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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Oregon

What professions have the highest employment in Oregon? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Oregon. We note that the total employment in Oregon is 1,896,890. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 52,490 people (2.77 percent of the total employment in Oregon). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 51,710 people (2.73 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Oregon is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Oregon (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,896,890
100.00% $47,770
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
52,490
2.77% $30,220
3 General and Operations Managers
51,710
2.73% $82,410
4 Retail Salespersons
48,590
2.56% $33,200
5 Stockers and Order Fillers
46,430
2.45% $36,640
6 Cashiers
40,530
2.14% $30,480
7 Registered Nurses
37,400
1.97% $106,680
8 Office Clerks, General
35,420
1.87% $40,100
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
32,170
1.70% $35,060
10 Customer Service Representatives
30,050
1.58% $39,090
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
26,140
1.38% $37,440
12 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
24,870
1.31% $46,870
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
24,310
1.28% $34,950
14 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
22,950
1.21% $47,330
15 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
22,690
1.20% $54,980
16 Waiters and Waitresses
21,720
1.15% $29,790
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
20,160
1.06% $37,010
18 Software Developers
19,880
1.05% $121,230
19 Other Personal Care and Service Workers
18,430
0.97% $34,670
20 Project Management Specialists
17,610
0.93% $83,830
21 Restaurant Cooks
17,380
0.92% $36,180
22 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
16,370
0.86% $46,470
23 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
15,450
0.81% $37,370
24 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
15,200
0.80% $45,330
25 Receptionists and Information Clerks
14,990
0.79% $36,110
26 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
14,790
0.78% $60,860
27 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
14,740
0.78% $78,330
28 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
14,660
0.77% $61,400
29 Other Business Operations Specialists
14,480
0.76% $65,580
30 Accountants and Auditors
14,470
0.76% $75,310
31 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
14,190
0.75% $42,380
32 Carpenters
13,530
0.71% $55,600
33 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
12,900
0.68% $33,370
34 Medical Secretaries
12,840
0.68% $46,270
35 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
12,600
0.66% $37,940
36 Construction Laborers
12,470
0.66% $46,510
37 Nursing Assistants
12,450
0.66% $41,360
38 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
11,800
0.62% $39,230
39 Medical Assistants
10,940
0.58% $46,050
40 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
10,600
0.56% $39,350
41 Human Resources Specialists
10,560
0.56% $64,450
42 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
10,190
0.54% $71,740
43 Management Analysts
10,070
0.53% $91,000
44 Bartenders
9,770
0.52% $30,020
45 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
9,720
0.51% $78,920
46 Security Guards
9,580
0.51% $34,770
47 Computer User Support Specialists
9,430
0.50% $57,250
48 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
9,130
0.48% $65,420
49 Electricians
9,020
0.48% $83,820
50 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
8,950
0.47% $84,530
51 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,760
0.46% $60,210
52 Computer Hardware Engineers
8,460
0.45% $131,950
53 Social and Human Service Assistants
8,410
0.44% $43,950
54 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
7,760
0.41% $45,750
55 Food Preparation Workers
7,540
0.40% $33,600
56 Lawyers
7,400
0.39% $132,690
57 Driver/Sales Workers
7,310
0.39% $32,790
58 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
7,160
0.38% $52,240
59 All Other Managers
7,160
0.38% $101,040
60 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
7,130
0.38% $31,590
61 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
7,080
0.37% $57,570
62 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
7,030
0.37% $30,370
63 Financial Managers
6,900
0.36% $129,120
64 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
6,810
0.36% $61,900
65 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,510
0.34% $80,220
66 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
6,450
0.34% $49,730
67 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
6,450
0.34% $35,960
68 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
6,420
0.34% $46,870
69 Computer and Information Systems Managers
6,300
0.33% $140,310
70 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
6,290
0.33% $39,210
71 Fast Food Cooks
6,200
0.33% $31,240
72 Dishwashers
6,020
0.32% $30,590
73 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
6,000
0.32% $37,070
74 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
5,990
0.32% $75,460
75 Sales Managers
5,990
0.32% $114,770
76 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
5,940
0.31% $43,680
77 Computer Systems Analysts
5,870
0.31% $106,730
78 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
5,620
0.30% $35,710
79 Billing and Posting Clerks
5,460
0.29% $46,860
80 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
5,460
0.29% $79,940
81 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
5,420
0.29% $44,290
82 Medical and Health Services Managers
5,390
0.28% $124,730
83 School Bus Drivers
5,350
0.28% $44,080
84 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
5,290
0.28% $62,450
85 Dental Assistants
5,200
0.27% $50,110
86 Semiconductor Processors
5,170
0.27% $49,070
87 Packers and Packagers
5,170
0.27% $32,440
88 Loan Officers
5,090
0.27% $76,270
89 All Other Physicians
5,080
0.27% n/a
90 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
5,040
0.27% $49,160
91 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
5,030
0.27% $97,190
92 Counter and Rental Clerks
4,910
0.26% $38,830
93 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
4,880
0.26% $80,760
94 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
4,840
0.26% $35,060
95 Administrative Services Managers
4,830
0.25% $95,740
96 Marketing Managers
4,810
0.25% $126,110
97 Training and Development Specialists
4,790
0.25% $62,360
98 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
4,790
0.25% $63,980
99 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
4,780
0.25% $64,880
100 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
4,780
0.25% $60,760
101 Other Education, Training, and Library Workers
4,680
0.25% $39,490
102 Insurance Sales Agents
4,650
0.25% $56,760
103 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
4,580
0.24% $29,420
104 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,550
0.24% $34,790
105 Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,480
0.24% $73,340
106 Pharmacy Technicians
4,470
0.24% $45,880
107 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,470
0.24% $29,450
108 Architectural and Engineering Managers
4,410
0.23% $154,020
109 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
4,400
0.23% $128,200
110 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
4,390
0.23% $56,970
111 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
4,340
0.23% $32,870
112 Other Production Workers
4,280
0.23% $38,170
113 Industrial Engineers
4,230
0.22% $99,680
114 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
4,220
0.22% $56,370
115 Clergy
4,220
0.22% $51,340
116 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
4,060
0.21% $38,810
117 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,020
0.21% $71,380
118 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
3,980
0.21% $48,220
119 Civil Engineers
3,930
0.21% $87,660
120 Public Relations Specialists
3,910
0.21% $62,930
121 Compliance Officers
3,870
0.20% $78,500
122 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
3,720
0.20% $126,610
123 Pharmacists
3,660
0.19% $141,380
124 Tellers
3,630
0.19% $37,740
125 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
3,620
0.19% $61,480
126 Postal Service Mail Carriers
3,610
0.19% $51,730
127 Cost Estimators
3,610
0.19% $75,910
128 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
3,570
0.19% $48,220
129 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
3,550
0.19% $64,990
130 Helpers--Production Workers
3,550
0.19% $36,870
131 Bakers
3,520
0.19% $32,840
132 Mechanical Engineers
3,490
0.18% $99,070
133 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
3,460
0.18% $49,580
134 Parts Salespersons
3,420
0.18% $36,800
135 Firefighters
3,410
0.18% $67,240
136 Roofers
3,400
0.18% $47,130
137 Social and Community Service Managers
3,390
0.18% $74,870
138 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
3,280
0.17% $50,630
139 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
3,230
0.17% $31,680
140 Construction Managers
3,230
0.17% $101,210
141 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
3,220
0.17% $34,010
142 Dental Hygienists
3,170
0.17% $98,220
143 Food Batchmakers
3,140
0.17% $36,350
144 Childcare Workers
3,080
0.16% $33,700
145 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,080
0.16% $44,680
146 Machinists
3,080
0.16% $51,450
147 Food Service Managers
3,050
0.16% $56,050
148 Personal Financial Advisors
3,050
0.16% $93,370
149 Industrial Production Managers
3,040
0.16% $98,760
150 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
3,030
0.16% $75,320
151 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
3,000
0.16% $41,760
152 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
2,990
0.16% $63,320
153 Biological Technicians
2,980
0.16% $47,860
154 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
2,890
0.15% $58,930
155 Coaches and Scouts
2,890
0.15% $45,550
156 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
2,870
0.15% $45,550
157 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
2,870
0.15% $42,150
158 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
2,860
0.15% $93,420
159 Property, Real Estate Managers
2,850
0.15% $62,590
160 Engineers, All Other
2,820
0.15% $99,020
161 Physical Therapists
2,770
0.15% $98,050
162 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
2,750
0.14% $47,010
163 Other Postsecondary Teachers
2,750
0.14% $79,030
164 Graphic Designers
2,740
0.14% $59,960
165 Recreation Workers
2,670
0.14% $35,570
166 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
2,640
0.14% $81,460
167 Sheet Metal Workers
2,620
0.14% $63,560
168 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
2,600
0.14% $49,180
169 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,570
0.14% $45,860
170 Forest and Conservation Technicians
2,550
0.13% $40,760
171 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
2,540
0.13% $31,000
172 Chefs and Head Cooks
2,530
0.13% $49,980
173 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,500
0.13% $44,440
174 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
2,480
0.13% $36,230
175 Computer Network Support Specialists
2,470
0.13% $65,740
176 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
2,450
0.13% $49,010
177 Other Healthcare Support Workers
2,420
0.13% $45,460
178 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
2,420
0.13% $29,840
179 Tire Repairers and Changers
2,420
0.13% $37,560
180 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
2,410
0.13% $39,320
181 Electrical Engineers
2,410
0.13% $102,360
182 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
2,400
0.13% $62,470
183 Human Resources Managers
2,400
0.13% $122,330
184 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians
2,360
0.12% $63,550
185 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
2,330
0.12% $55,970
186 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
2,310
0.12% $36,050
187 Other Social Workers
2,300
0.12% $59,680
188 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,270
0.12% $79,790
189 Financial Analysts
2,270
0.12% $93,250
190 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
2,220
0.12% $82,410
191 Industrial Engineering Technicians
2,210
0.12% $61,210
192 Radiologic Technologists
2,170
0.11% $82,880
193 Medical Records Specialists
2,170
0.11% $50,680
194 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
2,160
0.11% $51,080
195 Real Estate Sales Agents
2,140
0.11% $49,750
196 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
2,140
0.11% $57,200
197 Rehabilitation Counselors
2,140
0.11% $44,070
198 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
2,110
0.11% $45,800
199 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
2,100
0.11% $43,140
200 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,090
0.11% $47,330

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