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
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,170	6,930	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$38,730	6,870	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$84,120	6,790	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,450	6,710	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$56,240	6,390	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,000	6,070	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$51,710	5,930	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$112,480	5,880	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$112,480	5,880	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$183,720	5,680	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$65,880	5,630	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$164,680	5,550	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$164,680	5,550	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$164,680	5,550	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$103,470	5,540	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$132,440	5,290	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$129,890	5,230	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$129,890	5,230	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$129,890	5,230	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$129,890	5,230	View salary detail
Lawyers	$155,330	5,170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,510	4,970	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$78,710	4,830	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$101,010	4,600	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$101,010	4,600	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$93,200	4,390	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$66,910	4,330	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$52,120	4,220	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$60,450	4,180	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$106,280	4,180	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$106,280	4,180	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$106,280	4,180	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$59,890	4,120	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$61,190	4,110	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$172,610	4,050	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$127,360	4,020	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$127,360	4,020	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$53,790	3,980	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,310	3,950	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$45,800	3,920	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$162,640	3,910	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,450	3,900	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$78,750	3,880	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,460	3,790	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.