Corvallis Employment

Employment and Industries in the Corvallis, 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 Corvallis than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Corvallis.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Corvallis.
A list of any large public companies in Corvallis.

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Most Popular Jobs in Corvallis, Oregon Metro Area (2008 data)

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	Education, training, and library workers, all other	2,050	25,460	$17,800 - 42,580	11%	79%
2	Registered nurses	710	73,410	$56,390 - 90,230	24%	56%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	460	50,270	$35,680 - 66,930	11%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	200	46,470	$29,370 - 63,640	6%	96%
5	Civil engineers	200	65,310	$47,070 - 86,010	18%	87%
6	Accountants and auditors	170	58,870	$36,030 - 80,640	18%	79%
7	Computer software engineers, applications	140	82,440	$51,680 - 129,950	45%	85%
8	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	140	50,600	$29,200 - 86,950	9%	95%
9	Computer programmers	100	73,570	$35,940 - 115,690	0%	73%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	100	27,120	$17,800 - 44,610	19%	77%
11	Musicians and singers	90		$ -	10%	53%
12	Pharmacists	90	104,720	$58,030 - 133,570	22%	97%
13	Medical and health services managers	90	97,220	$57,950 - 138,440	16%	57%
14	Financial managers	80	90,610	$54,110 - 132,670	13%	60%
15	Network and computer systems administrators	80	56,110	$28,860 - 85,140	27%	50%
16	Managers, all other	80	68,870	$31,850 - 103,320	7%	55%
17	Clergy	70	45,280	$22,870 - 71,840	19%	75%
18	Electronics engineers, except computer	70	103,060	$79,740 - 134,040	4%	81%
19	Marketing managers	70	93,540	$47,520 - 137,400	14%	69%
20	Teachers and instructors, all other	70	48,920	$34,330 - 64,920	9%	54%
21	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	70	74,450	$31,410 - 127,910	8%	51%
22	Librarians	60	57,890	$41,440 - 72,490	4%	85%
23	Natural sciences managers	60	115,230	$82,200 - 158,720	11%	93%
24	Computer and information systems managers	60	95,620	$63,670 - 132,530	16%	73%
25	Social and community service managers	50	51,240	$33,980 - 67,970	25%	72%
26	Special education teachers, middle school	50	55,760	$42,100 - 74,270	16%	87%
27	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	47,600	$32,090 - 64,100	17%	56%
28	Computer hardware engineers	50	104,940	$88,490 - 134,380	5%	70%
29	Financial specialists, all other	50	45,090	$33,360 - 68,700	12%	50%
30	Physical therapists	50	70,390	$58,030 - 83,020	27%	89%
31	Music directors and composers	50	59,060	$27,080 - 66,020	13%	53%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	58,920	$43,370 - 79,380	12%	51%
33	Directors, religious activities and education	50	31,320	$16,760 - 45,910	20%	64%
34	Graphic designers	50	39,140	$26,550 - 57,450	10%	55%
35	Computer systems analysts	50	67,510	$44,890 - 96,910	29%	68%
36	Engineering managers	50	131,450	$87,560 -	7%	84%
37	Mechanical engineers	50	79,220	$53,420 - 104,500	4%	78%
38	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	50		$ -	13%	73%
39	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	72,630	$44,840 - 103,530	25%	93%
40	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	40	78,290	$57,960 - 99,190	8%	78%
41	Lawyers	40	90,070	$44,230 - 156,940	11%	99%
42	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	83,670	$60,790 - 118,030	28%	85%
43	Training and development specialists	40	56,400	$29,550 - 85,010	18%	56%
44	Sales and related workers, all other	40		$ -	14%	62%
45	Coaches and scouts	40	62,390	$23,470 - 134,490	15%	60%
46	Surveyors	30	57,540	$51,520 - 66,550	24%	82%
47	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	30	89,720	$49,320 - 161,540	12%	51%
48	Soil and plant scientists	30	81,440	$32,530 - 124,090	8%	82%
49	Dentists, general	30	176,590	$79,420 -	9%	100%
50	Tax preparers	30		$ -	0%	54%

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	1,120	23,270	$16,920 - 33,240	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,060	19,330	$16,960 - 22,620	18%	5%
3	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	750	40,440	$29,180 - 53,050	-26%	6%
4	Office clerks, general	680	28,570	$19,310 - 38,790	13%	19%
5	Cashiers	600	20,170	$16,710 - 27,780	-2%	10%
6	Waiters and waitresses	540	21,320	$17,280 - 30,010	11%	14%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	480	24,040	$17,720 - 32,280	15%	4%
8	Food preparation workers	430	19,660	$17,200 - 23,790	15%	7%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	410	30,930	$20,560 - 41,610	13%	16%
10	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	390	60,660	$49,150 - 75,740	2%	18%
11	Office and administrative support workers, all other	380	21,740	$17,460 - 29,810	-8%	32%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	380	31,500	$20,720 - 45,560	1%	18%
13	Teacher assistants	360	26,770	$19,490 - 33,540	10%	18%
14	Personal care and service workers, all other	350			-12%	21%
15	Medical secretaries	330	32,230	$21,910 - 50,980	17%	18%
16	Cooks, restaurant	320	21,850	$17,630 - 28,900	12%	5%
17	General and operations managers	290	90,440	$37,050 -	2%	48%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	270	22,230	$17,030 - 29,980	17%	13%
19	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	260	40,040	$27,440 - 53,340	15%	18%
20	Business operations specialists, all other	260	48,280	$29,260 - 75,810	21%	49%
21	Personal and home care aides	260	19,800	$17,150 - 24,200	51%	10%
22	Order clerks	250	19,840	$17,190 - 23,720	-23%	16%
23	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	240	24,140	$21,220 - 29,140	18%	7%
24	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	230	35,870	$26,600 - 49,350	10%	4%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	220	39,010	$26,060 - 56,220	4%	25%
26	Medical assistants	220	31,700	$24,170 - 39,940	35%	10%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	220	27,310	$17,990 - 40,250	18%	6%
28	Child care workers	220	21,950	$16,960 - 32,150	18%	15%
29	Home health aides	220	20,730	$17,400 - 25,510	49%	7%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	210	48,540	$30,230 - 74,270	6%	29%
31	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	180	22,640	$17,050 - 31,640	2%	5%
32	Carpenters	180	42,070	$27,630 - 60,780	10%	6%
33	Maintenance and repair workers, general	180	32,190	$19,450 - 48,220	10%	6%
34	Counter and rental clerks	170	22,750	$16,690 - 35,870	23%	16%
35	Customer service representatives	170	29,840	$21,220 - 40,450	25%	22%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	170	33,380	$22,210 - 45,920	11%	14%
37	Dishwashers	160	18,460	$16,840 - 20,390	10%	3%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	150	68,030	$39,770 - 96,710	-4%	15%
39	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	130	25,420	$17,390 - 36,040	-4%	5%
40	Construction laborers	130	27,520	$20,940 - 33,350	11%	5%
41	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	130	19,460	$17,120 - 23,190	13%	5%
42	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	23,600	$17,940 - 30,310	11%	5%
43	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	130	28,400	$18,520 - 47,780	27%	47%
44	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	130	32,230	$18,960 - 41,830	12%	6%
45	Tellers	120	23,010	$18,070 - 30,180	14%	16%
46	Service station attendants	110	18,950	$16,750 - 20,910	13%	6%
47	Preschool teachers, except special education	110	21,030	$17,490 - 26,100	26%	43%
48	Logging equipment operators	110	43,460	$34,030 - 61,550	0%	2%
49	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	110	27,510	$20,000 - 40,490	8%	4%
50	Dental hygienists	100	75,160	$67,850 - 84,230	30%	33%
51	Recreation workers	100	22,400	$17,670 - 28,690	13%	47%
52	Postal service mail carriers	100			1%	11%
53	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	90	41,700	$25,120 - 68,080	14%	4%
54	Healthcare support workers, all other	90	28,330	$21,050 - 38,610	16%	10%
55	Electricians	90	60,010	$38,890 - 79,100	7%	7%
56	All other information and record clerks	90	29,860	$19,790 - 43,500	-12%	21%
57	Loan officers	90	47,050	$23,030 - 75,390	12%	49%
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	90	55,120	$31,550 - 97,230	11%	4%
59	Computer support specialists	90	44,980	$28,330 - 64,130	13%	43%
60	Logging workers, all other	90	33,590	$27,290 - 40,330	-5%	2%
61	Radiologic technologists and technicians	90	56,850	$36,960 - 78,800	15%	25%
62	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	90	27,420	$17,320 - 39,620	4%	6%
63	Medical records and health information technicians	90	30,050	$21,140 - 41,760	18%	12%
64	Dental assistants	80	37,100	$32,550 - 42,020	29%	9%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	80	53,730	$32,290 - 75,640	9%	10%
66	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	80	32,750	$21,260 - 47,230	-6%	14%
67	Packers and packagers, hand	70	18,860	$17,030 - 20,740	-11%	3%
68	Cooks, fast food	70	18,270	$16,820 - 20,040	8%	5%
69	Stock clerks and order fillers	70	20,920	$16,750 - 31,580	-7%	8%
70	Pharmacy technicians	70	31,330	$24,180 - 39,590	32%	16%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	60	36,050	$26,680 - 51,710	16%	26%
72	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	60	54,090	$43,190 - 65,960	4%	18%
73	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	60	19,970	$17,020 - 25,060	14%	3%
74	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	60	20,310	$17,250 - 27,850	12%	6%
75	Industrial machinery mechanics	60	40,010	$28,400 - 56,200	9%	5%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60	55,470	$39,780 - 80,230	7%	13%
77	Industrial truck and tractor operators	60	26,350	$18,840 - 36,770	-1%	2%
78	Food service managers	60	47,070	$27,410 - 79,080	5%	24%
79	Surveying and mapping technicians	60	36,500	$24,340 - 49,170	19%	7%
80	Forest and conservation technicians	60	43,470	$28,230 - 58,160	-1%	46%
81	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	60	27,050	$21,460 - 36,790	-4%	4%
82	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	50	30,280	$19,100 - 40,630	0%	36%
83	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	50	33,070	$26,350 - 40,120	4%	0%
84	Painters, construction and maintenance	50	29,600	$21,670 - 38,910	12%	6%
85	Sales representatives, services, all other	50	42,120	$22,920 - 75,170	28%	48%
86	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	50	19,310	$17,170 - 22,510	17%	14%
87	Bartenders	50	22,670	$19,480 - 25,890	11%	17%
88	Construction and building inspectors	50	51,760	$33,920 - 72,220	18%	23%
89	Court, municipal, and license clerks	50	35,750	$27,920 - 43,080	9%	24%
90	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50	44,740	$30,730 - 62,500	0%	42%
91	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	50	29,360	$24,390 - 36,460	4%	15%
92	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	50	36,500	$26,290 - 47,670	5%	2%
93	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	40	25,340	$21,460 - 32,420	10%	24%
94	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	40	32,840	$18,390 - 49,730	16%	43%
95	Architectural and civil drafters	40	49,770	$31,530 - 81,700	6%	25%
96	Security guards	40	26,560	$17,600 - 44,720	17%	13%
97	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40	42,850	$31,510 - 57,800	9%	3%
98	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40	45,410	$40,100 - 51,330	14%	7%
99	Legal secretaries	40	30,120	$21,670 - 45,640	12%	18%
100	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40	39,020	$24,640 - 61,780	4%	30%

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Jobs More Common Near Corvallis Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Education, training, and library workers, all other	25,460	2,050	146.4
Logging equipment operators	43,460	110	83.3
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	50,600	140	82.6
Personal care and service workers, all other		350	33.3
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	60,660	390	32.8
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	40,440	750	19.2
Service station attendants	18,950	110	8.8
Office and administrative support workers, all other	21,740	380	7.9
Order clerks	19,840	250	5.3
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,270	460	3.9
Civil engineers	65,310	200	3.7
Medical secretaries	32,230	330	3.7
Personal and home care aides	19,800	260	3
Dental hygienists	75,160	100	2.9
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	28,400	130	2.9
Food preparation workers	19,660	430	2.6
Medical assistants	31,700	220	2.3
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,420	130	2.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,600	130	2.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,330	1,060	2
Child, family, and school social workers	27,120	100	2
Child care workers	21,950	220	2
Counter and rental clerks	22,750	170	1.9
Recreation workers	22,400	100	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	21,850	320	1.8
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	32,230	130	1.8
Dishwashers	18,460	160	1.6
Teacher assistants	26,770	360	1.6
Postal service mail carriers		100	1.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,030	110	1.4
Registered nurses	73,410	710	1.4
Home health aides	20,730	220	1.3
Computer software engineers, applications	82,440	140	1.3
Retail salespersons	23,270	1,120	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	68,030	150	1.3
Business operations specialists, all other	48,280	260	1.2
Receptionists and information clerks	22,230	270	1.2
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,310	220	1.2
Office clerks, general	28,570	680	1.2
Computer programmers	73,570	100	1.2
Waiters and waitresses	21,320	540	1.2
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,930	410	1.1
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,040	480	1.1
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,380	170	1.1
Tellers	23,010	120	1.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,470	200	1.1
Carpenters	42,070	180	1.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,500	380	1.1
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,010	220	1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,140	240	0.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Corvallis, Oregon Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	40,440	1.37	750
Logging equipment operators	43,460	1.3	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	68,030	1.29	150
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	32,230	1.28	130
Teacher assistants	26,770	1.2	360
Registered nurses	73,410	1.19	710
Waiters and waitresses	21,320	1.14	540
Child care workers	21,950	1.14	220
Medical assistants	31,700	1.13	220
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,310	1.13	220
Office clerks, general	28,570	1.12	680
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	60,660	1.12	390
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,330	1.12	1,060
Medical secretaries	32,230	1.11	330
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	33,380	1.1	170
Cashiers	20,170	1.09	600
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,500	1.08	380
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	48,540	1.08	210
Carpenters	42,070	1.07	180
Dishwashers	18,460	1.07	160
Computer software engineers, applications	82,440	1.07	140
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,040	1.05	480
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,040	1.03	260
Food preparation workers	19,660	1.02	430
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,460	1.02	130
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,010	1.01	220
Cooks, restaurant	21,850	1.01	320
Customer service representatives	29,840	1.01	170
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,140	1.01	240
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,600	1	130
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,270	1	460
Personal and home care aides	19,800	0.99	260
Accountants and auditors	58,870	0.99	170
Counter and rental clerks	22,750	0.98	170
Home health aides	20,730	0.98	220
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,420	0.97	130
Tellers	23,010	0.97	120
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,930	0.97	410
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,870	0.96	230
Retail salespersons	23,270	0.95	1,120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,510	0.95	110
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	28,400	0.94	130
General and operations managers	90,440	0.94	290
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,640	0.94	180
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,190	0.94	180
Receptionists and information clerks	22,230	0.93	270
Service station attendants	18,950	0.92	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	46,470	0.91	200
Civil engineers	65,310	0.89	200
Construction laborers	27,520	0.89	130

Highest Paying Jobs in Corvallis, Oregon Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	176,590	30
Psychiatrists	172,000
Engineering managers	131,450	50
Chemical engineers	116,790
Natural sciences managers	115,230	60
Personal financial advisors	107,600
Computer hardware engineers	104,940	50
Pharmacists	104,720	90
Electronics engineers, except computer	103,060	70
Medical and health services managers	97,220	90
Computer and information systems managers	95,620	60
Marketing managers	93,540	70
Financial managers	90,610	80
General and operations managers	90,440	290
Lawyers	90,070	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	89,720	30
Construction managers	89,140	30
Computer software engineers, systems software	83,670	40
Computer software engineers, applications	82,440	140
Veterinarians	82,340
Soil and plant scientists	81,440	30
Mechanical engineers	79,220	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,290	40
Dental hygienists	75,160	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	74,450	70
Computer programmers	73,570	100
Registered nurses	73,410	710
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	72,630	40
Urban and regional planners	71,710
Physical therapists	70,390	50
Managers, all other	68,870	80
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	68,030	150
Computer systems analysts	67,510	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	65,710	40
Civil engineers	65,310	200
Coaches and scouts	62,390	40
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	60,660	390
Electricians	60,010	90
Music directors and composers	59,060	50
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	58,920	50
Accountants and auditors	58,870	170
Librarians	57,890	60
Administrative services managers	57,720	40
Surveyors	57,540	30
Radiologic technologists and technicians	56,850	90
Training and development specialists	56,400	40
Network and computer systems administrators	56,110	80
Special education teachers, middle school	55,760	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	55,470	60
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	55,120	90

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