Portland, OR Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,330	60	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$47,820	60	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$65,520	60	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$98,070	60	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$97,750	60	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$76,750	50	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$111,070	50	View salary detail
Logging Workers, All Other	$58,840	50	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$118,640	50	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$88,800	50	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$119,870	50	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,990	50	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$119,990	50	View salary detail
Physicists	$172,080	50	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$74,380	50	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$61,020	40	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$82,360	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$105,240	40	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$80,380	40	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$83,960	40	View salary detail
Embalmers	$58,170	40	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$81,350	30	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$64,910	30	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,400	30	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$60,070	30	View salary detail
Fallers	$76,940	30	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$64,910	30	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$64,910	30	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$50,160	30	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$45,010	30	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$37,520	—	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$178,300	—	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$98,540	—	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$62,390	—	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$122,830	—	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$39,920	—	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$44,600	—	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$137,030	—	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$122,120	—	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$81,860	—	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$178,300	—	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,930	—	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$68,830	—	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$137,030	—	View salary detail
Economists	$122,120	—	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$137,030	—	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$40,280	—	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$119,780	—	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.