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What jobs pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

$78,430avg. a year, all jobs
$37.71 an hour · 1,208,410 employed

Average and median pay for 69 common jobs in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 69 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$37,83034,840
Retail Salespersons$41,78028,230
Stockers and Order Fillers$44,68026,750
Registered Nurses$125,23024,220
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$46,35022,860
General and Operations Managers$147,11021,070
Cashiers$38,68020,150
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$48,06018,640
Software Developers$154,20018,260
Office Clerks, General$52,75015,920
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$44,03014,620
Project Management Specialists$120,22014,440
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$66,89014,370
Waiters and Waitresses$56,13013,910
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$56,79013,510
Cooks, Restaurant$46,23013,020
Customer Service Representatives$51,08012,720
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$44,16012,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$57,70012,170
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$42,62011,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$89,33010,900
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$85,92010,670
Accountants and Auditors$98,01010,100
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$53,3009,900
Carpenters$77,9409,210
Security Guards$47,9609,110
Nursing Assistants$52,6608,890
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$60,1508,860
Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,5908,340
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,4508,290
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$97,2308,130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$60,2807,970
Construction Laborers$58,0807,950
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,5107,740
Human Resources Specialists$88,2707,610
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$84,6707,530
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$83,1907,530
Electricians$103,0307,340
Light Truck Drivers$52,8707,340
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$66,8907,290
Bartenders$49,6506,980
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$51,1806,930
Food Preparation Workers$41,4106,870
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$86,1206,790
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,6806,710
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,7206,500
Medical Assistants$55,0906,390
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,5406,070
Social and Human Service Assistants$52,9505,930
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$113,8205,880
Computer User Support Specialists$70,6005,630
Financial Managers$181,1105,550
Management Analysts$113,9705,540
Managers, All Other$147,2205,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$69,7905,250
Industrial Engineers$137,1205,230
Lawyers$164,0905,170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,2504,970
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$84,8404,920
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$81,1304,830
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$77,6704,640
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$100,7104,600
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$97,2604,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$68,8204,330
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$54,5204,220
Civil Engineers$118,4704,180
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$66,3104,180
Dental Assistants$60,7004,120
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$62,1504,110
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 38900). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.