Bend Employment

Employment and Industries in the Bend, Oregon Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Bend than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Bend.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Bend.
A list of any large public companies in Bend.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	1,160	69,350	$50,400 - 86,800	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	630	49,660	$19,120 - 95,850	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	590	46,050	$31,650 - 63,790	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	330	72,720	$36,260 -	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	320	45,760	$29,750 - 63,050	11%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	290		$[?] -	6%	96%
7	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	210	91,910	$35,700 -	25%	67%
8	Coaches and scouts	210	35,390	$18,310 - 53,310	15%	60%
9	Managers, all other	200	68,300	$42,470 - 101,890	7%	55%
10	Lawyers	200	62,100	$29,070 - 97,390	11%	99%
11	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	170	40,960	$25,880 - 52,540	18%	56%
12	Sales and related workers, all other	170		$[?] -	14%	62%
13	Social and human service assistants	160	27,530	$18,340 - 38,900	34%	58%
14	Clergy	150	51,060	$32,140 - 71,690	19%	75%
15	Self-enrichment education teachers	140	34,240	$18,610 - 56,450	23%	54%
16	Civil engineers	140	62,340	$36,810 - 92,670	18%	87%
17	Sales managers	140		$[?] -	10%	69%
18	Physical therapists	140	65,140	$53,450 - 80,860	27%	89%
19	Graphic designers	130	43,800	$25,140 - 69,290	10%	55%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	130	95,960	$66,440 -	12%	51%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	72,290	$45,730 - 99,160	8%	78%
22	Pharmacists	110	115,020	$83,970 -	22%	97%
23	Computer software engineers, applications	110	76,710	$55,210 - 108,290	45%	85%
24	Medical and health services managers	100	90,620	$48,100 - 132,240	16%	57%
25	Training and development specialists	90	60,280	$27,420 - 79,950	18%	56%
26	Financial managers	90	109,800	$59,820 -	13%	60%
27	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	51,590	$37,480 - 63,590	20%	87%
28	Advertising sales agents	80	55,780	$27,500 - 94,330	20%	56%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	58,630	$41,670 - 84,010	17%	56%
30	Chemists	80	58,330	$30,590 - 80,800	9%	93%
31	Network and computer systems administrators	80	59,040	$38,610 - 87,090	27%	50%
32	Computer specialists, all other	80	66,220	$40,860 - 94,940	15%	68%
33	Electrical engineers	80	68,790	$45,640 - 94,940	6%	81%
34	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	45,110	$27,300 - 65,130	5%	58%
35	Computer systems analysts	70	67,950	$41,410 - 90,020	29%	68%
36	Marketing managers	60	87,500	$49,270 - 128,170	14%	69%
37	Floral designers	60	22,460	$17,120 - 30,140	0%	55%
38	Reporters and correspondents	60	29,450	$23,230 - 38,610	1%	85%
39	Community and social service specialists, all other	60	30,590	$19,970 - 41,550	25%	58%
40	Medical and public health social workers	60	50,370	$30,550 - 65,330	24%	77%
41	Veterinarians	60	67,830	$40,720 - 83,350	35%	100%
42	Teachers and instructors, all other	60	31,790	$17,940 - 51,640	9%	54%
43	Public relations specialists	60	47,980	$36,260 - 59,460	18%	81%
44	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	60	24,520	$18,180 - 34,460	11%	55%
45	Social and community service managers	50	51,280	$29,410 - 72,210	25%	72%
46	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	57,080	$37,230 - 79,230	18%	88%
47	Occupational therapists	50	65,970	$53,900 - 82,340	23%	90%
48	Industrial engineers	50	75,110	$44,640 - 100,240	20%	74%
49	Social workers, all other	50	39,090	$27,760 - 50,340	18%	77%
50	Computer programmers	50	62,570	$35,780 - 111,230	0%	73%
51	Dentists, general	50	168,990	$115,160 -	9%	100%
52	Urban and regional planners	50	61,890	$45,080 - 81,380	15%	92%
53	Management analysts	50	56,500	$40,930 - 76,020	22%	78%
54	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50	50,890	$35,410 - 66,320	13%	73%
55	Computer and information systems managers	50	99,770	$68,800 - 137,150	16%	73%
56	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	45,990	$34,080 - 60,340	18%	56%
57	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	40	46,400	$30,060 - 82,850	15%	72%
58	Engineers, all other	40	69,220	$41,680 - 98,810	6%	82%
59	Instructional coordinators	40	59,910	$36,250 - 96,870	23%	79%
60	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	54,380	$32,040 - 96,180	53%	57%
61	Interior designers	40	35,270	$21,820 - 53,900	20%	55%
62	Chief executives	40	154,400	$109,050 -	2%	65%
63	Mechanical engineers	40	60,790	$37,490 - 83,110	4%	78%
64	Surveyors	30	64,730	$45,160 - 85,810	24%	82%
65	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	30	54,530	$41,210 - 78,540	9%	95%
66	Librarians	30	48,110	$21,770 - 72,360	4%	85%
67	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	30	59,460	$42,070 - 77,870	25%	93%
68	Natural sciences managers	30	108,930	$63,540 -	11%	93%
69	Art directors	30	55,100	$45,560 - 63,830	9%	58%
70	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	53,800	$28,150 - 86,250	16%	99%
71	Conservation scientists	30	50,450	$33,330 - 70,730	5%	86%
72	Public relations managers	30	50,880	$35,860 - 65,950	17%	75%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	3,370	27,490	$16,970 - 39,760	12%	25%
2	Customer service representatives	1,720	27,450	$20,990 - 35,440	25%	22%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,690	18,850	$16,450 - 22,180	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	1,670	21,110	$16,620 - 29,290	-2%	10%
5	Office clerks, general	1,650	29,650	$19,530 - 42,140	13%	19%
6	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,560	31,750	$20,780 - 43,590	13%	16%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,560	23,240	$17,250 - 33,950	11%	14%
8	Carpenters	920	34,000	$25,620 - 47,010	10%	6%
9	General and operations managers	910	82,330	$35,890 -	2%	48%
10	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	900	19,680	$16,710 - 24,640	13%	5%
11	Cooks, restaurant	760	23,700	$17,610 - 29,740	12%	5%
12	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	750	24,030	$17,510 - 32,750	2%	5%
13	Receptionists and information clerks	710	24,720	$17,410 - 34,220	17%	13%
14	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	710	25,370	$17,620 - 36,390	18%	6%
15	Construction laborers	700	29,090	$20,990 - 40,650	11%	5%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	680	41,640	$22,360 - 60,670	4%	25%
17	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	680	27,140	$19,110 - 43,020	15%	4%
18	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	660	29,640	$20,000 - 39,480	1%	18%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	640	36,630	$27,880 - 47,590	10%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	640	43,500	$28,690 - 59,910	6%	29%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	610	55,860	$33,160 - 82,040	9%	10%
22	Electricians	560	57,630	$34,550 - 79,520	7%	7%
23	Teacher assistants	520	27,090	$18,480 - 37,950	10%	18%
24	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	34,600	$21,360 - 49,570	10%	6%
25	Food preparation workers	500	20,820	$16,870 - 27,670	15%	7%
26	Cement masons and concrete finishers	490	35,190	$26,090 - 46,460	11%	2%
27	Stock clerks and order fillers	480	23,940	$17,300 - 33,880	-7%	8%
28	Construction managers	470	81,170	$43,900 - 106,500	16%	29%
29	Painters, construction and maintenance	440	30,250	$21,170 - 44,740	12%	6%
30	Counter and rental clerks	440	23,110	$16,990 - 34,490	23%	16%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	420	37,700	$25,890 - 51,020	15%	18%
32	Service station attendants	400	19,110	$16,290 - 22,850	13%	6%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	400	30,950	$21,820 - 43,370	11%	14%
34	Office and administrative support workers, all other	400	25,760	$17,530 - 36,810	-8%	32%
35	Dishwashers	380	18,730	$16,700 - 21,580	10%	3%
36	Medical secretaries	380	32,140	$21,760 - 42,710	17%	18%
37	Bartenders	380	21,680	$17,140 - 28,680	11%	17%
38	Sales representatives, services, all other	370	45,310	$22,040 - 73,020	28%	48%
39	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	370	20,240	$16,770 - 25,200	10%	8%
40	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	360	28,360	$19,430 - 42,670	8%	4%
41	Driver/sales workers	350	23,990	$17,040 - 31,610	-4%	4%
42	Preschool teachers, except special education	350	22,290	$17,350 - 29,430	26%	43%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	46,100	$24,500 - 65,320	14%	4%
44	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	340	36,010	$23,880 - 50,410	8%	3%
45	Home health aides	330	22,260	$17,270 - 28,710	49%	7%
46	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	320	49,460	$27,890 - 66,040	11%	4%
47	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	300	27,460	$19,820 - 35,140	-8%	5%
48	Bus drivers, school	300	29,190	$21,400 - 36,230	9%	4%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	49,400	$22,980 - 75,440	-4%	15%
50	Security guards	280	22,080	$17,090 - 30,500	17%	13%
51	Packers and packagers, hand	280	19,990	$16,290 - 27,060	-11%	3%
52	Medical assistants	270	29,160	$21,100 - 36,940	35%	10%
53	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	270	25,830	$20,550 - 32,370	18%	7%
54	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	260	33,930	$22,360 - 48,540	-6%	14%
55	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	260	19,390	$16,340 - 24,000	17%	14%
56	Business operations specialists, all other	260	50,350	$29,150 - 73,550	21%	49%
57	Child care workers	260	22,690	$16,730 - 31,390	18%	15%
58	Computer support specialists	250	36,420	$18,370 - 53,870	13%	43%
59	Cooks, fast food	250	19,140	$16,760 - 22,750	8%	5%
60	Cost estimators	250	53,670	$30,900 - 77,270	19%	32%
61	Tellers	240	25,460	$19,440 - 31,250	14%	16%
62	Machine feeders and offbearers	240	27,790	$19,300 - 37,400	-14%	0%
63	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	240	29,390	$19,380 - 39,280	4%	6%
64	Recreation workers	240	24,200	$17,720 - 34,300	13%	47%
65	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	240	19,000	$16,630 - 22,660	10%	17%
66	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	230	33,160	$22,340 - 44,780	8%	4%
67	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	230	32,110	$25,070 - 41,260	4%	15%
68	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	230	21,450	$17,040 - 27,820	14%	3%
69	Sheet metal workers	220	36,150	$26,030 - 49,510	7%	4%
70	Loan officers	220	72,100	$27,980 -	12%	49%
71	Industrial truck and tractor operators	210	30,330	$21,900 - 42,830	-1%	2%
72	All other information and record clerks	200	31,190	$19,930 - 45,220	-12%	21%
73	Fire fighters	190	55,170	$34,720 - 78,250	12%	18%
74	Parts salespersons	190	32,780	$21,570 - 47,570	-1%	6%
75	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	190	31,470	$24,270 - 39,910	3%	4%
76	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	190	37,580	$26,450 - 53,370	27%	47%
77	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	190	18,790	$16,360 - 21,930	12%	6%
78	Legal secretaries	180	37,550	$30,180 - 46,020	12%	18%
79	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	180	55,410	$36,570 - 75,610	11%	33%
80	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	180	27,460	$18,810 - 35,770	6%	0%
81	Roofers	170	30,470	$23,230 - 39,280	14%	3%
82	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	170	29,760	$23,970 - 38,880	5%	2%
83	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	170	33,170	$24,380 - 46,380	9%	3%
84	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	170	85,260	$32,260 -	4%	38%
85	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	160	26,340	$18,690 - 35,020	4%	0%
86	Insurance sales agents	160	47,710	$27,700 - 70,680	13%	45%
87	Tile and marble setters	160	30,860	$21,880 - 42,090	15%	3%
88	Team assemblers	160	26,770	$20,420 - 36,010	0%	5%
89	Loan interviewers and clerks	160	32,960	$25,010 - 47,280	0%	24%
90	Healthcare support workers, all other	150	32,170	$26,100 - 40,980	16%	10%
91	Production workers, all other	150	35,710	$18,830 - 74,990	2%	5%
92	Amusement and recreation attendants	150	21,700	$17,300 - 25,870	24%	22%
93	Food servers, nonrestaurant	150	25,590	$17,030 - 37,460	16%	9%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	52,200	$36,050 - 71,740	7%	13%
95	Nonfarm animal caretakers	140	22,210	$16,770 - 31,480	18%	16%
96	Telemarketers	140	27,580	$17,120 - 45,940	-9%	14%
97	Pharmacy technicians	140	32,520	$20,960 - 41,470	32%	16%
98	Bakers	130	26,040	$20,160 - 33,130	10%	8%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	130	32,020	$21,790 - 41,850	16%	26%
100	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	130	40,720	$28,800 - 66,310	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Bend Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	26,340	160	13.8
Service station attendants	19,110	400	11.6
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	33,160	230	10.6
Clergy	51,060	150	8.7
Tile and marble setters	30,860	160	7.3
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	27,460	180	6.7
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,790	240	5.3
Cement masons and concrete finishers	35,190	490	5
Construction managers	81,170	470	4.4
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	31,470	190	3.7
Painters, construction and maintenance	30,250	440	3.5
Office and administrative support workers, all other	25,760	400	3.2
Tire repairers and changers	25,960	120	3
Sheet metal workers	36,150	220	3
Roofers	30,470	170	3
Coaches and scouts	35,390	210	2.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,390	260	2.8
Chefs and head cooks	35,480	120	2.6
Nonfarm animal caretakers	22,210	140	2.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	27,460	300	2.5
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40,720	130	2.5
Sales and related workers, all other		170	2.5
Cost estimators	53,670	250	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,860	610	2.3
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	18,980	100	2.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,680	900	2.2
Architectural and civil drafters	47,740	120	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	32,020	130	2.2
Carpenters	34,000	920	2.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	36,010	340	2
Counter and rental clerks	23,110	440	2
Driver/sales workers	23,990	350	2
Bakers	26,040	130	2
Preschool teachers, except special education	22,290	350	1.9
Recreation workers	24,200	240	1.9
Parts salespersons	32,780	190	1.9
Electricians	57,630	560	1.9
Self-enrichment education teachers	34,240	140	1.9
Healthcare support workers, all other	32,170	150	1.9
Medical secretaries	32,140	380	1.8
Physical therapists	65,140	140	1.8
Cooks, restaurant	23,700	760	1.8
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40,960	170	1.8
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,750	1,560	1.8
All other information and record clerks	31,190	200	1.8
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,580	190	1.8
Food servers, nonrestaurant	25,590	150	1.8
Bus drivers, school	29,190	300	1.7
Bartenders	21,680	380	1.7
Fire fighters	55,170	190	1.7

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bend, Oregon Metro Area (2007 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	95,960	1.38	130
Fire fighters	55,170	1.34	190
Food servers, nonrestaurant	25,590	1.31	150
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	46,100	1.31	340
Waiters and waitresses	23,240	1.31	1,560
Electricians	57,630	1.28	560
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	37,580	1.27	190
Accountants and auditors	72,720	1.26	330
Teacher assistants	27,090	1.26	520
Production workers, all other	35,710	1.25	150
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	85,260	1.25	170
Loan officers	72,100	1.24	220
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	27,140	1.22	680
Child care workers	22,690	1.22	260
Amusement and recreation attendants	21,700	1.22	150
Office clerks, general	29,650	1.21	1,650
Pharmacy technicians	32,520	1.19	140
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	20,240	1.19	370
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	55,410	1.18	180
Registered nurses	69,350	1.17	1,160
Cashiers	21,110	1.17	1,670
Clergy	51,060	1.17	150
Radiologic technologists and technicians	57,460	1.16	110
Bartenders	21,680	1.16	380
Pharmacists	115,020	1.15	110
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	91,910	1.15	210
Retail salespersons	27,490	1.15	3,370
Cooks, fast food	19,140	1.14	250
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	21,980	1.14	110
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,850	1.14	1,690
Bus drivers, school	29,190	1.14	300
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,790	1.13	190
Healthcare support workers, all other	32,170	1.13	150
Dishwashers	18,730	1.13	380
Medical secretaries	32,140	1.13	380
Cooks, restaurant	23,700	1.12	760
Tire repairers and changers	25,960	1.12	120
Food preparation workers	20,820	1.12	500
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	19,000	1.11	240
Telemarketers	27,580	1.11	140
Architectural and civil drafters	47,740	1.11	120
Bakers	26,040	1.11	130
Machine feeders and offbearers	27,790	1.11	240
Graphic designers	43,800	1.11	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,830	1.11	270
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	49,460	1.1	320
Tellers	25,460	1.1	240
Machinists	39,860	1.1	130
Nonfarm animal caretakers	22,210	1.1	140
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	41,640	1.1	680

Highest Paying Jobs in Bend, Oregon Metro Area (2007 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	168,990	50
Chief executives	154,400	40
Pharmacists	115,020	110
Financial managers	109,800	90
Natural sciences managers	108,930	30
Computer and information systems managers	99,770	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	95,960	130
Computer hardware engineers	94,150
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	91,910	210
Medical and health services managers	90,620	100
Chemical engineers	87,720
Marketing managers	87,500	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	85,260	170
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,540	50
General and operations managers	82,330	910
Construction managers	81,170	470
Industrial production managers	78,650	60
Administrative services managers	76,910	60
Computer software engineers, applications	76,710	110
Industrial engineers	75,110	50
Massage therapists	73,430	40
Accountants and auditors	72,720	330
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	72,290	120
Loan officers	72,100	220
Registered nurses	69,350	1,160
Engineers, all other	69,220	40
Dental hygienists	68,910
Electrical engineers	68,790	80
Managers, all other	68,300	200
Computer systems analysts	67,950	70
Veterinarians	67,830	60
Computer specialists, all other	66,220	80
Occupational therapists	65,970	50
Occupational health and safety specialists	65,520
Physical therapists	65,140	140
Surveyors	64,730	30
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	63,270	50
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	63,240
Computer programmers	62,570	50
Civil engineers	62,340	140
Lawyers	62,100	200
Urban and regional planners	61,890	50
Construction and building inspectors	61,780	70
Mechanical engineers	60,790	40
Training and development specialists	60,280	90
Instructional coordinators	59,910	40
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	59,460	30
Landscape architects	59,160
Network and computer systems administrators	59,040	80
Technical writers	58,960

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