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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 66,050
2005 70,840
2006 68,930
2007 25,420
2008 23,720
2009 30,690
2010 92,280
2011 93,030
2012 42,540
2013 73,910
2014 64,740
2015 64,250
2016 65,820
2017 65,380
2018 64,170
2019 61,920

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 740
2005 640
2006 580
2007 580
2008 380
2009 390
2010 430
2011 500
2012 490
2013 890
2014 1,100
2015 1,170
2016 1,140
2017 1,070
2018 1,010
2019 840

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 350
2005 210
2006 190
2007 110
2008 120
2009 170
2010 220
2011 270
2012 400
2013 430
2014 490
2015 330
2016 300
2017 260
2018 230
2019 220

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 360
2005 270
2006 230
2007 170
2008 140
2009 140
2010 170
2011 150
2012 120
2013 150
2014 170
2015 220
2016 240
2017 280
2018 270
2019 210

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60
2018 80
2019 70

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 200
2005 220
2006 210
2007 190
2008 220
2009 250
2010 270
2011 130
2012 80
2013 290
2014 430
2015 450
2016 430
2017 420
2018 370
2019 380

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 380
2005 220
2006 200
2007 160
2008 140
2009 130
2010 150
2011 190
2012 190
2013 250
2014 240
2015 250
2016 220
2017 330
2018 360
2019 340

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2016 30

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 250
2005 160
2006 130
2007 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 50
2013 140
2014 190
2015 250
2016 240
2017 270
2018 330
2019 300

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2018 60
2019 60

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 130
2005 70
2007 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2013 40
2014 70
2015 110
2016 0
2017 100
2018 80
2019 90

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2017 130
2018 150
2019 120

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 40
2005 60
2006 60
2007 40

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 40

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2005 100
2006 90
2007 90
2008 80
2009 90
2010 90
2011 120
2012 110
2013 240
2014 290
2015 350
2016 560
2017 750
2018 670
2019 630

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 50
2005 30
2006 30
2007 30
2010 80
2011 80
2012 100
2013 150
2014 190
2015 180
2016 120
2017 220
2018 270
2019 260

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 100
2006 100
2007 100
2008 90
2009 60
2010 60
2011 170
2012 140
2013 220
2014 360
2015 480
2016 510
2017 310
2018 400
2019 1,010

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 960
2005 1,200
2007 1,250
2010 560
2011 670
2012 1,370
2013 1,460
2014 1,540
2015 1,440
2016 1,510
2017 1,600
2018 1,570
2019 1,320

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 360
2005 270
2006 160
2007 100
2009 140
2010 280
2011 540
2012 720
2013 890
2014 900
2015 880
2016 800
2017 1,060
2018 1,050
2019 850

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 520
2005 320
2006 360
2007 350
2008 300
2009 350
2010 410
2011 560
2012 480
2013 540
2014 530
2015 650
2016 700
2017 920
2018 820
2019 720

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 50
2016 50
2017 100
2018 110
2019 70

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2014 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 200
2005 240
2006 90
2007 100
2008 0
2009 60
2010 70
2011 130
2012 190
2013 180
2014 170
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 150

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 80
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 80
2016 50
2017 50
2019 50

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2008 320
2009 320
2010 390
2011 280
2012 290
2013 260
2014 190
2015 370
2016 460
2017 500
2018 330
2019 270

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 100
2005 50
2006 130
2007 130
2008 130
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2014 30
2015 70
2016 60
2017 90
2018 160
2019 140

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 390
2005 280
2006 220
2007 150
2008 120
2009 120
2010 160
2011 190
2012 150
2013 170
2014 180
2015 230
2016 230
2017 250
2018 230
2019 180

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 260
2005 220
2006 170
2007 220
2008 260
2009 260
2010 230
2011 190
2012 140
2013 210
2014 240
2015 350
2016 280
2017 310
2018 300
2019 230

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 90
2005 80
2006 70
2007 70
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2013 120
2014 150
2015 190
2016 130
2017 110
2018 100
2019 110

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 80
2005 100
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 130
2010 130
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 80
2005 100
2006 80
2007 70
2008 70
2009 100
2010 100
2011 110
2012 60
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 50
2017 50
2019 30

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,590
2005 1,980
2006 1,870
2007 1,130
2008 820
2009 710
2010 940
2011 1,510
2012 1,950
2013 2,370
2014 1,910
2015 1,880
2016 2,090
2017 2,340
2018 2,100
2019 1,810

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,680
2005 2,110
2006 2,520
2007 0
2008 0
2009 6,170
2010 7,120
2011 6,590
2012 5,890
2013 3,700
2014 2,660
2015 1,410
2016 1,130
2017 1,040
2018 1,200
2019 1,440

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,880
2006 2,020
2007 2,640
2008 2,630
2009 2,680
2010 2,500
2011 2,850
2012 3,330
2013 3,480
2014 2,950
2015 2,850
2016 2,890
2017 2,990
2018 3,360
2019 3,450

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 540
2006 340
2007 210
2008 240
2009 140
2010 180
2011 110
2012 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 160
2016 130
2017 140
2018 340
2019 340

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 20,400
2005 21,560
2006 21,810
2010 28,040
2011 27,260
2012 0
2013 18,610
2014 15,150
2015 14,070
2016 14,240
2017 12,130
2018 11,160
2019 10,640

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2005 3,200
2006 4,040
2007 3,080
2008 1,450
2009 0
2010 630
2011 670
2012 800
2013 610
2014 710
2015 850
2016 1,090
2017 1,140
2018 3,500
2019 3,410

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2011 30
2012 30

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 11,000
2005 11,550
2006 12,640
2010 19,200
2011 19,670
2012 0
2013 12,910
2014 9,830
2015 9,300
2016 9,220
2017 8,600
2018 5,890
2019 5,740

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 730
2005 1,450
2006 1,780
2010 820
2011 1,280
2012 1,360
2013 1,190
2014 1,560
2015 1,870
2016 1,910
2017 1,780
2018 1,630
2019 1,580

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2016 70
2018 80
2019 70

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2005 330
2006 250
2010 6,110
2014 1,580
2015 1,220
2016 1,220
2017 0
2018 2,580

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 1,100
2005 3,670
2006 4,880

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 80
2005 140
2006 130
2010 60
2016 0
2017 100
2018 1,070
2019 1,010

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 8,020
2013 4,220
2014 1,320
2015 2,970
2016 3,420
2017 4,990
2018 680
2019 690

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 80
2007 50
2010 60
2011 90
2012 90
2013 170
2014 160
2015 140
2016 140
2017 0
2018 160
2019 220

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 410
2006 310
2007 150
2008 160
2009 210
2010 250
2011 400
2012 400
2013 350
2014 520
2015 490
2016 490
2017 330
2018 360
2019 500

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 10,940
2005 8,060
2006 5,010
2007 6,020
2008 7,830
2009 9,560
2012 10,600
2013 8,290

Archivists
Year Number
2004 30
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2014 40
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 0

Curators
Year Number
2004 40
2012 30

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 80
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2017 30
2018 40
2019 40

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 1,700
2005 1,800
2006 1,880
2007 1,850
2008 1,990
2009 1,970
2010 2,700
2011 2,580
2012 2,430
2013 1,840
2014 1,590
2015 1,620
2016 1,620
2017 1,490
2018 1,220
2019 1,180

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 870
2005 920
2006 790
2007 650
2008 580
2009 520
2010 640
2011 700
2012 830
2013 770
2014 700
2015 500
2016 470
2017 480
2018 560
2019 570

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2004 40
2005 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 220
2010 240
2011 210
2012 220
2013 340
2014 550
2015 710
2016 710
2017 660
2018 590

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 350
2005 380
2006 420
2007 330
2008 170
2009 140
2010 350
2011 630
2012 830
2013 1,070
2014 1,250
2015 1,340
2016 1,280
2017 1,300
2018 1,190
2019 1,170

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 5,130
2005 4,690
2006 4,440
2007 4,360
2008 4,500
2009 4,680
2010 5,230
2011 5,610
2012 0
2013 6,690
2014 6,610
2015 6,830
2016 7,460
2017 7,970
2018 9,230

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 510
2005 520
2007 300
2008 230
2009 130
2010 110
2011 80
2012 80
2013 110
2014 750
2015 1,310
2016 1,510
2017 1,510
2018 1,010
2019 1,180

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 290
2005 330
2006 440
2007 370
2008 490
2009 490
2010 500
2011 380
2012 230
2013 160
2014 310
2015 250
2016 340
2017 270
2018 430
2019 670