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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in San Juan, PR

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in San Juan, PR have a median annual salary of $37,120, with 2,330 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $23,470 at the 10th percentile to $84,360 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$37,120

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.85

Employment

2,330

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$23,470
10th
$28,800
25th
$37,120
Median
$62,230
75th
$84,360
90th

Local compared with national

San Juan, PR

$37,120

Median annual · 2025

United States

$48,570

Median annual · 2025

The San Juan, PR median is 23.6% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $11,450).

Top skills

  1. 1.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.8
  2. 2.WritingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Apache Hive
  • Apache Pig
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Computer assisted design software
  • Computer-aided inspection software
  • Coordinate measuring machine software
  • Cybermetrics GAGETrak
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Data analysis software
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Design of experiments DOE software
  • Extensible markup language XML

Common tasks

  • Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
  • Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
  • Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
  • Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
  • Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
  • Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
  • Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
  • Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
  • Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.
  • Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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