By Oregon Employment Department,
The 2019 version of the Oregon Employment Department’s annual summary of occupational wage information is now available. Thanks to survey responses from employers around the state, wage scales for over 700 job categories have been calculated. Regional wage information is also available; however, wages are published only for those occupations that meet certain criteria for statistical reliability.
When we put all the data together, we can compute an all-occupations mean hourly wage in Oregon, which is $25.66. Average hourly wages in 2019 in Oregon range from $12.52 for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers and up to $122.80 for general internists.
In addition to compiling average hourly wages, we publish occupational wage ranges. For example, nursing assistants earn an average of $16.54 per hour. The median (50th percentile) hourly wage for nursing assistants in Oregon is $16.05. At the low end (10th percentile), they earn $12.27 per hour and at the high end (90th percentile), they earn $22.15 per hour.
Many occupations employ a large share of part-time workers. In those cases, multiplying the hourly wage by 40 hours per week and then by 52 weeks per year could overstate actual annual income.
You can find a wealth of occupational information – including wages – by visiting www.QualityInfo.org. Go to the Jobs and Careers section and select Occupation and Wage Information.
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