May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Arecibo, PR

For metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions used by the OEWS survey, see the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions page.

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in Arecibo, PR, a metropolitan statistical area in Puerto Rico.

Additional information, including the hourly and annual 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages and the employment percent relative standard error, is available in the downloadable XLS file.

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Major Occupational Groups in Arecibo, PR (Note--clicking a link will scroll the page to the occupational group):

00-0000 All Occupations
11-0000 Management Occupations
13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations
17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations
19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
21-0000 Community and Social Service Occupations
23-0000 Legal Occupations
25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations
41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations
43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations
47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations
49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
51-0000 Production Occupations
53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

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Occupation code	Occupation title (click on the occupation title to view its profile)	Level	Employment	Employment RSE	Employment per 1,000 jobs	Location quotient	Median hourly wage	Mean hourly wage	Annual mean wage	Mean wage RSE

00-0000	All Occupations	total	27,190	1.8%	1000.000	1.00	$9.51	$12.65	$26,320	1.8%
11-0000	Management Occupations	major	870	6.0%	32.134	0.56	$22.14	$27.66	$57,530	3.2%
11-1011	Chief Executives	detail	60	17.7%	2.339	1.61	$30.59	$38.18	$79,410	8.1%
11-1021	General and Operations Managers	detail	120	14.8%	4.299	0.25	$23.06	$31.55	$65,630	8.1%
11-2022	Sales Managers	detail	30	32.0%	1.147	0.41	$27.26	$27.98	$58,200	6.6%
11-3010	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	broad	80	49.8%	3.100	1.40	$19.09	$24.29	$50,520	9.5%
11-3031	Financial Managers	detail	70	7.2%	2.655	0.57	$24.04	$28.90	$60,100	4.0%
11-3051	Industrial Production Managers	detail	30	2.3%	1.203	0.93	$47.99	$46.94	$97,630	8.1%
11-3121	Human Resources Managers	detail	30	11.3%	1.261	1.12	$23.58	$30.31	$63,040	8.2%
11-9032	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	detail	60	4.3%	2.247	1.19	(4)	(4)	$49,060	2.0%
11-9033	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	detail	60	3.6%	2.372	2.34	$23.64	$28.04	$58,310	4.3%
11-9051	Food Service Managers	detail	80	24.8%	2.879	2.03	$14.38	$15.50	$32,230	8.4%
11-9111	Medical and Health Services Managers	detail	40	15.7%	1.493	0.52	$25.17	$29.68	$61,740	6.2%
11-9198	Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other	detail	80	12.0%	2.758	0.82	$18.26	$20.27	$42,150	3.8%
13-0000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	major	540	4.6%	19.730	0.33	$14.51	$17.13	$35,620	4.1%
13-1020	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	broad	40	5.9%	1.416	0.47	$15.00	$16.72	$34,770	4.5%
13-1071	Human Resources Specialists	detail	60	9.1%	2.140	0.46	$12.63	$16.09	$33,460	4.5%
13-1198	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	detail	50	0.0%	1.949	0.19	$20.20	$22.73	$47,280	1.5%
13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	detail	140	10.4%	5.321	0.58	$13.62	$15.08	$31,360	3.7%
13-2072	Loan Officers	detail	30	33.5%	1.111	0.50	$16.21	$15.26	$31,740	5.0%
15-0000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	major	160	17.1%	5.836	0.18	$11.97	$14.26	$29,670	8.7%
15-1232	Computer User Support Specialists	detail	100	15.9%	3.777	0.83	$10.11	$11.35	$23,610	3.7%
17-0000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	major	270	7.1%	10.036	0.56	$19.12	$22.97	$47,790	3.7%
17-2112	Industrial Engineers	detail	60	0.0%	2.309	1.11	$33.44	$33.47	$69,620	2.0%
19-0000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	major	100	5.6%	3.582	0.38	$17.68	$21.88	$45,500	6.7%
21-0000	Community and Social Service Occupations	major	460	9.4%	16.791	1.05	$14.35	$15.04	$31,280	1.9%
21-1012	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	detail	80	0.9%	2.920	1.39	$15.23	$16.97	$35,300	4.2%
21-1021	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	detail	100	3.0%	3.780	1.60	$14.82	$15.59	$32,420	3.4%
21-1093	Social and Human Service Assistants	detail	160	25.6%	5.954	2.07	$14.72	$14.05	$29,220	6.0%
23-0000	Legal Occupations	major	50	21.6%	2.008	0.24	$19.84	$24.75	$51,490	15.8%
23-1011	Lawyers	detail	50	16.3%	1.853	0.39	$20.36	$24.88	$51,750	16.4%
25-0000	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	major	3,000	0.9%	110.376	1.82	$16.05	$17.28	$35,940	1.5%
25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	detail	50	0.0%	1.894	3.30	(4)	(4)	$56,890	3.3%
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	detail	60	0.0%	2.379	9.06	(4)	(4)	$72,410	2.8%
25-2011	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	detail	130	12.0%	4.869	1.83	$8.45	$8.92	$18,560	5.0%
25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	detail	570	3.0%	20.866	2.13	(4)	(4)	$38,630	2.2%
25-2022	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	detail	150	3.8%	5.652	1.31	(4)	(4)	$35,730	2.3%
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(4)	(4)	$35,090	3.2%
25-3097	Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(4)	(4)	$37,320	2.4%
25-4022	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	detail	70	3.1%	2.519	2.59	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)
25-9031	Instructional Coordinators	detail	30	2.8%	1.173	0.93	$13.63	$14.03	$29,190	1.9%
25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	detail	100	0.7%	3.637	3.65	(4)	(4)	$61,650	12.5%
25-9045	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	detail	410	1.0%	15.181	1.66	(4)	(4)	$19,610	3.0%
27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	major	80	18.1%	3.093	0.23	$11.43	$14.38	$29,910	9.9%
29-0000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	major	2,230	3.0%	82.067	1.33	$13.57	$17.60	$36,600	5.9%
29-1051	Pharmacists	detail	100	20.5%	3.755	1.66	$50.63	$49.97	$103,950	5.7%
29-1141	Registered Nurses	detail	860	4.2%	31.656	1.47	$15.91	$15.78	$32,830	2.4%
29-2010	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	broad	230	27.2%	8.330	3.55	$13.36	$13.32	$27,700	3.3%
29-2032	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	detail	40	49.5%	1.342	2.53	$9.04	$9.97	$20,740	4.4%
29-2034	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	detail	50	38.0%	1.695	1.14	$10.55	$11.16	$23,210	1.9%
29-2040	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	broad	50	0.0%	1.684	0.91	$8.49	$8.38	$17,430	4.0%
29-2052	Pharmacy Technicians	detail	390	14.0%	14.228	4.77	$10.15	$10.34	$21,510	3.9%
29-2061	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	detail	190	2.3%	7.112	1.46	$9.31	$9.92	$20,630	2.4%
29-2098	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	detail	70	1.3%	2.560	1.12	$11.40	$12.30	$25,570	4.6%
31-0000	Healthcare Support Occupations	major	710	12.5%	26.290	0.57	$8.78	$8.87	$18,440	2.3%
31-1120	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	broad	380	19.7%	13.879	0.60	$8.64	$8.57	$17,820	3.6%
31-1131	Nursing Assistants	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$8.57	$8.53	$17,740	7.3%
31-9091	Dental Assistants	detail	110	30.7%	4.089	1.82	$9.35	$9.36	$19,460	6.7%
31-9092	Medical Assistants	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$9.00	$9.00	$18,720	6.1%
31-9096	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	detail	40	0.2%	1.504	2.12	$8.67	$8.58	$17,840	5.1%
33-0000	Protective Service Occupations	major	440	8.0%	16.089	0.67	$9.13	$9.72	$20,220	2.1%
33-1012	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	detail	40	0.0%	1.537	1.75	$11.67	$11.89	$24,740	3.4%
33-3051	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	detail	100	0.0%	3.505	0.74	$9.02	$9.25	$19,230	4.0%
33-9032	Security Guards	detail	270	12.1%	9.896	1.31	$8.97	$9.39	$19,540	2.8%
35-0000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	major	2,470	11.6%	90.750	1.12	$9.04	$9.43	$19,620	1.9%
35-1012	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	detail	320	13.2%	11.926	1.86	$10.74	$11.26	$23,420	4.3%
35-2012	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	detail	250	2.7%	9.080	3.26	$10.47	$11.29	$23,480	1.7%
35-2014	Cooks, Restaurant	detail	130	36.4%	4.909	0.62	$8.71	$8.57	$17,830	4.1%
35-2021	Food Preparation Workers	detail	160	43.5%	5.833	1.02	$8.95	$9.10	$18,930	4.0%
35-3023	Fast Food and Counter Workers	detail	1,060	39.0%	39.044	1.57	$8.82	$8.74	$18,180	2.9%
35-3031	Waiters and Waitresses	detail	240	23.3%	8.922	0.64	$9.39	$9.41	$19,570	6.3%
37-0000	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	major	990	5.0%	36.569	1.24	$9.09	$9.82	$20,420	2.7%
37-2011	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	detail	740	6.4%	27.118	1.90	$9.16	$9.99	$20,780	2.4%
37-3011	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	detail	200	3.0%	7.520	1.20	$8.85	$9.01	$18,740	5.8%
39-0000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	major	160	10.9%	6.024	0.31	$9.05	$9.81	$20,410	7.9%
39-9032	Recreation Workers	detail	30	0.0%	1.144	0.49	$8.82	$8.74	$18,170	4.3%
41-0000	Sales and Related Occupations	major	4,090	8.1%	150.417	1.59	$9.16	$10.17	$21,150	2.3%
41-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	detail	450	9.5%	16.541	2.16	$11.91	$13.29	$27,640	3.3%
41-2011	Cashiers	detail	1,330	11.7%	49.003	2.05	$9.04	$9.24	$19,230	2.1%
41-2021	Counter and Rental Clerks	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$8.59	$8.76	$18,230	2.8%
41-2022	Parts Salespersons	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$8.89	$9.01	$18,740	3.9%
41-2031	Retail Salespersons	detail	1,850	17.1%	67.890	2.58	$9.02	$9.34	$19,430	1.9%
41-4012	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$11.59	$12.79	$26,590	8.3%
43-0000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	major	3,880	4.0%	142.709	1.07	$9.21	$10.56	$21,970	1.3%
43-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	detail	410	8.0%	14.978	1.46	$14.17	$15.08	$31,360	2.6%
43-3011	Bill and Account Collectors	detail	60	11.5%	2.210	1.38	$8.92	$9.41	$19,580	2.8%
43-3021	Billing and Posting Clerks	detail	170	13.3%	6.068	1.90	$9.03	$9.70	$20,170	2.9%
43-3031	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	detail	180	6.2%	6.627	0.64	$9.17	$10.03	$20,870	1.9%
43-3071	Tellers	detail	150	22.4%	5.472	1.80	$9.28	$9.46	$19,680	2.1%
43-4051	Customer Service Representatives	detail	270	6.1%	9.970	0.49	$10.35	$11.89	$24,730	5.8%
43-4111	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	detail	70	10.8%	2.549	2.04	$8.40	$8.67	$18,040	7.8%
43-4131	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	detail	60	21.3%	2.232	1.52	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)
43-4161	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	detail	30	17.4%	1.166	1.49	$9.32	$9.64	$20,050	3.3%
43-4171	Receptionists and Information Clerks	detail	100	23.9%	3.707	0.53	$8.75	$8.73	$18,160	2.6%
43-4199	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	detail	60	8.6%	2.335	2.18	$9.12	$10.41	$21,660	2.4%
43-5021	Couriers and Messengers	detail	30	13.2%	1.258	2.47	$8.85	$9.04	$18,800	3.1%
43-5071	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	detail	110	8.5%	3.865	0.74	$10.69	$11.57	$24,070	2.4%
43-6011	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	detail	150	5.9%	5.597	1.55	$11.65	$12.55	$26,090	1.8%
43-6012	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	detail	40	17.7%	1.423	1.23	$10.86	$10.90	$22,660	5.0%
43-6013	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	detail	390	24.4%	14.166	3.30	$8.74	$8.85	$18,410	3.1%
43-6014	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	detail	510	6.5%	18.884	1.42	$8.97	$9.52	$19,790	1.4%
43-9021	Data Entry Keyers	detail	100	32.6%	3.586	3.29	$8.68	$8.65	$17,990	3.7%
43-9022	Word Processors and Typists	detail	70	0.0%	2.574	8.34	$14.06	$13.48	$28,040	2.1%
43-9041	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$9.05	$9.17	$19,070	5.1%
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	detail	670	8.5%	24.610	1.23	$8.85	$9.48	$19,710	2.0%
47-0000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	major	630	6.4%	23.301	0.55	$9.09	$9.89	$20,560	2.4%
47-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	detail	80	14.7%	2.920	0.66	$11.70	$12.85	$26,720	3.4%
47-2031	Carpenters	detail	90	7.5%	3.313	0.66	$8.90	$9.29	$19,320	3.3%
47-2061	Construction Laborers	detail	210	16.3%	7.734	1.11	$8.79	$8.97	$18,670	4.0%
47-2111	Electricians	detail	50	21.9%	1.820	0.39	$11.42	$12.28	$25,540	4.9%
47-3013	Helpers--Electricians	detail	40	7.2%	1.357	2.55	$8.96	$9.18	$19,080	5.4%
49-0000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	major	910	5.4%	33.373	0.85	$9.83	$12.99	$27,020	8.6%
49-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	detail	50	22.2%	1.673	0.49	$15.51	$18.57	$38,620	6.4%
49-2022	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	detail	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	$27.41	$24.84	$51,670	12.1%
49-3023	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	detail	110	15.5%	4.148	0.93	$9.52	$10.41	$21,650	4.4%
49-9021	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	detail	30	30.4%	1.269	0.51	$9.08	$10.94	$22,760	3.5%
49-9041	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	detail	130	5.9%	4.895	1.76	$13.31	$14.41	$29,960	6.1%
49-9071	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	detail	300	5.0%	11.150	1.14	$8.79	$9.13	$19,000	3.4%
51-0000	Production Occupations	major	3,060	2.9%	112.620	1.84	$9.54	$10.79	$22,440	2.7%
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	detail	210	4.8%	7.682	1.78	$15.94	$17.07	$35,510	3.7%
51-2090	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	broad	280	20.0%	10.198	1.13	$10.64	$10.86	$22,580	3.4%
51-3011	Bakers	detail	100	21.2%	3.769	3.10	$8.94	$9.11	$18,940	2.9%
51-3021	Butchers and Meat Cutters	detail	110	7.0%	4.031	3.94	$8.78	$8.88	$18,460	2.5%
51-3092	Food Batchmakers	detail	50	25.9%	1.956	1.78	$8.65	$9.16	$19,050	4.7%
51-4111	Tool and Die Makers	detail	50	5.5%	1.750	3.98	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	detail	150	7.2%	5.439	1.90	$12.06	$11.99	$24,950	3.1%
51-9041	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	detail	40	44.9%	1.438	3.14	$9.28	$10.37	$21,570	5.8%
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	detail	170	0.0%	6.211	1.57	$10.74	$11.74	$24,420	2.0%
51-9198	Helpers--Production Workers	detail	80	32.9%	3.093	1.80	$9.09	$9.75	$20,280	3.1%
53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	major	2,060	3.6%	75.716	0.87	$9.06	$10.02	$20,830	3.2%
53-1047	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	detail	100	10.5%	3.806	1.11	$10.33	$12.07	$25,110	6.8%
53-3031	Driver/Sales Workers	detail	90	38.8%	3.358	1.11	$8.71	$8.56	$17,810	4.4%
53-3032	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	detail	330	13.7%	12.165	0.94	$8.75	$8.80	$18,310	2.2%
53-3033	Light Truck Drivers	detail	110	21.5%	4.027	0.60	$9.19	$14.30	$29,750	18.9%
53-3058	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	detail	110	10.8%	3.953	0.92	$8.91	$9.26	$19,250	3.5%
53-7051	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	detail	130	1.4%	4.619	1.00	$13.28	$12.68	$26,370	3.0%
53-7062	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	detail	170	18.2%	6.226	0.31	$9.18	$10.06	$20,920	4.3%
53-7064	Packers and Packagers, Hand	detail	70	13.3%	2.427	0.56	$9.46	$10.11	$21,040	2.7%
53-7065	Stockers and Order Fillers	detail	610	7.0%	22.440	1.41	$9.36	$10.13	$21,070	2.3%
53-7081	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	detail	280	9.7%	10.474	12.06	$8.55	$8.51	$17,710	5.8%

About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimates not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

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Technical notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021