Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Puerto Rico, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations group in Puerto Rico. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Puerto Rico
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 29-0000 |
| Employment | 55,360 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 58.922 |
| Location quotient | 0.95 |
| Mean annual wage | $45,750 |
| Median annual wage | $36,590 |
| Mean hourly wage | $22 |
| Median hourly wage | $17.59 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $22,820 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $27,580 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $46,420 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $81,200 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Puerto Rico
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Puerto Rico, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Puerto Rico.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 22,430 | $37,780 | $41,470 | $30,230 | $55,780 | $18.17 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 6,030 | $25,880 | $29,250 | $21,640 | $43,970 | $12.44 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | 3,340 | $37,800 | $39,190 | $27,360 | $49,080 | $18.17 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 3,210 | $24,920 | $28,840 | $20,520 | $41,950 | $11.98 |
| Pharmacists | 2,200 | $107,100 | $98,290 | $46,700 | $128,000 | $51.49 |
| Medical Records Specialists | 1,730 | $22,880 | $26,930 | $19,760 | $36,420 | $11 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1,540 | $29,340 | $32,610 | $23,080 | $44,480 | $14.11 |
| Paramedics | 1,510 | $27,180 | $27,840 | $21,460 | $35,460 | $13.07 |
| Opticians, Dispensing | 1,070 | $28,690 | $30,190 | $22,080 | $44,090 | $13.8 |
| Surgical Technologists | 1,000 | $26,000 | $28,330 | $23,620 | $40,140 | $12.5 |
| Physicians, All Other | 870 | $211,700 | $174,790 | $31,860 | # | $101.78 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 830 | $25,360 | $29,420 | $20,280 | $48,950 | $12.19 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | 760 | $117,220 | $113,160 | $69,330 | $143,150 | $56.36 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | 750 | $36,400 | $40,210 | $29,130 | $51,690 | $17.5 |
| Respiratory Therapists | 750 | $32,510 | $31,090 | $23,440 | $36,890 | $15.63 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 700 | $26,540 | $29,740 | $26,540 | $36,780 | $12.76 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 610 | $46,000 | $48,990 | $35,170 | $64,240 | $22.12 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 560 | $22,240 | $28,200 | $19,760 | $41,110 | $10.69 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 530 | $23,530 | $27,830 | $21,810 | $44,670 | $11.31 |
| Physical Therapists | 510 | $48,960 | $47,730 | $20,740 | $74,550 | $23.54 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 440 | $61,170 | $65,380 | $57,340 | $79,560 | $29.41 |
| Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | 300 | $38,050 | $34,690 | $28,890 | $38,050 | $18.29 |
| Occupational Therapists | 240 | $47,590 | $52,720 | $35,780 | $89,630 | $22.88 |
| Optometrists | 210 | $109,980 | $97,800 | $41,270 | $161,800 | $52.88 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | 200 | $49,850 | $59,170 | $35,920 | $92,020 | $23.97 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 170 | $46,040 | $44,870 | $35,130 | $55,670 | $22.14 |
| Veterinarians | 140 | $76,190 | $84,680 | $55,570 | $123,500 | $36.63 |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | 120 | $22,650 | $29,770 | $19,760 | $47,240 | $10.89 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 120 | $41,960 | $42,600 | $33,370 | $56,300 | $20.17 |
| Chiropractors | 110 | $66,560 | $67,050 | $59,590 | $88,390 | $32 |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | 100 | $81,890 | $91,590 | $74,440 | $116,000 | $39.37 |
| Recreational Therapists | 100 | $27,040 | $37,630 | $22,540 | $84,390 | $13 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 70 | $129,050 | $127,180 | $96,160 | $161,240 | $62.04 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 70 | $145,620 | $147,510 | $113,900 | $168,310 | $70.01 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 50 | $107,240 | $107,110 | $64,700 | $138,490 | $51.56 |
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | 50 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Surgical Assistants | 50 | $20,530 | $20,880 | $19,760 | $20,670 | $9.87 |
| Dentists, General | ** | $89,650 | $87,230 | $58,770 | $124,830 | $43.1 |
| Pediatricians, General | ** | $94,810 | $93,920 | $81,810 | $128,870 | $45.58 |
| Radiation Therapists | ** | $36,130 | $40,430 | $35,460 | $51,590 | $17.37 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=72&OCC_CODE=29-0000. the group row is AREA 72 / OCC_CODE 29-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 72 / OCC_CODE 29-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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