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
Floral Designers	$46,420	420	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$46,380	200	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$46,350	300	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$46,350	160	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$46,350	300	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$46,330	2,390	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$46,290	430	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$46,110	210	View salary detail
Tellers	$46,110	1,930	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$46,110	1,100	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,100	18,640	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,100	18,640	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$45,800	3,920	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$45,770	1,050	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$45,770	1,050	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,760	3,760	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$45,690	1,890	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$45,660	270	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$45,650	520	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,620	1,270	View salary detail
Bartenders	$45,590	6,980	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,440	2,870	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,310	3,950	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,260	300	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$45,200	13,020	View salary detail
Orderlies	$45,110	290	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$45,010	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,920	580	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$44,600	—	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$44,440	26,750	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$44,340	300	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$44,320	960	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$44,280	270	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$44,160	300	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$44,150	90	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$43,780	630	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,630	8,340	View salary detail
Bakers	$43,440	2,520	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$43,410	3,390	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,390	300	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$43,250	110	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$42,950	1,980	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$42,860	1,780	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$42,840	140	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,760	880	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$42,580	2,660	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$42,140	250	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$41,980	630	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$41,700	320	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$41,610	60	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.