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Careers in Oregon

Most Popular Careers by City in Oregon:

Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.

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NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.

Bend Employment and Careers

Ten careers significantly more common in Bend and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.

Job Title Mean Local Salary Local Jobs Popularity*
vs. Avg.
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood $27,080 180 17.3
Service station attendants $19,740 350 11.7
Clergy $46,660 140 7.7
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters $31,490 230 4.8
Machine feeders and offbearers $27,510 200 4.4
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers $25,070 100 4.3
Cement masons and concrete finishers $36,240 370 4
Office and administrative support workers, all other $26,810 400 3.5
Painters, construction and maintenance $30,870 410 3.4
Motor vehicle operators, all other $23,130 110 3.4

Corvallis Employment and Careers

Ten careers significantly more common in Corvallis and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.

Job Title Mean Local Salary Local Jobs Popularity*
vs. Avg.
Education, training, and library workers, all other $25,460 2,050 146.4
Logging equipment operators $43,460 110 83.3
Zoologists and wildlife biologists $50,600 140 82.6
Personal care and service workers, all other n/a 350 33.3
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other $60,660 390 32.8
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers $40,440 750 19.2
Service station attendants $18,950 110 8.8
Office and administrative support workers, all other $21,740 380 7.9
Order clerks $19,840 250 5.3
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education $50,270 460 3.9

Eugene Employment and Careers

Ten careers significantly more common in Eugene and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.

Job Title Mean Local Salary Local Jobs Popularity*
vs. Avg.
Logging workers, all other $35,460 140 124.3
Foresters $62,230 110 45.2
Woodworkers, all other $23,670 150 39.9
Logging equipment operators $40,750 290 39.6
Forest and conservation technicians $36,900 240 35.1
Social science research assistants $36,500 290 25.5
Recreational vehicle service technicians $41,240 110 22
Personal care and service workers, all other $22,550 1,080 18.5
Psychologists, all other $85,710 110 15.6
Directors, religious activities and education $33,700 160 12.8

Medford Employment and Careers

Ten careers significantly more common in Medford and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.

Job Title Mean Local Salary Local Jobs Popularity*
vs. Avg.
Forest and conservation technicians $40,470 130 35
Personal care and service workers, all other $22,160 560 17.7
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood $28,160 170 13
Service station attendants $22,000 400 10.6
Education, training, and library workers, all other $22,890 350 8.3
Clergy $49,020 180 7.9
Machine feeders and offbearers $28,320 450 7.9
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing $30,650 240 7.8
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other $21,210 150 6.5
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators $30,840 120 4.8

Portland Employment and Careers

Ten careers significantly more common in Portland and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.

Job Title Mean Local Salary Local Jobs Popularity*
vs. Avg.
Hoist and winch operators $44,330 100 40
Semiconductor processors $31,830 4,160 25
Logging workers, all other $34,500 200 24.2
Zoologists and wildlife biologists $65,680 930 13.5
Religious workers, all other $37,020 180 10.8
Directors, religious activities and education $35,290 960 10.5
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders $57,350 280 8.7
Power distributors and dispatchers $82,340 200 8.5
Foresters $66,630 140 7.8
Soil and plant scientists $63,370 220 7.5

Salem Employment and Careers

Ten careers significantly more common in Salem and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.

Job Title Mean Local Salary Local Jobs Popularity*
vs. Avg.
Graders and sorters, agricultural products $20,400 570 27.7
Personal care and service workers, all other $23,080 1,190 20.2
Directors, religious activities and education $31,860 250 19.9
Forest and conservation technicians $39,760 110 16
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders $21,690 130 13.4
Clergy $40,580 540 12.8
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other $19,240 280 11.6
Service station attendants $19,740 620 8.9
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse $19,200 2,200 8.4
Computer specialists, all other $62,890 1,560 7.2

* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.

Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.