Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Portland, OR

798 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Portland, OR for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$62,720	1,090	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$62,720	1,090	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$62,720	1,090	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$62,660	1,230	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$62,660	1,230	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$62,660	1,230	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$62,610	450	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$62,610	80	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$62,390	—	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$62,350	950	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,200	290	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$62,190	2,850	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,130	400	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,050	3,300	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$61,980	150	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$61,900	390	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$61,890	1,340	View salary detail
Archivists	$61,880	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$61,560	770	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$61,520	430	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$61,480	950	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,460	1,970	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$61,420	150	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$61,350	870	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,340	100	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$61,300	840	View salary detail
Roofers	$61,210	2,280	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$61,190	4,110	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$61,040	1,050	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$61,020	1,030	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$61,020	40	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$60,960	450	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$60,960	440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$60,900	230	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$60,760	220	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$60,480	3,690	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$60,450	4,180	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$60,310	280	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,180	130	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$60,070	30	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$60,020	1,180	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,990	2,300	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$59,890	4,120	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$59,850	100	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$59,790	90	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$59,710	320	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$59,610	230	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$59,610	1,500	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$59,570	3,160	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$59,370	160	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.