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 Year | Annual Change |
2001 | 1,558,480 | N/A |
2002 | 1,551,990 | -0.42% |
2003 | 1,541,480 | -0.68% |
2004 | 1,556,470 | 0.96% |
2005 | 1,682,150 | 7.47% |
2006 | 1,648,680 | -1.99% |
2007 | 1,682,150 | 2.03% |
2008 | 1,706,740 | 1.46% |
Pay
Salary by Year | Annual Change |
2001 | $33,850 | N/A |
2002 | $35,050 | 3.42% |
2003 | $35,550 | 1.41% |
2004 | $36,370 | 2.25% |
2005 | $40,040 | 9.17% |
2006 | $38,570 | -3.67% |
2007 | $40,040 | 3.81% |
2008 | $41,430 | 3.47% |
Recent Job Data
Major Occupations
Occupation | Employees | Annual Pay |
Office and administrative support occupations | 279,780 | $32,330 |
Sales and related occupations | 181,780 | $37,110 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations | 154,740 | $21,700 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 132,290 | $31,410 |
Production occupations | 131,940 | $32,610 |
Education, training, and library occupations | 105,550 | $44,970 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 84,600 | $44,320 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 80,190 | $76,760 |
Management occupations | 76,150 | $91,740 |
Business and financial operations occupations | 71,310 | $57,590 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 65,660 | $42,600 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 51,910 | $24,910 |
Personal care and service occupations | 45,320 | $25,100 |
Healthcare support occupations | 43,340 | $28,590 |
Computer and mathematical science occupations | 38,080 | $70,200 |
Architecture and engineering occupations | 34,760 | $66,110 |
Community and social services occupations | 32,330 | $39,940 |
Protective service occupations | 29,180 | $42,190 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 24,400 | $46,850 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations | 20,950 | $55,680 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 12,520 | $29,980 |
Legal occupations | 9,970 | $75,860 |
Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)
Occupation | Employees | Annual Pay |
Physicians and surgeons, all other | 4,020 | $168,200 |
Chief executives | 1,750 | $160,710 |
Engineering managers | 2,490 | $118,400 |
Computer and information systems managers | 3,380 | $116,000 |
Sales managers | 3,430 | $107,950 |
Financial managers | 4,070 | $105,960 |
Pharmacists | 3,310 | $105,070 |
General and operations managers | 19,670 | $102,440 |
Marketing managers | 3,000 | $102,110 |
Lawyers | 5,150 | $94,310 |