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Oregon Jobs

The estimated total employment in Oregon is 1,706,740 people with an average annual salary of 41,430.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Oregon has increaded by 10%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,558,480N/A
20021,551,990-0.42%
20031,541,480-0.68%
20041,556,4700.96%
20051,682,1507.47%
20061,648,680-1.99%
20071,682,1502.03%
20081,706,7401.46%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$33,850N/A
2002$35,0503.42%
2003$35,5501.41%
2004$36,3702.25%
2005$40,0409.17%
2006$38,570-3.67%
2007$40,0403.81%
2008$41,4303.47%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations279,780$32,330
Sales and related occupations181,780$37,110
Food preparation and serving related occupations154,740$21,700
Transportation and material moving occupations132,290$31,410
Production occupations131,940$32,610
Education, training, and library occupations105,550$44,970
Construction and extraction occupations84,600$44,320
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations80,190$76,760
Management occupations76,150$91,740
Business and financial operations occupations71,310$57,590
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations65,660$42,600
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations51,910$24,910
Personal care and service occupations45,320$25,100
Healthcare support occupations43,340$28,590
Computer and mathematical science occupations38,080$70,200
Architecture and engineering occupations34,760$66,110
Community and social services occupations32,330$39,940
Protective service occupations29,180$42,190
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations24,400$46,850
Life, physical, and social science occupations20,950$55,680
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations12,520$29,980
Legal occupations9,970$75,860

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other4,020$168,200
Chief executives1,750$160,710
Engineering managers2,490$118,400
Computer and information systems managers3,380$116,000
Sales managers3,430$107,950
Financial managers4,070$105,960
Pharmacists3,310$105,070
General and operations managers19,670$102,440
Marketing managers3,000$102,110
Lawyers5,150$94,310