Medford Employment

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

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	1,750	68,790	$52,840 - 84,310	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,000	44,380	$23,940 - 72,780	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	700	50,370	$35,390 - 66,710	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	690	52,410	$36,800 - 71,550	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	540	54,400	$37,010 - 72,280	11%	95%
6	Managers, all other	430	84,030	$45,900 - 138,120	7%	55%
7	Accountants and auditors	420	54,030	$33,390 - 78,080	18%	79%
8	Education, training, and library workers, all other	350	22,890	$16,980 - 31,190	11%	79%
9	Social and human service assistants	320	26,170	$17,860 - 38,820	34%	58%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	280	36,860	$22,660 - 58,580	19%	77%
11	Teachers and instructors, all other	270	42,470	$33,200 - 62,440	9%	54%
12	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	180	80,710	$28,020 -	25%	67%
13	Clergy	180	49,020	$22,330 - 69,650	19%	75%
14	Graphic designers	170	44,040	$27,540 - 67,810	10%	55%
15	Self-enrichment education teachers	170	35,530	$19,960 - 61,740	23%	54%
16	Pharmacists	160	111,790	$93,590 - 131,390	22%	97%
17	Sales managers	160	81,430	$47,100 - 142,400	10%	69%
18	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	150	51,350	$34,350 - 69,690	17%	56%
19	Medical and health services managers	150	94,200	$53,560 - 134,790	16%	57%
20	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	140	48,850	$28,180 - 79,810	5%	58%
21	Training and development specialists	140	48,430	$24,780 - 89,620	18%	56%
22	Computer specialists, all other	140	55,570	$25,110 - 86,680	15%	68%
23	Computer software engineers, applications	130	65,340	$37,100 - 87,880	45%	85%
24	Financial managers	120	86,480	$57,140 - 123,530	13%	60%
25	Physical therapists	120	70,440	$57,050 - 83,420	27%	89%
26	Producers and directors	120	72,940	$22,820 - 137,710	11%	75%
27	Marketing managers	120	76,840	$38,300 - 130,070	14%	69%
28	Social and community service managers	110	44,790	$31,050 - 67,860	25%	72%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	110	58,470	$36,220 - 84,860	27%	50%
30	Computer and information systems managers	110	79,380	$52,570 - 108,820	16%	73%
31	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	110	27,010	$19,790 - 33,860	34%	73%
32	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110	86,990	$53,100 - 130,490	12%	51%
33	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	53,540	$33,430 - 74,390	13%	73%
34	Rehabilitation counselors	100	34,290	$26,700 - 43,550	23%	73%
35	Computer programmers	100	58,680	$38,260 - 81,140	0%	73%
36	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	90,760	$66,030 - 107,510	8%	78%
37	Lawyers	100	82,670	$41,090 - 153,710	11%	99%
38	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	100	42,260	$26,380 - 68,400	15%	72%
39	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	100	60,270	$45,470 - 78,230	12%	51%
40	Editors	90	52,720	$26,530 - 82,660	2%	81%
41	Civil engineers	90	63,700	$29,910 - 94,990	18%	87%
42	Coaches and scouts	90	43,380	$22,660 - 70,790	15%	60%
43	Chief executives	90	136,160	$50,120 -	2%	65%
44	Special education teachers, middle school	80	46,670	$34,820 - 63,020	16%	87%
45	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	80	38,150	$25,500 - 53,600	30%	77%
46	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	54,430	$30,600 - 79,230	20%	87%
47	Dentists, general	80	209,790	$142,390 -	9%	100%
48	Urban and regional planners	80	47,300	$34,400 - 65,470	15%	92%
49	Community and social service specialists, all other	70	32,190	$19,830 - 46,500	25%	58%
50	Management analysts	70	90,990	$43,020 -	22%	78%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70	42,540	$31,700 - 56,910	18%	56%
52	Social workers, all other	70	49,650	$34,050 - 71,840	18%	77%
53	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	59,290	$44,380 - 76,430	16%	99%
54	Librarians	60	58,080	$40,720 - 77,990	4%	85%
55	Financial specialists, all other	60	49,500	$32,490 - 65,420	12%	50%
56	Biological technicians	60	31,910	$25,600 - 39,750	16%	60%
57	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	39,360	$27,610 - 52,790	53%	57%
58	Reporters and correspondents	60	31,630	$22,210 - 46,910	1%	85%
59	Special education teachers, secondary school	60	53,510	$38,420 - 65,990	9%	87%
60	Computer systems analysts	60	60,860	$43,130 - 81,130	29%	68%
61	Public relations specialists	60	41,590	$25,140 - 64,100	18%	81%
62	Foresters	50	59,000	$40,610 - 78,270	5%	86%
63	Instructional coordinators	50	61,340	$33,190 - 93,610	23%	79%
64	Veterinarians	50	104,770	$64,540 -	35%	100%
65	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	50	27,100	$18,560 - 39,400	11%	55%
66	Occupational therapists	40	64,280	$45,390 - 80,840	23%	90%
67	Writers and authors	40	53,150	$27,380 - 71,370	13%	84%
68	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	39,670	$25,890 - 55,890	24%	78%
69	Musicians and singers	40		$ -	10%	53%
70	Credit analysts	40	40,200	$26,030 - 52,540	2%	60%
71	Advertising sales agents	40	50,410	$26,830 - 84,050	20%	56%
72	Medical and public health social workers	40	52,090	$34,130 - 78,030	24%	77%
73	Public relations managers	40	54,350	$32,450 - 83,000	17%	75%
74	Market research analysts	30	62,920	$36,180 - 109,240	20%	82%
75	Music directors and composers	30	47,780	$42,110 - 55,760	13%	53%
76	Electrical engineers	30	68,520	$44,840 - 99,360	6%	81%
77	Computer software engineers, systems software	30	71,860	$44,100 - 108,030	28%	85%
78	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	47,120	$30,040 - 67,750	18%	56%
79	Budget analysts	30	55,000	$37,640 - 75,630	7%	78%
80	Mechanical engineers	30	63,290	$43,080 - 83,280	4%	78%

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	2,990	27,020	$17,790 - 40,840	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,320	19,020	$16,910 - 20,990	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	2,190	21,970	$17,160 - 30,060	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	1,970	26,850	$18,100 - 38,310	13%	19%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,830	23,220	$17,540 - 31,500	2%	5%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,590	35,450	$26,510 - 49,520	10%	4%
7	Customer service representatives	1,510	25,970	$18,640 - 33,760	25%	22%
8	Waiters and waitresses	1,500	23,140	$17,140 - 32,880	11%	14%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,330	32,940	$21,560 - 48,300	13%	16%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,230	28,940	$20,990 - 38,700	1%	18%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,030	24,210	$17,790 - 33,110	15%	4%
12	General and operations managers	980	94,290	$45,470 -	2%	48%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	930	39,830	$25,160 - 63,410	4%	25%
14	Teacher assistants	890	24,380	$17,940 - 32,530	10%	18%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	790	47,360	$29,680 - 72,120	6%	29%
16	Cooks, restaurant	770	22,990	$17,720 - 30,900	12%	5%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	740	23,880	$18,010 - 31,120	17%	13%
18	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	730	19,730	$17,210 - 23,860	13%	5%
19	Stock clerks and order fillers	680	24,750	$18,180 - 32,840	-7%	8%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	670	25,980	$21,010 - 31,920	18%	7%
21	Medical secretaries	660	28,970	$21,670 - 38,260	17%	18%
22	Production workers, all other	610	23,410	$17,700 - 30,780	2%	5%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	590	32,700	$20,680 - 46,350	10%	6%
24	Medical assistants	580	29,850	$23,100 - 37,680	35%	10%
25	Construction laborers	580	30,430	$20,560 - 42,350	11%	5%
26	Home health aides	580	20,710	$17,340 - 25,760	49%	7%
27	Telemarketers	580	22,900	$17,500 - 29,300	-9%	14%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	570	34,260	$18,860 - 59,790	11%	14%
29	Industrial truck and tractor operators	570	29,400	$21,240 - 39,600	-1%	2%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	560	27,380	$17,990 - 39,420	18%	6%
31	Personal care and service workers, all other	560	22,160	$17,350 - 26,230	-12%	21%
32	Food preparation workers	540	21,380	$17,340 - 29,500	15%	7%
33	Carpenters	540	38,630	$27,230 - 53,240	10%	6%
34	Electricians	510	51,620	$30,570 - 65,390	7%	7%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	510	27,990	$20,490 - 38,260	4%	6%
36	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	510	28,610	$18,220 - 50,140	8%	4%
37	Machine feeders and offbearers	450	28,320	$20,410 - 38,920	-14%	0%
38	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	450	37,540	$27,190 - 49,860	15%	18%
39	Tellers	440	23,920	$20,540 - 29,500	14%	16%
40	Office and administrative support workers, all other	440	26,140	$19,080 - 34,570	-8%	32%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	420	39,380	$25,100 - 60,780	14%	4%
42	Bartenders	410	20,530	$17,340 - 24,160	11%	17%
43	Counter and rental clerks	410	23,870	$17,250 - 31,830	23%	16%
44	Service station attendants	400	22,000	$16,750 - 28,370	13%	6%
45	Packers and packagers, hand	400	19,990	$16,960 - 24,480	-11%	3%
46	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	400	30,290	$22,090 - 40,430	4%	15%
47	Dishwashers	390	18,880	$17,140 - 20,800	10%	3%
48	Sales representatives, services, all other	390	56,270	$22,480 - 143,080	28%	48%
49	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	380	41,050	$31,740 - 50,700	8%	3%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	370	46,420	$33,040 - 64,020	-4%	15%
51	Business operations specialists, all other	370	49,790	$24,500 - 85,180	21%	49%
52	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	360	20,630	$17,240 - 25,060	10%	8%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	350			9%	10%
54	All other information and record clerks	300	30,030	$19,080 - 46,210	-12%	21%
55	Security guards	290	23,150	$17,550 - 31,130	17%	13%
56	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	290	27,920	$21,510 - 37,330	0%	22%
57	Cooks, fast food	290	19,680	$16,990 - 23,630	8%	5%
58	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	290	30,920	$18,650 - 46,310	-6%	14%
59	Dental assistants	280	34,280	$19,730 - 41,890	29%	9%
60	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	280	23,890	$18,070 - 31,360	11%	5%
61	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	270	52,980	$36,050 - 67,150	11%	33%
62	Driver/sales workers	270	25,810	$17,250 - 34,920	-4%	4%
63	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	260	18,610	$17,000 - 20,270	17%	14%
64	Preschool teachers, except special education	250	22,560	$17,760 - 29,900	26%	43%
65	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	250	22,070	$17,090 - 29,970	14%	3%
66	Computer support specialists	250	39,690	$27,790 - 55,290	13%	43%
67	Amusement and recreation attendants	250	18,590	$16,850 - 20,170	24%	22%
68	Healthcare support workers, all other	240	29,120	$21,960 - 38,310	16%	10%
69	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	240	30,650	$21,960 - 39,630	6%	0%
70	Team assemblers	240	26,260	$18,880 - 32,890	0%	5%
71	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	240	31,040	$23,480 - 40,170	5%	2%
72	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	230	40,120	$32,280 - 50,810	12%	3%
73	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	230	25,710	$18,530 - 35,490	3%	4%
74	Child care workers	230	21,500	$17,300 - 28,010	18%	15%
75	Parts salespersons	230	30,850	$19,800 - 41,840	-1%	6%
76	Physicians and surgeons, all other	220	214,450	$147,620 -	0%	0%
77	Personal and home care aides	220	21,600	$17,690 - 25,950	51%	10%
78	Cement masons and concrete finishers	220	40,730	$23,790 - 57,380	11%	2%
79	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	210	18,950	$17,200 - 20,810	10%	17%
80	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	210	19,380	$17,130 - 22,770	12%	6%
81	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	210	58,250	$37,190 - 80,400	11%	4%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	210	51,360	$35,220 - 69,300	7%	13%
83	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	200	47,790	$35,850 - 61,940	16%	43%
84	Painters, construction and maintenance	200	31,850	$23,830 - 40,530	12%	6%
85	Cost estimators	200	51,910	$34,410 - 87,060	19%	32%
86	Fire fighters	200	51,650	$20,970 - 78,460	12%	18%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	200	54,810	$25,980 - 85,230	4%	38%
88	Pharmacy technicians	200	33,250	$26,020 - 40,820	32%	16%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	190	45,560	$24,660 - 71,200	10%	17%
90	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	190	26,600	$18,050 - 37,540	-8%	5%
91	Postal service mail carriers	190			1%	11%
92	Loan officers	180	65,030	$32,910 - 99,590	12%	49%
93	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	170	28,160	$20,910 - 37,980	4%	0%
94	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	170	41,410	$33,280 - 50,190	14%	7%
95	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	170	22,910	$17,340 - 32,980	12%	6%
96	Dental hygienists	160	73,650	$67,330 - 82,440	30%	33%
97	Legal secretaries	160	34,470	$25,910 - 47,350	12%	18%
98	Radiologic technologists and technicians	160	54,820	$35,070 - 77,620	15%	25%
99	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	160	27,150	$17,870 - 40,430	2%	11%
100	Bakers	150	25,780	$19,760 - 32,220	10%	8%

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Jobs More Common Near Medford Than Most Other Cities

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Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Forest and conservation technicians	40,470	130	35
Personal care and service workers, all other	22,160	560	17.7
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	28,160	170	13
Service station attendants	22,000	400	10.6
Education, training, and library workers, all other	22,890	350	8.3
Clergy	49,020	180	7.9
Machine feeders and offbearers	28,320	450	7.9
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	30,650	240	7.8
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	21,210	150	6.5
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	30,840	120	4.8
Production workers, all other	23,410	610	4.8
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	25,710	230	3.8
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	42,260	100	3.5
Producers and directors	72,940	120	3.2
Telemarketers	22,900	580	3.1
Office and administrative support workers, all other	26,140	440	3
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	27,010	110	2.8
Medical secretaries	28,970	660	2.5
All other information and record clerks	30,030	300	2.4
Court, municipal, and license clerks	35,920	120	2.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	23,830	110	2.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	29,120	240	2.3
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	20,360	130	2.2
Library technicians	30,320	130	2.2
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	47,790	200	2.2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,610	260	2.1
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	27,920	290	2.1
Medical assistants	29,850	580	2
Managers, all other	84,030	430	2
Cement masons and concrete finishers	40,730	220	1.9
Bakers	25,780	150	1.9
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	44,130	150	1.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	41,050	380	1.9
Child, family, and school social workers	36,860	280	1.9
Rehabilitation counselors	34,290	100	1.8
Parts salespersons	30,850	230	1.8
Amusement and recreation attendants	18,590	250	1.8
Self-enrichment education teachers	35,530	170	1.8
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,260	120	1.8
Social and human service assistants	26,170	320	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,450	1,590	1.8
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,120	230	1.7
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,400	570	1.7
Social and community service managers	44,790	110	1.6
Dental assistants	34,280	280	1.6
Dental hygienists	73,650	160	1.6
Counter and rental clerks	23,870	410	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	45,560	190	1.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,400	540	1.5
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,890	280	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Producers and directors	72,940	1.29	120
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	58,250	1.26	210
Construction managers	105,720	1.26	140
Waiters and waitresses	23,140	1.24	1,500
Fire fighters	51,650	1.23	200
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	42,120	1.2	110
Physicians and surgeons, all other	214,450	1.2	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	86,990	1.19	110
Cashiers	21,970	1.19	2,190
Pharmacy technicians	33,250	1.18	200
Dental hygienists	73,650	1.16	160
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	30,650	1.16	240
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	20,630	1.16	360
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	34,260	1.13	570
Cooks, fast food	19,680	1.13	290
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,380	1.13	560
Teachers and instructors, all other	42,470	1.12	270
Registered nurses	68,790	1.12	1,750
Child care workers	21,500	1.12	230
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	19,380	1.11	210
Medical and health services managers	94,200	1.11	150
Food preparation workers	21,380	1.11	540
Retail salespersons	27,020	1.11	2,990
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	19,020	1.1	2,320
Forest and conservation technicians	40,470	1.1	130
Electricians	51,620	1.1	510
Cement masons and concrete finishers	40,730	1.1	220
Loan officers	65,030	1.1	180
Dishwashers	18,880	1.1	390
Teacher assistants	24,380	1.1	890
Graphic designers	44,040	1.09	170
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	52,980	1.09	270
Machine feeders and offbearers	28,320	1.09	450
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	39,380	1.09	420
Sales representatives, services, all other	56,270	1.08	390
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,750	1.08	680
Court, municipal, and license clerks	35,920	1.08	120
Clergy	49,020	1.08	180
Personal and home care aides	21,600	1.08	220
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,980	1.08	670
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,400	1.08	540
Bakers	25,780	1.07	150
Service station attendants	22,000	1.07	400
Radiologic technologists and technicians	54,820	1.07	160
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,950	1.07	210
Pharmacists	111,790	1.07	160
Dental assistants	34,280	1.06	280
Medical assistants	29,850	1.06	580
Cooks, restaurant	22,990	1.06	770
Bartenders	20,530	1.06	410

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