Puerto Rico was 37.4% below the U.S. median for Firefighters. It ranked 49 of 51 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Local occupation context
Employment scale and concentration
Estimated employment
1,780Number of wage and salary jobs published for this row.
Jobs per 1,000
1.9Occupation jobs for every 1,000 jobs in the area.
Location quotient
0.85Local occupation share divided by the national occupation share.
Mean-wage RSE
0%BLS sampling-reliability field for the mean wage.
Other large occupations in Puerto Rico
Same SOC family first, then other high-employment rows when fewer than five family matches are available.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 33-2011 and BLS area 72.
Questions, answered
Firefighters pay in Puerto Rico: common questions
What is the median wage for Firefighters in Puerto Rico?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $37,120 per year for Firefighters in Puerto Rico. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Firefighters pay higher in Puerto Rico than nationally?
Puerto Rico's published median was 37.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Puerto Rico?
No. The BLS wage is nominal, and WageScope has no exact current BEA Regional Price Parity row for this BLS area. It does not substitute a nearby place or invent an adjustment.
How many Firefighters jobs does BLS estimate in Puerto Rico?
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Firefighters median in Puerto Rico at $37,120 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 33-2011 and BLS area 72.
BLS lists 1,780 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $38,280 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Puerto Rico's Firefighters median is 37.4% below the U.S. Firefighters median of $59,280 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 33-2011 and area 72. SOC 33-2011 names Firefighters. Area 72 names Puerto Rico. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 33-2011/72 row reports 1,780 wage and salary jobs, 1.9 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.85 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 33-2011/72, the annual median is $37,120 per year, while the matching mean is $38,280 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 72 reports 938,710 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $38,840. Its annual median is $28,680. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-2011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Puerto Rico runs from $21,840 at the 10th percentile to $64,420 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $22,490. The median is $28,680. The 75th percentile is $44,090. This is a place check, not a pay range for Firefighters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 72. They do not show related skills or a path into Firefighters.
1. Area 72, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 41,230 jobs, $22,560 annual median, 43.92 jobs per 1,000, and 1.75 location quotient.
2. Area 72, SOC 37-2011, Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: 29,030 jobs, $21,890 annual median, 30.93 jobs per 1,000, and 2.18 location quotient.
3. Area 72, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 27,320 jobs, $22,140 annual median, 29.11 jobs per 1,000, and 1.46 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Puerto Rico wage ladder for Firefighters
The 10th percentile is $32,000 per year. The 25th percentile is $32,000 per year. The median is $37,120 per year. The 75th percentile is $42,560 per year. The 90th percentile is $44,130 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $32,000 per year to $42,560 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $12,130. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Puerto Rico has a annual median of $37,120 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $59,280 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is 37.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Puerto Rico ranks 49 of 51 among states and territories with a published annual median for Firefighters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 49 of 51 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
46. North Carolina has a Firefighters median of $37,940 per year, 19,410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.77.
47. West Virginia has a Firefighters median of $37,350 per year, 900 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.58.
48. Kentucky has a Firefighters median of $37,150 per year, 5,150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.16.
50. Mississippi has a Firefighters median of $35,880 per year, 2,920 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.13.
Pay leaders
Where Firefighters medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 33-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. New York has the highest published median in this set, at $100,960 per year. Puerto Rico sits at $37,120 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Firefighters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. New York has a Firefighters median of $100,960 per year, or $63,840 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 12,950 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 0.6.
2. Washington has a Firefighters median of $94,520 per year, or $57,400 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 7,560 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 0.96.
3. California has a Firefighters median of $85,120 per year, or $48,000 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 31,470 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 0.78.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Firefighters jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Firefighters in this same-source set, at 31,470 jobs. Puerto Rico has 1,780. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 31,470 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 29,690 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $85,120 per year, or $48,000 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 0.78.
2. Texas has 28,170 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 26,390 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $60,180 per year, or $23,060 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 0.9.
3. Florida has 24,570 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 22,790 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $58,550 per year, or $21,430 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 1.11.
Local-share leaders
Where Firefighters takes the largest share of local jobs
New Hampshire has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.77. Puerto Rico has 0.85. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Firefighters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 0.92 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 2,700 Firefighters jobs and a median of $56,620 per year, or $19,500 above Puerto Rico.
2. North Carolina has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 0.92 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 19,410 Firefighters jobs and a median of $37,940 per year, or $820 above Puerto Rico.
3. Maine has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 0.89 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 2,480 Firefighters jobs and a median of $48,290 per year, or $11,170 above Puerto Rico.
Job scale and share
How common Firefighters is in Puerto Rico
BLS lists 1,780 Firefighters jobs in Puerto Rico. It also lists 1.9 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.85. A value of 1 means Firefighters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Puerto Rico is $28,680 per year. The Firefighters median is $37,120 per year. Firefighters is 29.4% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Puerto Rico. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Firefighters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6011, has a Puerto Rico median of $37,120 per year. BLS lists 7,100 jobs and a location quotient of 2.56.
2. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Puerto Rico median of $39,880 per year. BLS lists 21,270 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Puerto Rico median of $42,840 per year. BLS lists 16,400 jobs and a location quotient of 1.89.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Puerto Rico
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Puerto Rico table, at 41,230 jobs. Firefighters has 1,780 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 938,710. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Firefighters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 41,230 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 39,450 from Firefighters. Its median is $22,560 per year, or $14,560 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.75.
2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 29,030 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 27,250 from Firefighters. Its median is $21,890 per year, or $15,230 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 2.18.
3. Cashiers has 27,320 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 25,540 from Firefighters. Its median is $22,140 per year, or $14,980 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.46.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Puerto Rico
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Puerto Rico role table, at $73,570 per year. Firefighters has $37,120 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $28,680 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $73,570 per year in Puerto Rico, or $36,450 above Firefighters. BLS lists 7,190 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 0.34.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $46,700 per year in Puerto Rico, or $9,580 above Firefighters. BLS lists 9,360 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.43.
3. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $45,510 per year in Puerto Rico, or $8,390 above Firefighters. BLS lists 11,640 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 2.88.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Puerto Rico
Security Guards has the highest location quotient in the bounded Puerto Rico role table, at 3.37. Firefighters has 0.85. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Firefighters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Security Guards has a location quotient of 3.37 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 2.52 from Firefighters. BLS lists 26,100 jobs and a median of $21,840 per year, or $15,280 below Firefighters.
2. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.88 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 2.03 from Firefighters. BLS lists 11,640 jobs and a median of $45,510 per year, or $8,390 above Firefighters.
3. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has a location quotient of 2.63 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 1.78 from Firefighters. BLS lists 7,000 jobs and a median of $26,260 per year, or $10,860 below Firefighters.
Price-level view
What $37,120 may mean after the Puerto Rico price level
WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Puerto Rico. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $37,120 BLS median stays a nominal wage.
No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.
You can still compare Firefighters with the U.S. or with like states and territories on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.
The employment RSE for this Firefighters row is 0.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 0%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 1,780 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $38,280 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Firefighters. It uses a Puerto Rico place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,120 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Firefighters row for Puerto Rico does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 1,780 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.85 is not a growth score. Rank 49 of 51 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-2011 in BLS area 72. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 1,780 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 72, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 26,440 jobs, $22,030 annual median, 28.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.14 location quotient.
5. Area 72, SOC 33-9032, Security Guards: 26,100 jobs, $21,840 annual median, 27.8 jobs per 1,000, and 3.37 location quotient.
6. Area 72, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 21,270 jobs, $39,880 annual median, 22.66 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
4. New Jersey has a Firefighters median of $84,130 per year, or $47,010 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 7,500 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 0.79.
5. Illinois has a Firefighters median of $78,380 per year, or $41,260 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 18,400 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 1.36.
6. Connecticut has a Firefighters median of $77,630 per year, or $40,510 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 2,970 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 0.79.
7. District of Columbia has a Firefighters median of $75,870 per year, or $38,750 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 1,480 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 0.95.
8. Colorado has a Firefighters median of $74,170 per year, or $37,050 above Puerto Rico. BLS lists 6,510 jobs there, compared with 1,780 in Puerto Rico. The location quotient is 1.02.
4. North Carolina has 19,410 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 17,630 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $37,940 per year, or $820 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 1.77.
5. Illinois has 18,400 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 16,620 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $78,380 per year, or $41,260 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 1.36.
6. Ohio has 18,100 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 16,320 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $59,370 per year, or $22,250 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 1.47.
7. New York has 12,950 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 11,170 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $100,960 per year, or $63,840 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 0.6.
8. Georgia has 12,700 estimated Firefighters jobs, a gap of 10,920 jobs from Puerto Rico. Its median is $46,550 per year, or $9,430 above Puerto Rico. Its location quotient is 1.17.
4. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.54, a gap of 0.69 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 7,260 Firefighters jobs and a median of $47,600 per year, or $10,480 above Puerto Rico.
5. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.67 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 7,780 Firefighters jobs and a median of $42,570 per year, or $5,450 above Puerto Rico.
6. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.63 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 11,940 Firefighters jobs and a median of $72,800 per year, or $35,680 above Puerto Rico.
7. Ohio has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.62 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 18,100 Firefighters jobs and a median of $59,370 per year, or $22,250 above Puerto Rico.
8. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.61 from Puerto Rico. BLS lists 1,620 Firefighters jobs and a median of $67,380 per year, or $30,260 above Puerto Rico.
4. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Puerto Rico median of $43,530 per year. BLS lists 12,370 jobs and a location quotient of 1.41.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Puerto Rico median of $30,090 per year. BLS lists 12,700 jobs and a location quotient of 1.88.
6. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Puerto Rico median of $29,620 per year. BLS lists 8,480 jobs and a location quotient of 1.46.
7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, SOC 33-3051, has a Puerto Rico median of $45,510 per year. BLS lists 11,640 jobs and a location quotient of 2.88.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Puerto Rico median of $28,700 per year. BLS lists 6,650 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 26,440 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 24,660 from Firefighters. Its median is $22,030 per year, or $15,090 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.14.
5. Security Guards has 26,100 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 24,320 from Firefighters. Its median is $21,840 per year, or $15,280 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 3.37.
6. Registered Nurses has 21,270 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 19,490 from Firefighters. Its median is $39,880 per year, or $2,760 above Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.04.
7. Customer Service Representatives has 20,330 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 18,550 from Firefighters. Its median is $26,700 per year, or $10,420 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.3.
8. Office Clerks, General has 20,190 jobs in Puerto Rico, a gap of 18,410 from Firefighters. Its median is $23,860 per year, or $13,260 below Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.36.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $43,530 per year in Puerto Rico, or $6,410 above Firefighters. BLS lists 12,370 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.41.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $42,840 per year in Puerto Rico, or $5,720 above Firefighters. BLS lists 16,400 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.89.
6. Registered Nurses has a median of $39,880 per year in Puerto Rico, or $2,760 above Firefighters. BLS lists 21,270 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.04.
7. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants has a median of $37,120 per year in Puerto Rico, or $0 above Firefighters. BLS lists 7,100 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 2.56.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $30,090 per year in Puerto Rico, or $7,030 below Firefighters. BLS lists 12,700 jobs, compared with 1,780 for Firefighters. Its location quotient is 1.88.
4. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.56 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 1.71 from Firefighters. BLS lists 7,100 jobs and a median of $37,120 per year, or $0 above Firefighters.
5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 2.18 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 1.33 from Firefighters. BLS lists 29,030 jobs and a median of $21,890 per year, or $15,230 below Firefighters.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.89 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 1.04 from Firefighters. BLS lists 16,400 jobs and a median of $42,840 per year, or $5,720 above Firefighters.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.88 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 1.03 from Firefighters. BLS lists 12,700 jobs and a median of $30,090 per year, or $7,030 below Firefighters.
8. Retail Salespersons has a location quotient of 1.75 in Puerto Rico, a gap of 0.90 from Firefighters. BLS lists 41,230 jobs and a median of $22,560 per year, or $14,560 below Firefighters.
