Office and Administrative Support 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 Office and Administrative Support 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 | 43-0000 |
| Employment | 151,310 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 161.046 |
| Location quotient | 1.36 |
| Mean annual wage | $30,750 |
| Median annual wage | $26,820 |
| Mean hourly wage | $14.78 |
| Median hourly wage | $12.89 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $20,180 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $21,750 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $35,130 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $47,260 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Clerks, General | 22,290 | $23,140 | $26,800 | $19,760 | $38,070 | $11.13 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 20,360 | $25,580 | $26,730 | $20,000 | $35,010 | $12.3 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 17,660 | $23,980 | $27,050 | $20,180 | $37,570 | $11.53 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 16,930 | $39,990 | $44,020 | $25,750 | $64,540 | $19.23 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 7,900 | $35,340 | $37,970 | $23,120 | $53,370 | $16.99 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 6,790 | $21,820 | $25,350 | $20,050 | $29,970 | $10.49 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 5,910 | $26,870 | $29,040 | $20,750 | $39,030 | $12.92 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | 5,750 | $24,470 | $26,160 | $20,210 | $33,290 | $11.77 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 5,160 | $21,940 | $24,830 | $19,760 | $32,830 | $10.55 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 3,610 | $44,120 | $44,210 | $27,170 | $59,720 | $21.21 |
| Tellers | 3,160 | $29,630 | $28,150 | $21,230 | $32,920 | $14.25 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 3,020 | $21,740 | $24,460 | $19,760 | $31,200 | $10.45 |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 2,700 | $21,910 | $24,370 | $19,760 | $30,300 | $10.54 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 2,690 | $24,400 | $26,540 | $20,420 | $34,740 | $11.73 |
| Couriers and Messengers | 2,410 | $22,010 | $24,500 | $19,810 | $32,870 | $10.58 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 2,350 | $32,810 | $33,230 | $21,830 | $42,830 | $15.78 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 2,300 | $25,780 | $31,240 | $20,100 | $49,800 | $12.39 |
| Data Entry Keyers | 2,280 | $23,270 | $27,620 | $19,760 | $46,030 | $11.19 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 2,050 | $29,940 | $30,540 | $21,780 | $36,880 | $14.39 |
| Word Processors and Typists | 1,830 | $34,960 | $34,230 | $21,900 | $43,950 | $16.81 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,630 | $36,520 | $40,210 | $21,070 | $65,840 | $17.56 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 1,390 | $21,570 | $24,740 | $19,760 | $33,480 | $10.37 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 1,230 | $54,270 | $58,300 | $41,250 | $75,300 | $26.09 |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 1,200 | $26,810 | $30,020 | $19,760 | $45,330 | $12.89 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 930 | $28,670 | $32,350 | $20,170 | $46,640 | $13.79 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 880 | $23,180 | $25,000 | $20,340 | $32,750 | $11.14 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 820 | $54,370 | $54,630 | $42,600 | $72,970 | $26.14 |
| Postal Service Clerks | 710 | $61,630 | $62,640 | $53,350 | $74,050 | $29.63 |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 690 | $23,970 | $27,020 | $19,760 | $32,680 | $11.52 |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 630 | $28,380 | $29,040 | $20,410 | $37,970 | $13.64 |
| Procurement Clerks | 590 | $23,450 | $28,870 | $19,760 | $49,000 | $11.27 |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 400 | $39,310 | $37,660 | $20,520 | $46,700 | $18.9 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 370 | $30,590 | $34,320 | $19,760 | $59,720 | $14.71 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 360 | $27,670 | $28,430 | $20,460 | $37,100 | $13.3 |
| File Clerks | 330 | $25,360 | $26,840 | $20,710 | $34,230 | $12.19 |
| Order Clerks | 240 | $29,850 | $30,140 | $26,850 | $36,480 | $14.35 |
| Communications Equipment Operators, All Other | 190 | $22,880 | $23,580 | $19,760 | $34,320 | $11 |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 190 | $27,560 | $31,250 | $20,020 | $46,120 | $13.25 |
| Statistical Assistants | 190 | $28,670 | $30,100 | $22,880 | $40,790 | $13.78 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 180 | $27,030 | $31,160 | $20,560 | $44,930 | $12.99 |
| Gambling Cage Workers | 170 | $21,890 | $25,490 | $19,950 | $40,850 | $10.52 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | 130 | $26,460 | $26,370 | $19,760 | $34,570 | $12.72 |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 110 | $30,720 | $33,540 | $22,300 | $47,040 | $14.77 |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 110 | $25,490 | $28,240 | $20,150 | $40,180 | $12.26 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 90 | $20,650 | $23,300 | $19,760 | $27,990 | $9.93 |
| Telephone Operators | 30 | $27,410 | $27,140 | $19,970 | $34,030 | $13.18 |
| Brokerage Clerks | ** | $50,830 | $48,590 | $33,990 | $50,830 | $24.44 |
| Financial Clerks, All Other | ** | $24,110 | $26,440 | $19,760 | $38,330 | $11.59 |
| New Accounts Clerks | ** | $28,940 | $32,630 | $28,770 | $47,040 | $13.91 |
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=43-0000. the group row is AREA 72 / OCC_CODE 43-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 72 / OCC_CODE 43-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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