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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Puerto Rico

What professions have the highest employment in Puerto Rico? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Puerto Rico. We note that the total employment in Puerto Rico is 900,650. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 38,620 people (4.29 percent of the total employment in Puerto Rico). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 30,230 people (3.36 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Puerto Rico is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Puerto Rico (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
900,650
100.00% $23,480
2 Retail Salespersons
38,620
4.29% $19,960
3 Cashiers
30,230
3.36% $19,490
4 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
28,990
3.22% $18,620
5 Security Guards
27,480
3.05% $17,680
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
22,390
2.49% $18,310
7 Registered Nurses
21,270
2.36% $35,280
8 Office Clerks, General
21,260
2.36% $20,390
9 Customer Service Representatives
20,830
2.31% $22,060
10 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
18,360
2.04% $21,310
11 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
16,730
1.86% $36,880
12 Stockers and Order Fillers
15,970
1.77% $21,270
13 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
14,120
1.57% $36,720
14 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
13,740
1.53% $28,210
15 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
12,930
1.44% $44,860
16 Waiters and Waitresses
11,700
1.30% $20,680
17 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
11,440
1.27% $19,980
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
10,190
1.13% $20,000
19 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
10,090
1.12% $20,420
20 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
10,070
1.12% $20,810
21 Accountants and Auditors
9,880
1.10% $37,950
22 Construction Laborers
8,720
0.97% $19,390
23 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
7,850
0.87% $23,420
24 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
7,760
0.86% $23,890
25 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
7,620
0.85% $19,630
26 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
7,460
0.83% $19,000
27 Medical Secretaries
7,260
0.81% $20,770
28 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
7,220
0.80% $32,680
29 Other Business Operations Specialists
7,130
0.79% $43,180
30 Social and Human Service Assistants
7,050
0.78% $27,430
31 Restaurant Cooks
6,830
0.76% $20,750
32 General and Operations Managers
6,760
0.75% $71,890
33 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
6,490
0.72% $22,660
34 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,380
0.71% $19,380
35 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
6,280
0.70% $30,380
36 Food Preparation Workers
6,160
0.68% $19,020
37 Sewing Machine Operators
5,670
0.63% $18,450
38 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
5,520
0.61% $22,310
39 Pharmacy Technicians
5,520
0.61% $23,210
40 Billing and Posting Clerks
5,460
0.61% $21,930
41 All Other Managers
5,390
0.60% $71,370
42 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,750
0.53% $37,120
43 Compliance Officers
4,380
0.49% $45,520
44 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
4,340
0.48% $30,260
45 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
4,240
0.47% $30,800
46 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,200
0.47% $19,930
47 Packers and Packagers
4,140
0.46% $18,320
48 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
4,000
0.44% $23,720
49 Correctional Officers and Jailers
3,980
0.44% $29,970
50 Computer User Support Specialists
3,840
0.43% $31,050
51 Financial Managers
3,830
0.43% $77,320
52 Lawyers
3,820
0.42% $64,390
53 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
3,770
0.42% $29,140
54 Other Production Workers
3,750
0.42% $23,400
55 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
3,740
0.42% $32,860
56 Highway Maintenance Workers
3,720
0.41% $18,740
57 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,710
0.41% $23,120
58 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,690
0.41% $28,860
59 Driver/Sales Workers
3,370
0.37% $18,890
60 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
3,300
0.37% $20,350
61 Chief Executives
3,290
0.37% $97,010
62 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,280
0.36% $29,350
63 Industrial Engineers
3,250
0.36% $76,270
64 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
3,250
0.36% $26,370
65 Legal Secretaries
3,240
0.36% $28,870
66 Human Resources Specialists
3,180
0.35% $37,280
67 Management Analysts
3,150
0.35% $60,470
68 Administrative Services Managers
3,140
0.35% $61,150
69 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
3,110
0.35% $18,990
70 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
3,100
0.34% $28,130
71 Parts Salespersons
3,080
0.34% $18,100
72 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
2,970
0.33% $35,450
73 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
2,950
0.33% $37,810
74 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
2,950
0.33% $20,840
75 Tellers
2,930
0.33% $22,670
76 Carpenters
2,920
0.32% $23,560
77 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
2,900
0.32% $31,300
78 Civil Engineers
2,780
0.31% $60,280
79 Data Entry Keyers
2,730
0.30% $19,590
80 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
2,680
0.30% $50,350
81 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
2,680
0.30% $36,110
82 Dental Assistants
2,600
0.29% $18,670
83 Bill and Account Collectors
2,600
0.29% $22,280
84 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
2,470
0.27% $22,310
85 Fast Food Cooks
2,410
0.27% $19,130
86 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,370
0.26% $22,010
87 Receptionists and Information Clerks
2,360
0.26% $19,280
88 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
2,300
0.26% $39,380
89 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,280
0.25% $29,480
90 Counter and Rental Clerks
2,270
0.25% $21,510
91 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,240
0.25% $37,230
92 Other Teachers and Instructors
2,220
0.25% $37,240
93 Word Processors and Typists
2,200
0.24% $30,060
94 Pharmacists
2,170
0.24% $105,390
95 Food Service Managers
2,130
0.24% $34,270
96 Insurance Sales Agents
2,070
0.23% $29,900
97 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
2,060
0.23% $19,280
98 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,050
0.23% $30,250
99 Couriers and Messengers
2,030
0.23% $20,960
100 Loan Officers
1,990
0.22% $30,010
101 Bakers
1,970
0.22% $18,940
102 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
1,950
0.22% $22,470
103 Coaches and Scouts
1,920
0.21% $40,950
104 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
1,920
0.21% $23,050
105 Sales Managers
1,840
0.20% $80,720
106 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
1,780
0.20% $19,450
107 Industrial Engineering Technicians
1,760
0.20% $45,780
108 Butchers and Meat Cutters
1,760
0.20% $20,350
109 Pharmacy Aides
1,740
0.19% $22,690
110 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
1,730
0.19% $19,730
111 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
1,730
0.19% $19,540
112 Dishwashers
1,720
0.19% $19,860
113 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
1,640
0.18% $29,470
114 Helpers--Production Workers
1,640
0.18% $19,250
115 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,610
0.18% $22,900
116 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
1,600
0.18% $36,640
117 Bartenders
1,600
0.18% $19,940
118 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,570
0.17% $18,740
119 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
1,540
0.17% $40,820
120 Electricians
1,500
0.17% $29,230
121 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,490
0.17% $78,690
122 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
1,480
0.16% $30,740
123 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,470
0.16% $23,690
124 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
1,450
0.16% $19,600
125 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
1,440
0.16% $23,620
126 Radiologic Technologists
1,410
0.16% $23,860
127 Software Developers
1,400
0.16% $68,160
128 Medical and Health Services Managers
1,350
0.15% $64,900
129 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
1,350
0.15% $30,400
130 Machinists
1,310
0.15% $24,320
131 Instructional Coordinators
1,280
0.14% $29,100
132 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
1,280
0.14% $26,920
133 Telemarketers
1,270
0.14% $18,550
134 Medical Records Specialists
1,260
0.14% $22,920
135 Postal Service Mail Carriers
1,260
0.14% $49,920
136 Human Resources Managers
1,250
0.14% $63,120
137 Postsecondary Education Administrators
1,250
0.14% $53,460
138 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
1,220
0.14% $35,580
139 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
1,200
0.13% $30,420
140 Electricians Helpers
1,190
0.13% $20,900
141 Computer Programmers
1,180
0.13% $49,150
142 Paramedics
1,180
0.13% $21,690
143 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
1,170
0.13% $51,650
144 Financial Analysts
1,170
0.13% $51,530
145 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
1,170
0.13% $22,830
146 Industrial Production Managers
1,150
0.13% $102,180
147 Computer Systems Analysts
1,140
0.13% $57,540
148 Graphic Designers
1,120
0.12% $30,620
149 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,110
0.12% $27,150
150 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
1,100
0.12% $31,100
151 Short Order Cooks
1,100
0.12% $18,500
152 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,100
0.12% $18,780
153 Insurance Underwriters
1,090
0.12% $46,930
154 Chemists
1,090
0.12% $59,430
155 Carpenters Helpers
1,090
0.12% $20,290
156 Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers
1,080
0.12% $29,970
157 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
1,080
0.12% $19,690
158 Childcare Workers
1,060
0.12% $18,920
159 Healthcare Social Workers
1,050
0.12% $31,350
160 First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
1,030
0.11% $19,720
161 Surgical Technologists
1,020
0.11% $22,880
162 Opticians, Dispensing
1,020
0.11% $22,540
163 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
1,020
0.11% $31,600
164 Solar Photovoltaic Installers
1,010
0.11% $19,240
165 Food Batchmakers
990
0.11% $18,290
166 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
980
0.11% $18,880
167 School Bus Drivers
980
0.11% $22,020
168 Architectural and Engineering Managers
970
0.11% $105,030
169 Demonstrators and Product Promoters
970
0.11% $18,390
170 Credit Analysts
950
0.11% $34,710
171 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
940
0.10% $29,480
172 Phlebotomists
940
0.10% $21,720
173 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
930
0.10% $23,960
174 Parking Lot Attendants
930
0.10% $18,410
175 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
920
0.10% $48,760
176 Bailiffs
920
0.10% $34,650
177 Other Construction Trades Helpers
920
0.10% $19,240
178 Logisticians
910
0.10% $44,210
179 Postsecondary Business Teachers
900
0.10% $50,070
180 Recreation Workers
890
0.10% $19,420
181 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
890
0.10% $65,510
182 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
890
0.10% $29,920
183 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
870
0.10% $64,250
184 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
870
0.10% $23,770
185 Financial Examiners
860
0.10% $36,980
186 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
860
0.10% $41,180
187 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
860
0.10% $20,380
188 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
850
0.09% $24,230
189 All Other Physicians
840
0.09% $143,440
190 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
830
0.09% $37,500
191 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
830
0.09% $22,910
192 Chemical Technicians
820
0.09% $38,750
193 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
820
0.09% $48,130
194 Marketing Managers
810
0.09% $84,900
195 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
800
0.09% $22,710
196 Physical Therapist Assistants
780
0.09% $23,730
197 All Other Special Education Teachers
770
0.09% $28,500
198 Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers
760
0.08% $17,680
199 Medical Assistants
750
0.08% $21,620
200 Training and Development Specialists
730
0.08% $36,610

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