U.S. territory · 7200006

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area as a whole — BLS covers this U.S. territory as a single area.

Median annual wage, all occupations$25,010

Total employment29,460

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area was $25,010 per year ($12.03 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 29,460 jobs. 131 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Sewing Machine Operators	60.74	1,210	$21,840
Construction Laborers	2.56	530	$26,720
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2.44	520	$28,180
Cashiers	2.02	1,180	$21,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1.87	780	$21,840
Retail Salespersons	1.82	1,340	$21,840
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1.70	550	$22,390
Office Clerks, General	1.50	700	$22,020

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 131 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons	$21,840	$10.50	1,340	1.82
Sewing Machine Operators	$21,840	$10.50	1,210	60.74
Cashiers	$21,840	$10.50	1,180	2.02
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$21,840	$10.50	1,070	1.46
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,840	$10.50	780	1.87
Office Clerks, General	$22,020	$10.59	700	1.50
Stockers and Order Fillers	$22,670	$10.90	680	1.26
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$21,840	$10.50	590	0.72
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$22,390	$10.76	550	1.70
Construction Laborers	$26,720	$12.85	530	2.56
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$28,180	$13.55	520	2.44
Highway Maintenance Workers	$21,840	$10.50	440	14.87
Registered Nurses	$39,130	$18.81	420	0.66
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$28,850	$13.87	420	5.08
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$21,960	$10.56	390	7.80
Waiters and Waitresses	$21,840	$10.50	380	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$35,510	$17.07	370	1.35
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$29,530	$14.20	360	3.16
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$23,410	Not published	350	1.32
Cooks, Restaurant	$22,640	$10.88	340	1.29
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,590	Not published	320	1.60
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$23,310	$11.21	320	0.82
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$28,720	$13.81	310	1.68
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$61,330	Not published	300	13.84
Security Guards	$21,840	$10.50	300	1.22
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,190	Not published	290	2.46
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,320	Not published	280	13.42
Pharmacy Technicians	$26,830	$12.90	270	2.99
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$24,700	$11.87	270	0.48
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,890	$13.41	260	1.12
Customer Service Representatives	$23,610	$11.35	260	0.53
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$21,840	$10.50	260	0.90
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,340	Not published	250	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$50,450	$24.25	200	1.57
Cooks, Fast Food	$22,930	$11.02	190	1.58
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$39,220	$18.86	180	0.86
Accountants and Auditors	$36,270	$17.44	180	0.67
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$27,560	$13.25	170	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$29,120	$14.00	170	1.41
Light Truck Drivers	$21,840	$10.50	170	0.93
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,970	Not published	160	4.99
Food Preparation Workers	$21,840	$10.50	150	0.91
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$21,840	$10.50	150	1.42
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$33,460	$16.09	140	0.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$31,030	$14.92	140	1.50
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,530	$28.14	130	1.69
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,840	$10.50	130	0.80
Bakers	$21,840	$10.50	130	2.97
Bus Drivers, School	$27,090	$13.03	130	1.69
General and Operations Managers	$65,560	$31.52	120	0.17
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$50,060	$24.07	120	1.30
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$29,210	$14.04	120	1.37
Carpenters	$29,720	$14.29	120	0.95
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$39,510	$19.00	120	1.49
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$58,980	Not published	110	2.23
Tellers	$29,480	$14.17	110	1.72
Bartenders	$21,840	$10.50	100	0.69
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$21,840	$10.50	100	0.77
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$21,840	$10.50	100	3.85
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,520	Not published	90	4.80
Pharmacists	$110,750	$53.24	90	1.51
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$26,640	$12.81	90	0.36
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$21,840	$10.50	90	0.53
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$83,000	Not published	80	1.36
Compliance Officers	$61,170	$29.41	80	0.97
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$35,500	$17.07	80	1.30
Dental Assistants	$27,540	$13.24	80	1.03
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$24,690	$11.87	80	0.65
Billing and Posting Clerks	$25,450	$12.23	80	1.07
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$44,780	$21.53	80	1.06
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$24,180	$11.63	80	0.50
Word Processors and Typists	$41,140	$19.78	80	11.96
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$51,160	$24.59	80	0.68
Administrative Services Managers	$48,000	$23.08	70	1.36
Financial Managers	$73,200	$35.19	70	0.45
Industrial Production Managers	$128,650	$61.85	70	1.45
Managers, All Other	$46,780	$22.49	70	0.57
Social and Human Service Assistants	$27,270	$13.11	70	0.80
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,760	$29.21	70	2.92
Bill and Account Collectors	$22,860	$10.99	70	2.25
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$21,840	$10.50	70	1.48
Helpers--Carpenters	$23,620	$11.36	70	17.34
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$21,840	$10.50	70	4.70
Human Resources Specialists	$40,410	$19.43	60	0.35
Computer User Support Specialists	$33,610	$16.16	60	0.43
Industrial Engineers	$77,410	$37.22	60	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$26,500	$12.74	60	1.84
Childcare Workers	$21,840	$10.50	60	0.62
Counter and Rental Clerks	$26,820	$12.89	60	0.83
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$21,840	$10.50	60	2.30
Data Entry Keyers	$22,390	$10.76	60	2.41
Food Batchmakers	$21,840	$10.50	60	1.85
Driver/Sales Workers	$21,930	$10.54	60	0.73
Loan Officers	$32,640	$15.69	50	0.91
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,600	$27.69	50	0.75
Family Medicine Physicians	$99,910	$48.03	50	2.56
Cooks, Short Order	$21,840	$10.50	50	1.98
Dishwashers	$22,030	$10.59	50	0.52
Couriers and Messengers	$21,840	$10.50	50	3.51
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$78,420	$37.70	50	9.67
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$54,870	$26.38	50	1.37
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$30,370	$14.60	50	0.32
Chief Executives	$88,150	$42.38	40	0.95
Chemical Technicians	$54,980	$26.43	40	3.50
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$46,280	$22.25	40	1.35
Healthcare Social Workers	$29,530	$14.20	40	1.13
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,330	$16.51	40	0.43
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$51,900	Not published	40	5.69
Paramedics	$26,800	$12.88	40	2.26
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$26,740	$12.86	40	0.33
Medical Records Specialists	$21,840	$10.50	40	1.10
Pharmacy Aides	$27,140	$13.05	40	5.57
Chefs and Head Cooks	$27,040	$13.00	40	0.99
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$25,290	$12.16	40	1.54
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$21,840	$10.50	40	2.18
Helpers--Production Workers	$22,190	$10.67	40	1.34
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$74,230	$35.69	30	0.81
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,340	$66.03	30	0.78
Farm and Home Management Educators	$51,640	$24.83	30	21.25
Phlebotomists	$30,260	$14.55	30	1.27
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$22,250	$10.70	30	1.96
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$29,930	$14.39	30	1.14
Electricians	$57,820	$27.80	30	0.21
Helpers--Electricians	$23,020	$11.07	30	2.85
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$31,800	$15.29	30	10.94
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$21,840	$10.50	30	1.18
Biological Technicians	$46,590	$22.40	Not published	Not published
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$52,330	Not published	Not published	Not published
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$21,840	$10.50	Not published	Not published
Recreation Workers	$21,840	$10.50	Not published	Not published
School Psychologists	$97,210	$46.74	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.