Fastest Growing Jobs in Puerto Rico

Where OEWS publishes Puerto Rico counts for the national growth list – BLS 2024–2034

The 35 published Puerto Rico OEWS rows on this list

Ranked by published Puerto Rico employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 10,170 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 9,810 jobs · +14.9%
  3. 3. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 3,800 jobs · +14.8%
  4. 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 2,940 jobs · +16.1%
  5. 5. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2,020 jobs · +15.8%
  6. 6. Solar Photovoltaic Installers · Construction and Extraction Occupations 1,890 jobs · +42.1%
  7. 7. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 1,480 jobs · +17.3%
  8. 8. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 1,430 jobs · +12.5%
  9. 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 1,370 jobs · +15.2%
  10. 10. Financial Examiners · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 1,270 jobs · +18.5%
  11. 11. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 1,180 jobs · +23.2%
  12. 12. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 1,110 jobs · +16.7%
  13. 13. Physical Therapist Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 830 jobs · +22%
  14. 14. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 800 jobs · +12.1%
  15. 15. Community Health Workers · Community and Social Service Occupations 670 jobs · +11.3%
  16. 16. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 660 jobs · +12.5%
  17. 17. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 520 jobs · +12.1%
  18. 18. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 500 jobs · +28.5%
  19. 19. Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 380 jobs · +16.8%
  20. 20. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 330 jobs · +13%

Largest Puerto Rico footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

10,170 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

35/50

Puerto Rico employment published

National #1 growth

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

+49.9% · different from state footprint lead

Growth % and openings are national BLS projections. The employment and wage columns are Puerto Rico OEWS estimates where published.

OEWS publishes Puerto Rico employment for only 35 of 50 occupations on the national fastest-growth list , the largest published footprint is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at 10,170 jobs (+17% projected). The national percentage leader remains Wind Turbine Service Technicians at +49.9% with no Puerto Rico OEWS row yet.

Sparse coverage usually means many ultra-small growth occupations fall below the OEWS publish threshold in Puerto Rico, not that growth is absent. After Home Health and Personal Care Aides, the next published counts are Cooks, Restaurant (9,810) and Financial Managers (3,800). Treat blank state cells as unpublished estimates, then open the occupation profile for the national openings figure.

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Puerto Rico seats than a mid-single-digit gain on a large OEWS count. Education and credential columns on the profile set the entry clock; several fast-growth rows need multi-year training before the projection window helps a new entrant.

Puerto Rico OEWS rows first, then unpublished national growth titles

Rows with published Puerto Rico employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

# Occupation Growth %
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides +17%
2 Cooks, Restaurant +14.9%
3 Financial Managers +14.8%
4 Industrial Machinery Mechanics +16.1%
5 Software Developers +15.8%
6 Solar Photovoltaic Installers +42.1%
7 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary +17.3%
8 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists +12.5%
9 Computer and Information Systems Managers +15.2%
10 Financial Examiners +18.5%
11 Medical and Health Services Managers +23.2%
12 Logisticians +16.7%
13 Physical Therapist Assistants +22%
14 Respiratory Therapists +12.1%
15 Community Health Workers +11.3%
16 Medical Assistants +12.5%
17 Animal Caretakers +12.1%
18 Information Security Analysts +28.5%
19 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary +16.8%
20 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers +13%
21 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists +11.2%
22 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors +11.9%
23 Computer Network Architects +11.9%
24 Medical Equipment Repairers +12.9%
25 Occupational Therapists +13.8%
26 Speech-Language Pathologists +15%
27 Data Scientists +33.5%
28 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors +16.8%
29 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars +14.7%
30 Massage Therapists +15.4%
31 Orthotists and Prosthetists +13.3%
32 Operations Research Analysts +21.5%
33 Epidemiologists +16.2%
34 Actuaries +21.8%
35 Counselors, All Other +12.6%
36 Wind Turbine Service Technicians +49.9%
37 Nurse Practitioners +40.1%
38 Physician Assistants +20.4%
39 Psychiatric Technicians +20%
40 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians +19.8%
41 Computer and Information Research Scientists +19.7%
42 Occupational Therapy Assistants +19.2%
43 Hearing Aid Specialists +18.4%
44 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists +14.6%
45 Forensic Science Technicians +12.8%
46 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers +12.8%
47 Marriage and Family Therapists +12.6%
48 Therapists, All Other +11.5%
49 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians +11.5%
50 Mechanical Door Repairers +11.4%

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About This Data

Employment projections come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program, covering 2024 to 2034. Growth rates represent the projected percentage change in national employment over the 10-year period.

State employment and salary data comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. Some occupations may not have state-level data for Puerto Rico if employment is too small to report.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034 and BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State employment totals for Puerto Rico from BLS OEWS State and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State employment and wage rows use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and openings use national BLS Employment Projections for 2024–2034. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.