Corvallis Employment

Employment and Industries in the Corvallis, Oregon Area

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A list of the highest-paying jobs in Corvallis.
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Most Popular Jobs in Corvallis, Oregon Metro Area (2006 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	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	380	45,500	$30,240 - 68,600	6%	96%
2	Biological technicians	290	34,690	$22,840 - 48,300	16%	60%
3	Computer specialists, all other	240	49,140	$17,250 - 105,160	15%	68%
4	Social and human service assistants	220	20,050	$16,120 - 25,600	34%	58%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	200	48,720	$33,160 - 61,220	11%	95%
6	Computer software engineers, applications	200	75,610	$50,660 - 110,670	45%	85%
7	Accountants and auditors	190	46,620	$32,950 - 68,570	18%	79%
8	Elementary school teachers, except special education	160	45,150	$28,390 - 60,970	14%	95%
9	Farm and home management advisors	160	56,600	$26,070 - 89,840	5%	79%
10	Civil engineers	140	69,170	$46,560 - 105,410	18%	87%
11	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	130	46,340	$27,180 - 72,480	9%	95%
12	Managers, all other	110	61,150	$39,190 - 89,320	7%	55%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	110	66,410	$25,050 - 120,250	8%	51%
14	Pharmacists	90	81,300	$44,210 - 104,870	22%	97%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	90	36,280	$19,160 - 53,790	19%	77%
16	Computer programmers	80	63,940	$31,910 - 93,560	0%	73%
17	Medical and health services managers	80	79,320	$47,770 - 116,400	16%	57%
18	Marketing managers	70	76,150	$41,270 - 107,720	14%	69%
19	Librarians	70	54,590	$40,440 - 69,390	4%	85%
20	Natural sciences managers	70	105,160	$74,060 - 131,330	11%	93%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60	73,440	$47,360 - 91,770	8%	78%
22	Social and community service managers	50	47,550	$31,430 - 65,590	25%	72%
23	Biological scientists, all other	50	57,910	$38,600 - 81,270	4%	95%
24	Mechanical engineers	50	64,740	$45,030 - 92,330	4%	78%
25	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	39,760	$25,810 - 49,690	30%	77%
26	Writers and authors	40	34,720	$29,530 - 40,570	13%	84%
27	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	28,270	$17,820 - 38,870	25%	58%
28	Graphic designers	40	34,380	$24,990 - 47,950	10%	55%
29	Soil and plant scientists	40	80,630	$42,590 - 121,160	8%	82%
30	Physical therapists	40	66,320	$53,020 - 80,890	27%	89%
31	Electrical engineers	40	83,900	$46,020 - 125,510	6%	81%
32	Technical writers	40	43,870	$29,090 - 64,780	20%	74%
33	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	30	39,760	$25,440 - 62,830	18%	56%
34	Clergy	30	49,200	$21,100 - 86,190	19%	75%
35	Financial specialists, all other	30	44,640	$30,280 - 64,880	12%	50%
36	Sales and related workers, all other	30	46,610	$18,540 - 72,350	14%	62%
37	Chief executives	30	119,470	$71,930 - 0	2%	65%

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	Office clerks, general	1,160	25,370	$17,240 - 34,100	13%	19%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	860	17,280	$15,800 - 18,960	18%	5%
3	Retail salespersons	830	22,040	$16,000 - 29,040	12%	25%
4	Cashiers	750	19,930	$15,880 - 28,940	-2%	10%
5	Waiters and waitresses	490	20,260	$16,220 - 25,030	11%	14%
6	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	480	29,010	$20,430 - 37,340	13%	16%
7	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	480	36,800	$26,110 - 47,510	15%	18%
8	Food preparation workers	450	18,520	$16,030 - 22,360	15%	7%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	430	23,130	$16,730 - 32,340	15%	4%
10	Teacher assistants	400	22,630	$16,380 - 30,790	10%	18%
11	Home health aides	350	19,920	$16,530 - 23,810	49%	7%
12	General and operations managers	320	79,530	$33,100 - [?]	2%	48%
13	Receptionists and information clerks	300	21,710	$16,050 - 29,510	17%	13%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	280	30,490	$19,720 - 44,220	10%	6%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	280	44,450	$28,090 - 59,920	6%	29%
16	Business operations specialists, all other	280	44,460	$28,670 - 65,530	21%	49%
17	Carpenters	270	42,030	$25,070 - 66,120	10%	6%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	250	36,370	$21,870 - 54,940	4%	25%
19	Child care workers	230	18,170	$15,860 - 21,880	18%	15%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	220	26,710	$18,650 - 36,440	11%	14%
21	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	220	34,980	$22,940 - 52,520	10%	4%
22	Cooks, restaurant	220	21,200	$16,700 - 27,830	12%	5%
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	210	21,060	$16,300 - 28,510	18%	6%
24	Medical secretaries	200	28,690	$20,480 - 39,170	17%	18%
25	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	200	29,430	$21,070 - 37,020	1%	18%
26	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	200	20,760	$15,810 - 29,370	2%	5%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	190	19,500	$15,870 - 24,590	13%	5%
28	Stock clerks and order fillers	180	21,560	$15,730 - 29,350	-7%	8%
29	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	150	22,570	$17,280 - 29,450	11%	5%
30	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	150	34,390	$17,500 - 52,340	14%	4%
31	Dishwashers	150	17,050	$15,690 - 18,750	10%	3%
32	Construction laborers	140	27,310	$19,130 - 36,030	11%	5%
33	Cooks, fast food	140	18,440	$15,760 - 22,340	8%	5%
34	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	140	30,600	$24,090 - 39,840	4%	15%
35	Tellers	120	21,810	$17,600 - 28,270	14%	16%
36	Preschool teachers, except special education	120	20,180	$16,560 - 23,800	26%	43%
37	Service station attendants	110	17,650	$15,730 - 19,770	13%	6%
38	Counter and rental clerks	110	21,820	$15,700 - 35,580	23%	16%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	100	53,020	$19,840 - 86,820	-4%	15%
40	Logging equipment operators	100	46,540	$32,300 - 77,390	0%	2%
41	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	100	28,420	$17,010 - 45,020	27%	47%
42	Dental hygienists	90	74,050	$62,850 - 90,740	30%	33%
43	Logging workers, all other	90	32,910	$26,660 - 39,030	-5%	2%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	90	56,430	$40,360 - 76,030	7%	13%
45	Dental assistants	90	32,780	$22,810 - 42,510	29%	9%
46	Sales representatives, services, all other	90	49,380	$27,200 - 75,330	28%	48%
47	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	90	24,970	$18,040 - 34,460	4%	6%
48	Data entry keyers	90	22,880	$17,900 - 28,830	-4%	18%
49	Postal service mail carriers	90	43,860	$35,170 - 50,740	1%	11%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	90	24,180	$16,480 - 34,340	12%	6%
51	Packers and packagers, hand	90	17,870	$15,950 - 19,600	-11%	3%
52	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	80	26,400	$16,840 - 41,300	8%	4%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	80	52,390	$30,590 - 76,420	9%	10%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	70	18,580	$16,010 - 22,840	14%	3%
55	Pharmacy technicians	70	28,480	$20,410 - 36,430	32%	16%
56	Nonfarm animal caretakers	60	20,300	$16,170 - 28,870	18%	16%
57	Amusement and recreation attendants	60	18,830	$16,030 - 22,780	24%	22%
58	All other information and record clerks	60	29,920	$20,840 - 43,550	-12%	21%
59	Administrative services managers	60	67,020	$41,650 - 101,900	12%	40%
60	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	60	38,290	$31,060 - 47,420	14%	7%
61	Food servers, nonrestaurant	60	18,400	$16,110 - 21,910	16%	9%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	50	34,280	$20,320 - 48,100	16%	26%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	50	29,970	$19,970 - 41,450	13%	11%
64	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	50	33,490	$17,910 - 46,940	16%	43%
65	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	50	18,830	$16,030 - 22,300	10%	5%
66	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	50	33,280	$24,720 - 43,560	-6%	14%
67	Bartenders	50	23,630	$19,150 - 28,470	11%	17%
68	File clerks	50	22,280	$16,330 - 29,060	-40%	20%
69	Industrial truck and tractor operators	50	30,260	$24,010 - 37,920	-1%	2%
70	Food service managers	50	42,980	$26,690 - 70,780	5%	24%
71	Loan officers	50	48,110	$30,020 - 71,240	12%	49%
72	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	50	28,550	$21,930 - 40,470	6%	0%
73	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	40	28,390	$17,460 - 40,650	0%	36%
74	Highway maintenance workers	40	40,240	$32,820 - 48,430	9%	5%
75	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	40	31,880	$25,610 - 41,810	3%	18%
76	Court, municipal, and license clerks	40	33,550	$25,310 - 39,990	9%	24%
77	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	40	36,760	$23,050 - 50,400	8%	3%
78	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	40	18,900	$16,170 - 22,480	-2%	4%
79	Cost estimators	40	72,360	$35,230 - 96,300	19%	32%
80	Interpreters and translators	40	59,350	$40,790 - 77,010	24%	48%
81	Construction and building inspectors	40	48,650	$26,860 - 58,780	18%	23%
82	Construction managers	40	59,490	$37,370 - 91,580	16%	29%
83	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	40	32,810	$23,320 - 43,920	11%	29%
84	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	40	39,300	$20,410 - 55,400	9%	3%
85	Industrial machinery mechanics	40	39,760	$32,290 - 46,770	9%	5%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	40	61,990	$39,460 - 94,110	4%	38%
87	Bakers	30	23,140	$16,790 - 32,480	10%	8%
88	Painters, construction and maintenance	30	28,790	$20,570 - 41,550	12%	6%
89	Insurance sales agents	30		$[?] - [?]	13%	45%
90	Machine feeders and offbearers	30	28,780	$23,710 - 34,870	-14%	0%
91	Team assemblers	30	26,160	$17,080 - 36,290	0%	5%
92	Recreation workers	30	28,520	$18,560 - 46,260	13%	47%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	30	57,610	$21,660 - 84,950	9%	33%
94	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30	30,230	$24,320 - 41,970	5%	2%

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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.*
Farm and home management advisors	56,600	160	458.7
Logging equipment operators	46,540	100	107.6
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	46,340	130	99
Biological technicians	34,690	290	34.9
Service station attendants	17,650	110	9.7
Computer specialists, all other	49,140	240	9.1
Social and human service assistants	20,050	220	4.9
Civil engineers	69,170	140	3.6
Food preparation workers	18,520	450	3.4
Physicians and surgeons, all other	185,410	100	3.2
Medical secretaries	28,690	200	3.2
Home health aides	19,920	350	3.2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	28,420	100	3.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,570	150	3.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,500	380	2.7
Child care workers	18,170	230	2.6
Office clerks, general	25,370	1,160	2.5
Computer software engineers, applications	75,610	200	2.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,280	860	2.3
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,720	200	2.3
Teacher assistants	22,630	400	2.3
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,180	120	2.1
Managers, all other	61,150	110	2.1
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,800	480	2
Dishwashers	17,050	150	2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,710	220	1.9
Carpenters	42,030	270	1.8
Cooks, restaurant	21,200	220	1.8
Business operations specialists, all other	44,460	280	1.8
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,600	140	1.7
Receptionists and information clerks	21,710	300	1.7
Cooks, fast food	18,440	140	1.7
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,010	480	1.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,390	150	1.5
Counter and rental clerks	21,820	110	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,370	250	1.5
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,060	210	1.4
Cashiers	19,930	750	1.4
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,490	280	1.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,500	190	1.4
Tellers	21,810	120	1.4
Waiters and waitresses	20,260	490	1.4
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,130	430	1.3
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,450	280	1.3
General and operations managers	79,530	320	1.2
Retail salespersons	22,040	830	1.2
Accountants and auditors	46,620	190	1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,020	100	1
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,980	220	0.9
Construction laborers	27,310	140	0.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Corvallis, Oregon Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Farm and home management advisors	56,600	1.32	160
Waiters and waitresses	20,260	1.23	490
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	66,410	1.23	110
Cooks, fast food	18,440	1.16	140
Carpenters	42,030	1.15	270
Cashiers	19,930	1.14	750
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,500	1.1	190
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,280	1.1	860
Dishwashers	17,050	1.09	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,130	1.09	430
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	30,600	1.09	140
Teacher assistants	22,630	1.09	400
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	29,430	1.07	200
Office clerks, general	25,370	1.07	1,160
Cooks, restaurant	21,200	1.05	220
Medical secretaries	28,690	1.04	200
Computer software engineers, applications	75,610	1.04	200
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,570	1.03	150
Food preparation workers	18,520	1.03	450
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	44,450	1.03	280
Civil engineers	69,170	1.02	140
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,720	1.02	200
Child care workers	18,170	1.02	230
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,800	1.02	480
Home health aides	19,920	1.01	350
Counter and rental clerks	21,820	0.99	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,980	0.99	220
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,390	0.99	150
Biological technicians	34,690	0.98	290
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,560	0.98	180
Tellers	21,810	0.98	120
Receptionists and information clerks	21,710	0.97	300
Elementary school teachers, except special education	45,150	0.97	160
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,370	0.97	250
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,010	0.96	480
Construction laborers	27,310	0.94	140
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,500	0.94	380
Retail salespersons	22,040	0.94	830
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,060	0.94	210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,710	0.94	220
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,490	0.94	280
Service station attendants	17,650	0.93	110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,760	0.92	200
General and operations managers	79,530	0.88	320
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	46,340	0.86	130
Accountants and auditors	46,620	0.85	190
Preschool teachers, except special education	20,180	0.85	120
Business operations specialists, all other	44,460	0.81	280
Computer specialists, all other	49,140	0.8	240
Managers, all other	61,150	0.79	110

Highest Paying Jobs in Corvallis, Oregon Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	185,410	100
Psychiatrists	146,480
Chief executives	119,470	30
Natural sciences managers	105,160	70
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	85,840
Electrical engineers	83,900	40
Pharmacists	81,300	90
Soil and plant scientists	80,630	40
General and operations managers	79,530	320
Medical and health services managers	79,320	80
Marketing managers	76,150	70
Computer software engineers, applications	75,610	200
Dental hygienists	74,050	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	73,440	60
Cost estimators	72,360	40
Civil engineers	69,170	140
Administrative services managers	67,020	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	66,410	110
Physical therapists	66,320	40
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	65,760
Mechanical engineers	64,740	50
Computer programmers	63,940	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,990	40
Managers, all other	61,150	110
Construction managers	59,490	40
Interpreters and translators	59,350	40
Biological scientists, all other	57,910	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	57,610	30
Farm and home management advisors	56,600	160
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,430	90
Librarians	54,590	70
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,020	100
Management analysts	52,570
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,390	80
Sales representatives, services, all other	49,380	90
Clergy	49,200	30
Computer specialists, all other	49,140	240
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,720	200
Construction and building inspectors	48,650	40
Loan officers	48,110	50
Social and community service managers	47,550	50
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	47,070
Accountants and auditors	46,620	190
Sales and related workers, all other	46,610	30
Logging equipment operators	46,540	100
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	46,340	130
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,500	380
Elementary school teachers, except special education	45,150	160
Financial specialists, all other	44,640	30
Business operations specialists, all other	44,460	280

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