High paying entry level jobs in Arecibo, PR

These occupations in Arecibo, PR ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, Arecibo, PR · Employed

1Pharmacists$105,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,400 – $124,010130
2Industrial Engineers$82,930
Bachelor's degree
$63,370 – $108,380100
3Coaches and Scouts$65,870
Bachelor's degree
$52,580 – $76,33050
4Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,240
Bachelor's degree
$51,160 – $75,690160
5Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,230
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $74,830360
6Civil Engineers$60,950
Bachelor's degree
$43,430 – $77,38040
7Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,560
Bachelor's degree
$51,500 – $73,360110
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,110
Bachelor's degree
$37,240 – $73,410360
9Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,850
Bachelor's degree
$30,940 – $63,830290
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,810 – $73,080160
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,030
Bachelor's degree
$51,220 – $73,580150
12Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,330
Master's degree
$26,000 – $77,48060
13Child, Family, and School Social Workers$53,280
Bachelor's degree
$28,710 – $64,250100
14Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$50,300
Master's degree
$30,320 – $74,91090
15Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,360
Associate's degree
$38,470 – $60,880100
16Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$45,060
Bachelor's degree
$35,410 – $76,48040
17Physical Therapists$44,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$21,840 – $99,90040
18Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$40,520
Bachelor's degree
$21,840 – $79,32070
19Business Operations Specialists, All Other$38,640
Bachelor's degree
$30,100 – $75,630140
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$37,530
Bachelor's degree
$30,600 – $48,640150
21Registered Nurses$37,460
Bachelor's degree
$26,750 – $57,500870
22Accountants and Auditors$36,680
Bachelor's degree
$24,090 – $72,970330
23Human Resources Specialists$35,300
Bachelor's degree
$26,070 – $66,240100
24Dental Assistants$35,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,470 – $55,500170
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,740
Associate's degree
$22,260 – $51,38080
26Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$32,360
Associate's degree
$23,730 – $55,86060
27Graphic Designers$31,720
Bachelor's degree
$23,180 – $45,43040
28Phlebotomists$29,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $34,97060
29Medical Records Specialists$28,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,700 – $47,00050
30Surgical Technologists$26,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,890 – $26,88030
31Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$25,620
Bachelor's degree
$22,880 – $47,86060
32Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$24,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $37,750160
33Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$24,810
Associate's degree
$21,840 – $44,27040
34Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$22,450
Some college, no degree
$22,450 – $29,700650
35Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$22,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $22,29060
36Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$21,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$21,840 – $57,82030

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianArecibo, PR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$105,880	$62,400 – $124,010	130
2	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$82,930	$63,370 – $108,380	100
3	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$65,870	$52,580 – $76,330	50
4	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,240	$51,160 – $75,690	160
5	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,230	$30,940 – $74,830	360
6	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$60,950	$43,430 – $77,380	40
7	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,560	$51,500 – $73,360	110
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,110	$37,240 – $73,410	360
9	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,850	$30,940 – $63,830	290
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,690	$51,810 – $73,080	160
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,030	$51,220 – $73,580	150
12	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$57,330	$26,000 – $77,480	60
13	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$53,280	$28,710 – $64,250	100
14	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$50,300	$30,320 – $74,910	90
15	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,360	$38,470 – $60,880	100
16	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$45,060	$35,410 – $76,480	40
17	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$44,860	$21,840 – $99,900	40
18	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$40,520	$21,840 – $79,320	70
19	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,640	$30,100 – $75,630	140
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$37,530	$30,600 – $48,640	150
21	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$37,460	$26,750 – $57,500	870
22	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$36,680	$24,090 – $72,970	330
23	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$35,300	$26,070 – $66,240	100
24	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,100	$22,470 – $55,500	170
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$32,740	$22,260 – $51,380	80
26	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$32,360	$23,730 – $55,860	60
27	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$31,720	$23,180 – $45,430	40
28	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,430	$21,840 – $34,970	60
29	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$28,330	$23,700 – $47,000	50
30	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$26,880	$25,890 – $26,880	30
31	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$25,620	$22,880 – $47,860	60
32	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$24,890	$21,840 – $37,750	160
33	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$24,810	$21,840 – $44,270	40
34	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$22,450	$22,450 – $29,700	650
35	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$22,030	$21,840 – $22,290	60
36	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$21,840	$21,840 – $57,820	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arecibo, PR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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