High paying jobs in Guayama, PR that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Guayama, PR and typically require less than a bachelor's degree to enter — a high school diploma, a postsecondary certificate, or an associate's degree. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

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, Guayama, PR · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$38,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,080 – $56,510160
2Insurance Sales Agents$37,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,500 – $76,200100
3Industrial Machinery Mechanics$36,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,060 – $59,76050
4Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$36,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,520 – $56,04040
5Pharmacy Technicians$35,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,940 – $43,490120
6Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,600
Associate's degree
$27,810 – $35,60080
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$34,530
Associate's degree
$24,460 – $73,34030
8First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$34,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $61,48040
9Carpenters$33,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $56,45030
10Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$30,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $45,970140
11Tellers$30,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,950 – $33,20040
12Social and Human Service Assistants$30,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,110 – $41,86040
13First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$29,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,780 – $46,81060
14Computer User Support Specialists$29,490
Some college, no degree
$21,840 – $43,03040
15Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$29,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $93,93050
16First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$29,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,980 – $51,890240
17Billing and Posting Clerks$28,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,130 – $37,10080
18First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$28,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,640 – $37,420120
19Opticians, Dispensing$28,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,270 – $45,65030
20Construction Laborers$27,470
No formal educational credential
$21,890 – $47,10090
21Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$27,180
Some college, no degree
$23,320 – $43,18060
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,090
Some college, no degree
$21,840 – $28,760150
23Dental Assistants$26,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $56,09060
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$26,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,160 – $34,96060
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$26,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $37,43030
26Light Truck Drivers$26,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $27,30090
27Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$25,990
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $38,79070
28Stockers and Order Fillers$25,580
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $28,430390
29Customer Service Representatives$25,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $33,680140
30Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$24,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,840 – $33,810110
31Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$24,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $30,850210
32Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$23,570
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $38,990200
33Cooks, Restaurant$23,380
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $28,510110
34Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$23,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,260 – $37,030520
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$23,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $38,330310
36Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$22,790
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $36,820220
37Office Clerks, General$22,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $37,430270
38Parts Salespersons$22,550
No formal educational credential
$21,980 – $23,07050
39Food Preparation Workers$22,500
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $22,89080
40Receptionists and Information Clerks$22,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $27,18040
41Butchers and Meat Cutters$22,290
No formal educational credential
$22,130 – $29,18050
42Cooks, Fast Food$22,260
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $27,52070
43Retail Salespersons$22,190
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $28,210650
44Cooks, Short Order$22,140
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $22,60060
45Cashiers$22,070
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $28,030550
46Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$21,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $29,43070
47Fast Food and Counter Workers$21,920
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $22,640550
48Waiters and Waitresses$21,840
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $37,360130
49Home Health and Personal Care Aides$21,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,840 – $22,170110
50Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$21,840
No formal educational credential
$21,840 – $21,84050

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

#	Occupation	MedianGuayama, PR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,270	$29,080 – $56,510	160
2	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,370	$23,500 – $76,200	100
3	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,860	$28,060 – $59,760	50
4	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,220	$22,520 – $56,040	40
5	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,700	$22,940 – $43,490	120
6	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,600	$27,810 – $35,600	80
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$34,530	$24,460 – $73,340	30
8	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,130	$21,840 – $61,480	40
9	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,410	$21,840 – $56,450	30
10	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,940	$21,840 – $45,970	140
11	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,480	$22,950 – $33,200	40
12	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,240	$24,110 – $41,860	40
13	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,690	$22,780 – $46,810	60
14	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$29,490	$21,840 – $43,030	40
15	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,410	$21,840 – $93,930	50
16	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,290	$21,980 – $51,890	240
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,480	$22,130 – $37,100	80
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,370	$22,640 – $37,420	120
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,010	$22,270 – $45,650	30
20	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$27,470	$21,890 – $47,100	90
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$27,180	$23,320 – $43,180	60
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$27,090	$21,840 – $28,760	150
23	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$26,950	$21,840 – $56,090	60
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$26,280	$23,160 – $34,960	60
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,280	$21,840 – $37,430	30
26	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,270	$21,840 – $27,300	90
27	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$25,990	$21,840 – $38,790	70
28	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$25,580	$21,840 – $28,430	390
29	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$25,520	$21,840 – $33,680	140
30	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$24,960	$21,840 – $33,810	110
31	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$24,220	$21,840 – $30,850	210
32	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$23,570	$21,840 – $38,990	200
33	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$23,380	$21,840 – $28,510	110
34	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$23,340	$23,260 – $37,030	520
35	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$23,220	$21,840 – $38,330	310
36	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$22,790	$21,840 – $36,820	220
37	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$22,600	$21,840 – $37,430	270
38	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$22,550	$21,980 – $23,070	50
39	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$22,500	$21,840 – $22,890	80
40	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$22,480	$21,840 – $27,180	40
41	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$22,290	$22,130 – $29,180	50
42	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$22,260	$21,840 – $27,520	70
43	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$22,190	$21,840 – $28,210	650
44	Cooks, Short OrderNo formal educational credential	$22,140	$21,840 – $22,600	60
45	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$22,070	$21,840 – $28,030	550
46	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$21,980	$21,840 – $29,430	70
47	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$21,920	$21,840 – $22,640	550
48	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$21,840	$21,840 – $37,360	130
49	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$21,840	$21,840 – $22,170	110
50	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$21,840	$21,840 – $21,840	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Guayama, 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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