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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

What professions have the highest employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. We note that the total employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 1,180,900. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 30,280 people (2.56 percent of the total employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 30,270 people (2.56 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,180,900
100.00% $50,860
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
30,280
2.56% $31,240
3 General and Operations Managers
30,270
2.56% $94,430
4 Stockers and Order Fillers
29,880
2.53% $37,300
5 Retail Salespersons
28,680
2.43% $34,340
6 Registered Nurses
23,380
1.98% $108,290
7 Cashiers
21,510
1.82% $32,210
8 Office Clerks, General
20,130
1.70% $42,590
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
19,570
1.66% $35,990
10 Customer Service Representatives
18,950
1.60% $40,990
11 Software Developers
17,100
1.45% $126,860
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
16,960
1.44% $39,050
13 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
15,250
1.29% $48,330
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
14,160
1.20% $35,890
15 Waiters and Waitresses
13,460
1.14% $31,040
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
13,390
1.13% $58,010
17 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
13,190
1.12% $49,400
18 Project Management Specialists
12,530
1.06% $89,020
19 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
11,530
0.98% $38,960
20 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
11,290
0.96% $62,380
21 Accountants and Auditors
10,400
0.88% $77,440
22 Restaurant Cooks
10,350
0.88% $37,300
23 Other Business Operations Specialists
10,330
0.87% $72,020
24 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
9,750
0.83% $47,930
25 Carpenters
9,210
0.78% $59,780
26 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
9,090
0.77% $63,830
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
9,020
0.76% $39,260
28 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
8,720
0.74% $43,300
29 Receptionists and Information Clerks
8,680
0.74% $37,040
30 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
8,630
0.73% $81,910
31 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
8,420
0.71% $46,570
32 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
8,220
0.70% $74,980
33 Computer Hardware Engineers
8,200
0.69% $131,950
34 Other Personal Care and Service Workers
7,810
0.66% $34,670
35 Construction Laborers
7,670
0.65% $48,090
36 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
7,560
0.64% $38,980
37 Human Resources Specialists
7,500
0.64% $66,820
38 Nursing Assistants
7,480
0.63% $42,710
39 Medical Secretaries
7,210
0.61% $47,800
40 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
7,190
0.61% $39,990
41 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
7,000
0.59% $68,210
42 Security Guards
6,910
0.59% $34,950
43 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
6,800
0.58% $98,040
44 Electricians
6,700
0.57% $92,530
45 Computer User Support Specialists
6,670
0.56% $59,630
46 Medical Assistants
6,280
0.53% $47,910
47 Management Analysts
6,200
0.53% $100,370
48 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,140
0.52% $41,180
49 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
5,940
0.50% $34,910
50 Bartenders
5,700
0.48% $30,840
51 Semiconductor Processors
5,430
0.46% $49,690
52 Lawyers
5,330
0.45% $136,120
53 All Other Managers
5,320
0.45% $110,590
54 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
5,240
0.44% $63,800
55 Financial Managers
5,090
0.43% $133,110
56 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
5,050
0.43% $63,640
57 Computer and Information Systems Managers
4,970
0.42% $153,070
58 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,750
0.40% $82,950
59 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,610
0.39% $82,330
60 Computer Systems Analysts
4,540
0.38% $107,490
61 Food Preparation Workers
4,470
0.38% $35,190
62 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
4,460
0.38% $55,500
63 Social and Human Service Assistants
4,320
0.37% $44,350
64 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,270
0.36% $48,330
65 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
4,260
0.36% $82,680
66 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
4,240
0.36% $57,790
67 Sales Managers
4,170
0.35% $126,750
68 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
4,100
0.35% $41,860
69 Driver/Sales Workers
4,060
0.34% $31,320
70 Architectural and Engineering Managers
4,030
0.34% $159,120
71 All Other Physicians
3,860
0.33% $233,230
72 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,840
0.33% $49,220
73 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
3,820
0.32% $46,830
74 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
3,820
0.32% $128,200
75 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
3,780
0.32% $35,980
76 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
3,750
0.32% $49,730
77 Marketing Managers
3,710
0.31% $130,390
78 Fast Food Cooks
3,710
0.31% $33,770
79 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,680
0.31% $78,060
80 Industrial Engineers
3,660
0.31% $100,830
81 Loan Officers
3,620
0.31% $74,040
82 Computer Occupations, All Other
3,540
0.30% $79,690
83 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
3,510
0.30% $46,040
84 Civil Engineers
3,510
0.30% $89,040
85 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
3,480
0.29% $39,520
86 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,410
0.29% $99,410
87 Dishwashers
3,380
0.29% $31,290
88 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,340
0.28% $39,250
89 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,340
0.28% $37,050
90 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
3,290
0.28% $64,990
91 Dental Assistants
3,270
0.28% $53,890
92 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,200
0.27% $129,910
93 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
3,190
0.27% $62,730
94 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
3,120
0.26% $52,690
95 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
3,110
0.26% $65,600
96 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
3,060
0.26% $38,780
97 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,050
0.26% $45,130
98 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
3,030
0.26% $32,170
99 Packers and Packagers
2,990
0.25% $34,970
100 Mechanical Engineers
2,850
0.24% $101,120

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