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Jobs in Ponce, PR

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Ponce, PR: 63,500 jobs, median pay $26,940 a year.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

$26,940median pay

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$60,330top (90th pct.)

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Overview

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Ponce, PR is a metropolitan area in the United States. BLS counts 63,500 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $26,940 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $21,840 and the highest-paid tenth more than $60,330).

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Largest occupations

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 largest occupations here (at least 100 jobs).

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Retail Salespersons	3,580	$22,030	$21,840	$30,780	2.25
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,940	$21,840	$21,840	$27,020	3.26
Cashiers	2,320	$21,840	$21,840	$28,960	1.84
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,100	$21,840	$21,840	$22,430	1.34
Registered Nurses	1,980	$38,570	$36,340	$57,970	1.43
Office Clerks, General	1,560	$23,070	$21,840	$31,320	1.55
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,490	$27,030	$21,840	$31,220	1.29
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,480	$24,130	$21,840	$34,950	2.13
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,430	$28,620	$22,840	$29,420	2.49
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,080	$22,330	$21,840	$34,650	1.72
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,000	$29,690	$22,340	$51,470	2.18
Customer Service Representatives	900	$26,810	$21,840	$35,960	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	880	$38,840	$27,310	$61,770	1.50
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	860	$22,530	$21,840	$30,960	1.48
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	730	$21,840	$21,840	$23,090	0.42
Waiters and Waitresses	730	$22,260	$21,840	$37,140	0.78
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	730	$21,840	$21,840	$25,360	1.89
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	700	$36,440	$33,470	$43,930	3.88
Construction Laborers	660	$23,510	$21,840	$30,350	1.47
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	650	$23,220	$21,840	$48,840	1.66
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	640	$23,490	$21,840	$35,100	0.75
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	640	$28,540	$21,840	$39,990	3.55
Cooks, Restaurant	600	$23,350	$21,840	$28,740	1.04
Security Guards	600	$21,840	$21,840	$25,640	1.15
Accountants and Auditors	590	$37,980	$23,950	$68,480	0.99
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	560	$24,500	$21,840	$39,010	0.47
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	560	$60,320	$47,030	$73,520	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	550	$27,900	$22,540	$39,050	1.11
Pharmacy Technicians	480	$27,970	$22,250	$42,900	2.48
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	460	$28,600	$23,740	$44,200	1.88
Light Truck Drivers	440	$23,670	$21,840	$28,410	1.11
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	410	$49,930	$29,020	$95,200	0.92
Cooks, Fast Food	390	$22,330	$21,840	$27,470	1.50
General and Operations Managers	370	$64,000	$33,100	$139,370	0.26
Billing and Posting Clerks	350	$26,190	$21,840	$37,070	2.10
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	340	$26,070	$22,570	$39,090	0.61
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	340	$36,280	$27,840	$47,840	2.53
Food Preparation Workers	330	$21,960	$21,840	$28,220	0.89
Receptionists and Information Clerks	330	$21,840	$21,840	$26,730	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	$47,840	$29,010	$81,160	1.20

Top pay

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 highest-paying occupations among those with at least 300 jobs.

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
General and Operations Managers	370	$64,000	$33,100	$139,370	0.26
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	560	$60,320	$47,030	$73,520	1.28
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	410	$49,930	$29,020	$95,200	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	330	$47,840	$29,010	$81,160	1.20
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	880	$38,840	$27,310	$61,770	1.50
Registered Nurses	1,980	$38,570	$36,340	$57,970	1.43
Accountants and Auditors	590	$37,980	$23,950	$68,480	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	$36,940	$27,450	$56,160	0.95
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	700	$36,440	$33,470	$43,930	3.88
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	340	$36,280	$27,840	$47,840	2.53
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	310	$36,080	$26,080	$50,680	1.66
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	330	$30,830	$24,220	$30,830	1.21
Social and Human Service Assistants	320	$29,840	$22,370	$39,590	1.80
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,000	$29,690	$22,340	$51,470	2.18
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,430	$28,620	$22,840	$29,420	2.49
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	460	$28,600	$23,740	$44,200	1.88
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	640	$28,540	$21,840	$39,990	3.55
Pharmacy Technicians	480	$27,970	$22,250	$42,900	2.48
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	550	$27,900	$22,540	$39,050	1.11
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,490	$27,030	$21,840	$31,220	1.29
Customer Service Representatives	900	$26,810	$21,840	$35,960	0.85
Billing and Posting Clerks	350	$26,190	$21,840	$37,070	2.10
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	340	$26,070	$22,570	$39,090	0.61
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	560	$24,500	$21,840	$39,010	0.47
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,480	$24,130	$21,840	$34,950	2.13
Light Truck Drivers	440	$23,670	$21,840	$28,410	1.11
Construction Laborers	660	$23,510	$21,840	$30,350	1.47
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	640	$23,490	$21,840	$35,100	0.75
Cooks, Restaurant	600	$23,350	$21,840	$28,740	1.04
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	650	$23,220	$21,840	$48,840	1.66
Office Clerks, General	1,560	$23,070	$21,840	$31,320	1.55
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	860	$22,530	$21,840	$30,960	1.48
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,080	$22,330	$21,840	$34,650	1.72
Cooks, Fast Food	390	$22,330	$21,840	$27,470	1.50
Waiters and Waitresses	730	$22,260	$21,840	$37,140	0.78
Retail Salespersons	3,580	$22,030	$21,840	$30,780	2.25
Food Preparation Workers	330	$21,960	$21,840	$28,220	0.89
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,100	$21,840	$21,840	$22,430	1.34
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	730	$21,840	$21,840	$23,090	0.42
Cashiers	2,320	$21,840	$21,840	$28,960	1.84

Fields

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

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Field ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Median pay ⇅	Location quotient ⇅
Office and Administrative Support	9,350	$26,210	1.29
Sales and Related	7,970	$22,340	1.45
Food Preparation and Serving Related	6,050	$21,990	1.08
Educational Instruction and Library	5,410	$51,860	1.46
Production	5,120	$26,150	1.47
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	4,530	$37,850	1.13
Transportation and Material Moving	4,490	$23,970	0.80
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,160	$21,840	2.24
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,960	$28,470	1.19
Construction and Extraction	2,450	$27,130	0.93
Business and Financial Operations	2,410	$41,560	0.56
Management	2,020	$72,870	0.44
Healthcare Support	1,590	$22,480	0.49
Protective Service	1,220	$24,040	0.79
Community and Social Service	880	$31,550	0.81
Architecture and Engineering	790	$61,110	0.74
Personal Care and Service	730	$22,040	0.55
Life, Physical, and Social Science	550	$45,150	0.92
Computer and Mathematical	400	$35,750	0.19
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	190	$27,190	0.23
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	110	$21,840	0.65
Legal	100	n/a	0.19

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FAQ

How many jobs are there in Ponce, PR?

BLS counts 63,500 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Ponce, PR?

$26,940 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Ponce, PR?

General and Operations Managers, with a median of $64,000 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

Sources

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