% $18,750
27 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
260
0.87% $18,510
28 Accountants and Auditors
240
0.80% $30,860
29 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
240
0.80% $22,810
30 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
240
0.80% $29,120
31 General and Operations Managers
210
0.70% $64,540
32 Restaurant Cooks
200
0.67% $20,180
33 Packers and Packagers
200
0.67% $17,680
34 Computer User Support Specialists
180
0.60% $31,050
35 Pharmacy Technicians
180
0.60% $21,990
36 Social and Human Service Assistants
160
0.53% $21,960
37 Carpenters
150
0.50% $21,970
38 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
140
0.47% $28,610
39 Other Business Operations Specialists
130
0.43% $35,120
40 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
130
0.43% $18,730
41 Dental Assistants
120
0.40% $17,950
42 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
120
0.40% $32,500
43 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
120
0.40% $18,630
44 Postsecondary Education Administrators
110
0.37% $104,460
45 Compliance Officers
110
0.37% $39,460
46 Human Resources Specialists
110
0.37% $38,770
47 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
110
0.37% $26,370
48 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
110
0.37% $18,010
49 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
110
0.37% $25,410
50 Tellers
110
0.37% $22,570
51 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
110
0.37% $19,250
52 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
110
0.37% $19,310
53 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
110
0.37% $17,680
54 Electricians Helpers
100
0.33% $18,040
55 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
100
0.33% $34,370
56 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
100
0.33% $29,390
57 Bakers
100
0.33% $18,010
58 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
100
0.33% $25,310
59 Chief Executives
90
0.30% $81,960
60 Financial Managers
90
0.30% $59,490
61 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
90
0.30% $26,990
62 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
90
0.30% $18,480
63 Receptionists and Information Clerks
90
0.30% $18,580
64 Electricians
90
0.30% $27,430
65 Driver/Sales Workers
90
0.30% $18,000
66 Food Service Managers
80
0.27% $30,370
67 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
80
0.27% $21,890
68 Radiologic Technologists
80
0.27% $23,100
69 Medical Records Specialists
80
0.27% $19,700
70 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
80
0.27% $21,390
71 Counter and Rental Clerks
80
0.27% $19,630
72 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
80
0.27% $21,680
73 Legal Secretaries
80
0.27% $18,210
74 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
80
0.27% $18,890
75 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
80
0.27% $25,120
76 Administrative Services Managers
70
0.23% $55,660
77 All Other Managers
70
0.23% $58,200
78 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
70
0.23% $23,540
79 Civil Engineers
70
0.23% $58,310
80 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
70
0.23% $30,040
81 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
70
0.23% $29,870
82 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
70
0.23% $34,560
83 Pharmacists
70
0.23% $101,330
84 Surgical Technologists
70
0.23% $18,960
85 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
70
0.23% $28,840
86 Data Entry Keyers
70
0.23% $19,220
87 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
70
0.23% $18,320
88 Medical and Health Services Managers
60
0.20% $50,260
89 Loan Officers
60
0.20% $30,660
90 Biological Technicians
60
0.20% $37,120
91 Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers
60
0.20% $37,920
92 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
60
0.20% $27,800
93 Instructional Coordinators
60
0.20% $28,770
94 Coaches and Scouts
60
0.20% $40,100
95 Respiratory Therapists
60
0.20% $19,660
96 Dishwashers
60
0.20% $19,600
97 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
60
0.20% $23,110
98 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
60
0.20% $18,220
99 Couriers and Messengers
60
0.20% $18,790
100 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
60
0.20% $22,140

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