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Oregon Mechanical Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mechanical Engineers in Oregon

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Fast Facts for Mechanical Engineers in Oregon

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Portland, Corvallis, and Eugene
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Salem, Medford, and Bend
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Portland, Eugene, and Bend

Salaries for Mechanical Engineers in Oregon

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Corvallis, Portland, and Bend. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mechanical Engineers in Oregon are listed below.

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Oregon Mechanical Engineering Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsMasters3,303
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisDoctorate19,738
Portland State UniversityPortlandMasters24,963
University of PortlandPortlandMasters3,667

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mechanical Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Oregon. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Mechanical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mechanical Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

OREGON

   
Portland2,070$78,5201.2
Corvallis50$79,2201.1
Eugene140$62,0700.6
Bend60$69,0800.6
Medford30$63,2900.2
Salem50$68,0900.2
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