Production 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 Production 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 | 51-0000 |
| Employment | 60,200 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 64.07 |
| Location quotient | 1.13 |
| Mean annual wage | $28,030 |
| Median annual wage | $23,630 |
| Mean hourly wage | $13.47 |
| Median hourly wage | $11.36 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $19,760 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $21,060 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $29,540 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $39,590 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 10,690 | $23,440 | $25,510 | $21,490 | $30,810 | $11.27 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 6,570 | $20,040 | $20,410 | $19,760 | $21,840 | $9.64 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 4,080 | $30,110 | $38,280 | $21,700 | $60,640 | $14.47 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 4,050 | $38,970 | $47,730 | $24,960 | $79,980 | $18.73 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 4,050 | $24,950 | $28,430 | $20,070 | $45,190 | $11.99 |
| Production Workers, All Other | 2,480 | $25,880 | $24,780 | $19,830 | $27,840 | $12.44 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 2,440 | $29,370 | $27,730 | $21,590 | $31,740 | $14.12 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 2,290 | $21,750 | $23,720 | $19,760 | $28,860 | $10.46 |
| Bakers | 2,080 | $21,110 | $22,350 | $19,760 | $26,090 | $10.15 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 2,060 | $37,430 | $37,180 | $23,050 | $51,980 | $18 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 1,600 | $29,020 | $29,100 | $22,860 | $35,090 | $13.95 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 1,590 | $22,120 | $23,870 | $19,760 | $29,980 | $10.64 |
| Food Batchmakers | 1,250 | $20,810 | $22,190 | $19,900 | $24,960 | $10.01 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 1,190 | $23,630 | $25,080 | $23,630 | $27,530 | $11.36 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 1,100 | $25,700 | $27,860 | $19,760 | $38,690 | $12.36 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 970 | $22,570 | $25,810 | $20,990 | $32,790 | $10.85 |
| Machinists | 930 | $28,330 | $30,750 | $22,150 | $43,540 | $13.62 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 760 | $26,380 | $28,840 | $20,430 | $48,170 | $12.68 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 730 | $22,640 | $26,020 | $19,780 | $31,760 | $10.89 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 640 | $21,230 | $23,310 | $19,870 | $29,480 | $10.21 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 620 | $22,040 | $23,210 | $19,800 | $25,730 | $10.6 |
| Printing Press Operators | 590 | $22,880 | $26,920 | $19,950 | $38,780 | $11 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 460 | $19,930 | $21,010 | $19,920 | $22,200 | $9.58 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 440 | $22,600 | $24,360 | $20,210 | $28,340 | $10.87 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 410 | $20,970 | $21,340 | $19,760 | $23,260 | $10.08 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 390 | $25,240 | $25,420 | $24,620 | $25,240 | $12.13 |
| Tool and Die Makers | 350 | $36,410 | $39,600 | $25,910 | $55,980 | $17.5 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 270 | $23,050 | $26,000 | $20,300 | $35,930 | $11.08 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 260 | $22,580 | $25,330 | $19,760 | $33,470 | $10.86 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 240 | $21,050 | $20,980 | $20,070 | $22,040 | $10.12 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 220 | $22,240 | $26,800 | $21,230 | $36,730 | $10.69 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $22,470 | $24,400 | $21,310 | $29,670 | $10.8 |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 190 | $23,930 | $24,790 | $20,420 | $30,020 | $11.5 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 170 | $19,760 | $19,910 | $19,760 | $20,040 | $9.5 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 170 | $28,880 | $30,400 | $21,950 | $37,120 | $13.88 |
| Power Plant Operators | 160 | $63,270 | $58,180 | $37,920 | $74,760 | $30.42 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 150 | $27,560 | $27,580 | $20,270 | $35,400 | $13.25 |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 130 | $21,840 | $22,650 | $19,760 | $26,230 | $10.5 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $22,940 | $24,790 | $19,760 | $27,970 | $11.03 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 120 | $23,470 | $24,730 | $19,760 | $30,530 | $11.28 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 90 | $25,650 | $26,070 | $22,480 | $28,500 | $12.33 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 80 | $24,060 | $27,770 | $19,760 | $44,850 | $11.57 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 80 | $22,670 | $22,780 | $20,180 | $24,430 | $10.9 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 80 | $20,840 | $21,540 | $19,760 | $23,010 | $10.02 |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 80 | $38,240 | $41,110 | $23,670 | $56,620 | $18.39 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 70 | $31,920 | $34,130 | $20,380 | $57,590 | $15.34 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 70 | $22,460 | $22,110 | $20,160 | $22,460 | $10.8 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 60 | $26,230 | $25,830 | $20,300 | $30,410 | $12.61 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 60 | $20,700 | $21,080 | $19,790 | $20,850 | $9.95 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 60 | $39,540 | $45,600 | $37,860 | $57,270 | $19.01 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 40 | $21,860 | $22,580 | $19,760 | $26,460 | $10.51 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | ** | $20,430 | $21,990 | $20,430 | $24,770 | $9.82 |
| Upholsterers | ** | $28,130 | $26,900 | $21,390 | $28,420 | $13.52 |
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=51-0000. the group row is AREA 72 / OCC_CODE 51-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 72 / OCC_CODE 51-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.