What professions added the most jobs in Oregon? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Oregon is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Oregon increased from 1,569,700 to 1,683,470 with a net gain of 113,770. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of cooks, restaurant with 8,280 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of personal care aides with 8,280 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 1,569,700 | 1,683,470 | 113,770 | 7.25% | $34,480 |
| 2 | Cooks, Restaurant | 13,640 | 21,920 | 8,280 | 60.70% | $23,710 |
| 3 | Personal Care Aides | 9,590 | 17,560 | 7,970 | 83.11% | $21,870 |
| 4 | General and Operations Managers | 19,560 | 27,020 | 7,460 | 38.14% | $87,420 |
| 5 | Retail Salespersons | 57,130 | 62,300 | 5,170 | 9.05% | $21,960 |
| 6 | Food Preparation Workers | 9,420 | 13,740 | 4,320 | 45.86% | $21,300 |
| 7 | Customer Service Representatives | 21,890 | 26,120 | 4,230 | 19.32% | $30,410 |
| 8 | Cashiers | 34,820 | 37,760 | 2,940 | 8.44% | $20,060 |
| 9 | Waiters and Waitresses | 25,410 | 28,180 | 2,770 | 10.90% | $22,940 |
| 10 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 14,250 | 16,930 | 2,680 | 18.81% | $24,040 |
| 11 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 1,880 | 4,510 | 2,630 | 139.89% | $63,560 |
| 12 | Order Clerks | 2,810 | 5,350 | 2,540 | 90.39% | $30,490 |
| 13 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 2,310 | 4,690 | 2,380 | 103.03% | $99,810 |
| 14 | Electricians | 5,580 | 7,940 | 2,360 | 42.29% | $65,120 |
| 15 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 3,660 | 5,830 | 2,170 | 59.29% | $19,110 |
| 16 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 6,010 | 8,090 | 2,080 | 34.61% | $19,200 |
| 17 | Medical Assistants | 7,340 | 9,380 | 2,040 | 27.79% | $32,480 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | 2,270 | 4,300 | 2,030 | 89.43% | $80,000 |
| 19 | Sales Managers | 3,760 | 5,560 | 1,800 | 47.87% | $91,560 |
| 20 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 5,340 | 7,080 | 1,740 | 32.58% | $46,750 |
| 21 | Financial Managers | 4,540 | 6,130 | 1,590 | 35.02% | $96,340 |
| 22 | Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | 2,940 | 4,480 | 1,540 | 52.38% | $34,290 |
| 23 | Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 560 | 2,090 | 1,530 | 273.21% | $34,340 |
| 24 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 9,230 | 10,740 | 1,510 | 16.36% | $30,350 |
| 25 | Food Service Managers | 2,240 | 3,640 | 1,400 | 62.50% | $50,330 |
| 26 | Industrial Engineers | 2,150 | 3,500 | 1,350 | 62.79% | $83,610 |
| 27 | Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 1,600 | 2,880 | 1,280 | 80.00% | $19,210 |
| 28 | Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 980 | 2,230 | 1,250 | 127.55% | $24,990 |
| 29 | Manicurists and Pedicurists | 100 | 1,320 | 1,220 | 1220.00% | $23,980 |
| 30 | Marketing Managers | 2,770 | 3,970 | 1,200 | 43.32% | $96,450 |
| 31 | Managers, All Other | 5,790 | 6,990 | 1,200 | 20.73% | $81,900 |
| 32 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 4,490 | 5,680 | 1,190 | 26.50% | $25,540 |
| 33 | Management Analysts | 3,830 | 5,000 | 1,170 | 30.55% | $66,360 |
| 34 | Office Clerks, General | 30,740 | 31,910 | 1,170 | 3.81% | $28,970 |
| 35 | Lawyers | 5,330 | 6,490 | 1,160 | 21.76% | $88,750 |
| 36 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 10,620 | 11,750 | 1,130 | 10.64% | $19,890 |
| 37 | Food Batchmakers | 1,200 | 2,310 | 1,110 | 92.50% | $22,650 |
| 38 | Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 5,820 | 6,920 | 1,100 | 18.90% | $28,260 |
| 39 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 5,760 | 6,840 | 1,080 | 18.75% | $38,450 |
| 40 | Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 820 | 1,890 | 1,070 | 130.49% | $58,870 |
| 41 | Bus Drivers, School or Special Client | 5,650 | 6,720 | 1,070 | 18.94% | $29,530 |
| 42 | Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 1,230 | 2,270 | 1,040 | 84.55% | $32,860 |
| 43 | Administrative Services Managers | 2,140 | 3,150 | 1,010 | 47.20% | $70,010 |
| 44 | Dental Hygienists | 2,920 | 3,930 | 1,010 | 34.59% | $77,210 |
| 45 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 3,950 | 4,870 | 920 | 23.29% | $58,090 |
| 46 | Human Resources Managers | 1,030 | 1,940 | 910 | 88.35% | $96,180 |
| 47 | Chief Executives | 1,750 | 2,650 | 900 | 51.43% | $ |
| 48 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 23,230 | 24,130 | 900 | 3.87% | $31,660 |
| 49 | Carpenters | 9,840 | 10,700 | 860 | 8.74% | $39,820 |
| 50 | Psychiatric Aides | 720 | 1,530 | 810 | 112.50% | $28,840 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of manicurists and pedicurists with a growth rate of 1220.00%. It is followed by the profession of metal workers and plastic workers, all other which grew by 273.21% in the same period.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manicurists and Pedicurists | 100 | 1,320 | 1,220 | 1220.00% | $23,980 |
| 2 | Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 560 | 2,090 | 1,530 | 273.21% | $34,340 |
| 3 | Helpers--Electricians | 130 | 410 | 280 | 215.38% | $34,340 |
| 4 | Skincare Specialists | 290 | 830 | 540 | 186.21% | $36,680 |
| 5 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 130 | 340 | 210 | 161.54% | $40,130 |
| 6 | Operations Research Analysts | 310 | 800 | 490 | 158.06% | $69,290 |
| 7 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 100 | 240 | 140 | 140.00% | $47,080 |
| 8 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 1,880 | 4,510 | 2,630 | 139.89% | $63,560 |
| 9 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 120 | 280 | 160 | 133.33% | $62,570 |
| 10 | Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 820 | 1,890 | 1,070 | 130.49% | $58,870 |
| 11 | Psychiatrists | 180 | 410 | 230 | 127.78% | $ |
| 12 | Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 980 | 2,230 | 1,250 | 127.55% | $24,990 |
| 13 | Multimedia Artists and Animators | 380 | 830 | 450 | 118.42% | $61,200 |
| 14 | Interior Designers | 390 | 850 | 460 | 117.95% | $45,750 |
| 15 | Education Administrators, All Other | 290 | 630 | 340 | 117.24% | $65,420 |
| 16 | Actors | 210 | 450 | 240 | 114.29% | $ |
| 17 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 220 | 470 | 250 | 113.64% | $37,410 |
| 18 | Psychiatric Aides | 720 | 1,530 | 810 | 112.50% | $28,840 |
| 19 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 200 | 420 | 220 | 110.00% | $46,350 |
| 20 | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 110 | 230 | 120 | 109.09% | $43,140 |
| 21 | Agricultural Equipment Operators | 390 | 810 | 420 | 107.69% | $25,180 |
| 22 | Anthropologists and Archeologists | 190 | 390 | 200 | 105.26% | $59,650 |
| 23 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 2,310 | 4,690 | 2,380 | 103.03% | $99,810 |
| 24 | Log Graders and Scalers | 180 | 360 | 180 | 100.00% | $43,510 |
| 25 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 320 | 630 | 310 | 96.88% | $30,310 |
| 26 | Food Batchmakers | 1,200 | 2,310 | 1,110 | 92.50% | $22,650 |
| 27 | Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 230 | 440 | 210 | 91.30% | $31,360 |
| 28 | Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 110 | 210 | 100 | 90.91% | $40,180 |
| 29 | Order Clerks | 2,810 | 5,350 | 2,540 | 90.39% | $30,490 |
| 30 | Construction Managers | 2,270 | 4,300 | 2,030 | 89.43% | $80,000 |
| 31 | Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 180 | 340 | 160 | 88.89% | $47,550 |
| 32 | Human Resources Managers | 1,030 | 1,940 | 910 | 88.35% | $96,180 |
| 33 | Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 1,230 | 2,270 | 1,040 | 84.55% | $32,860 |
| 34 | Funeral Attendants | 120 | 220 | 100 | 83.33% | $25,200 |
| 35 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 240 | 440 | 200 | 83.33% | $32,710 |
| 36 | Personal Care Aides | 9,590 | 17,560 | 7,970 | 83.11% | $21,870 |
| 37 | Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 1,600 | 2,880 | 1,280 | 80.00% | $19,210 |
| 38 | Tour Guides and Escorts | 260 | 460 | 200 | 76.92% | $23,140 |
| 39 | Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | 210 | 370 | 160 | 76.19% | $30,720 |
| 40 | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 360 | 630 | 270 | 75.00% | $20,840 |
| 41 | Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 380 | 660 | 280 | 73.68% | $30,070 |
| 42 | Drafters, All Other | 250 | 430 | 180 | 72.00% | $43,420 |
| 43 | Tax Preparers | 670 | 1,150 | 480 | 71.64% | $40,230 |
| 44 | Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 130 | 220 | 90 | 69.23% | $72,690 |
| 45 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 930 | 1,570 | 640 | 68.82% | $39,910 |
| 46 | Pediatricians, General | 320 | 540 | 220 | 68.75% | $ |
| 47 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 610 | 1,020 | 410 | 67.21% | $35,400 |
| 48 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 330 | 550 | 220 | 66.67% | $28,740 |
| 49 | Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other | 410 | 680 | 270 | 65.85% | $59,090 |
| 50 | Family and General Practitioners | 870 | 1,440 | 570 | 65.52% | $149,010 |