Medford, Oregon Employment

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 types of occupations that can be found in Medford and the average wages for those jobs. The list includes jobs that generally require college degrees and jobs that do not require 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.

Jobs in Medford

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	86050	$47,930	$23.04	100
2	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	11950	$38,870	$18.69	13.75
3	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	9370	$28,820	$13.85	8.7
4	Sales and Related Occupations	8810	$37,980	$18.26	9.5
5	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	8280	$39,170	$18.83	6.7
6	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	5890	$93,990	$45.19	5.85
7	Healthcare Support Occupations	5010	$34,070	$16.38	2.85
8	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	4850	$51,570	$24.79	6
9	Production Occupations	4500	$37,890	$18.22	5.6
10	Management Occupations	4290	$91,870	$44.17	6.35
11	Construction and Extraction Occupations	3950	$47,860	$23.01	4.6
12	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3370	$25,150	$12.09	2.45
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	3280	$48,190	$23.17	3.75
14	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	3170	$32,120	$15.44	3.6
15	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	3170	$66,680	$32.06	5.35
16	Retail Salespersons	3060	$30,710	$14.76	2.7
17	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2370	$28,690	$13.79	0
18	Cashiers	2350	$26,920	$12.94	2.2
19	Registered Nurses	2170	$90,000	$43.27	1.95
20	Waiters and Waitresses	1870	$29,460	$14.16	1.65
21	Office Clerks, General	1790	$35,530	$17.08	1.9
22	Community and Social Service Occupations	1780	$48,280	$23.21	1.75
23	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1630	$46,320	$22.27	1.2
24	Stockers and Order Fillers	1520	$30,970	$14.89	1.25
25	General and Operations Managers	1500	$97,580	$46.91	1.5
26	Personal Care and Service Occupations	1480	$32,700	$15.72	4.65
27	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	1370	$58,830	$28.28	1.8
28	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	1310	$74,740	$35.93	3
29	Protective Service Occupations	1250	$52,890	$25.43	2.2
30	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1190	$30,930	$14.87	1.5
31	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1130	$41,570	$19.98	1.05
32	Cooks, Restaurant	1110	$31,240	$15.02	0.9
33	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1090	$37,910	$18.23	1.4
34	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1060	$36,980	$17.78	0.4
35	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	930	$27,480	$13.21	0.9
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	930	$31,010	$14.91	0.7
37	Customer Service Representatives	870	$35,270	$16.96	1.75
38	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	850	$50,460	$24.26	0.95
39	Carpenters	840	$44,330	$21.31	0.6
40	Medical Assistants	820	$40,120	$19.29	0.45
41	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	810	$38,180	$18.36	0.9
42	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	790	$34,700	$16.68	1.8
43	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	790	$67,400	$32.4	0.8
44	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	730	$26,050	$12.53	0.1
45	Construction Laborers	720	$36,670	$17.63	0.9
46	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	710	$55,670	$26.76	0.95
47	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	700	$70,940	$34.11	1.7
48	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	690	$68,070	$32.72	0.85
49	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	640	$62,830	$30.21	0.7
50	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	630	$33,510	$16.11	0.75
51	Light Truck Drivers	580	$35,370	$17.01	0.6
52	Nursing Assistants	580	$34,680	$16.67	0.95
53	Food Preparation Workers	550	$27,850	$13.39	0.5
54	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	500	$36,830	$17.71	0.6
55	Accountants and Auditors	490	$64,540	$31.03	0.9
56	Packers and Packagers, Hand	460	$30,320	$14.57	0.4
57	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	430	$41,620	$20.01	0.65
58	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	410	$38,750	$18.63	0.4
59	Legal Occupations	410	$80,810	$38.85	0.8
60	Billing and Posting Clerks	390	$42,700	$20.53	0.3
61	Electricians	380	$59,450	$28.58	0.45
62	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	370	$36,900	$17.74	0
63	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	370	$31,230	$15.02	0.8
64	Social and Human Service Assistants	370	$39,240	$18.86	0.3
65	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	360	$43,980	$21.15	0.5
66	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	360	$28,230	$13.57	0.3
67	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	360	$29,900	$14.37	0.3
68	Production Workers, All Other	350	$33,790	$16.25	0.15
69	Driver/Sales Workers	340	$41,290	$19.85	0.3
70	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	340	$41,230	$19.82	0.35
71	Parts Salespersons	340	$37,770	$18.16	0.2
72	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	340	$34,660	$16.66	0.4
73	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	330	$32,200	$15.48	0.3
74	Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	330	$239,920	$115.35	0.3
75	Bartenders	320	$31,980	$15.38	0.4
76	Dishwashers	320	$26,470	$12.73	0.3
77	Dental Hygienists	310	$88,690	$42.64	0.1
78	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	300	$32,400	$15.58	0.1
79	Dental Assistants	290	$41,010	$19.72	0.2
80	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	290	$59,480	$28.6	0.4
81	Human Resources Specialists	290	$59,010	$28.37	0.4
82	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	290	$70,890	$34.08	0.4
83	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	290	$81,990	$39.42	0.65
84	Financial Managers	280	$109,380	$52.59	0.4
85	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	280	$27,890	$13.41	0.2
86	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	280	$26,760	$12.87	0.15
87	Pharmacy Technicians	280	$39,330	$18.91	0.3
88	Counter and Rental Clerks	270	$37,980	$18.26	0.3
89	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	270	$56,430	$27.13	0.4
90	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	270	$52,250	$25.12	0.25
91	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	260	$34,530	$16.6	0.2
92	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	250	$35,790	$17.21	0.1
93	Security Guards	250	$31,970	$15.37	0.7
94	Clergy	240	$51,000	$24.52	0.1
95	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	240	$47,450	$22.81	0.3
96	Tellers	240	$31,140	$14.97	0.25
97	Animal Caretakers	230	$27,710	$13.32	0.2
98	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	230	$31,180	$14.99	0.3
99	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	230	$48,550	$23.34	0.45
100	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	230	$48,810	$23.47	0

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$47,930	86,050
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$38,870	11,950
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$28,820	9,370
Sales and Related Occupations	$37,980	8,810
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$39,170	8,280
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$93,990	5,890
Healthcare Support Occupations	$34,070	5,010
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,570	4,850
Production Occupations	$37,890	4,500
Management Occupations	$91,870	4,290
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$47,860	3,950
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$25,150	3,370
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$48,190	3,280
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$32,120	3,170
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$66,680	3,170
Retail Salespersons	$30,710	3,060
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,690	2,370
Cashiers	$26,920	2,350
Registered Nurses	$90,000	2,170
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,460	1,870
Office Clerks, General	$35,530	1,790
Community and Social Service Occupations	$48,280	1,780
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,320	1,630
Stockers and Order Fillers	$30,970	1,520
General and Operations Managers	$97,580	1,500
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$32,700	1,480
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$58,830	1,370
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$74,740	1,310
Protective Service Occupations	$52,890	1,250
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,930	1,190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$41,570	1,130
Cooks, Restaurant	$31,240	1,110
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$37,910	1,090
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,980	1,060
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,480	930
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,010	930
Customer Service Representatives	$35,270	870
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,460	850
Carpenters	$44,330	840
Medical Assistants	$40,120	820
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,180	810
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,700	790
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$67,400	790
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,050	730
Construction Laborers	$36,670	720
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,670	710
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$70,940	700
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,070	690
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$62,830	640
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$33,510	630

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$47,930

86,050

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$38,870

11,950

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$28,820

9,370

Sales and Related Occupations

$37,980

8,810

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$39,170

8,280

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$93,990

5,890

Healthcare Support Occupations

$34,070

5,010

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$51,570

4,850

Production Occupations

$37,890

4,500

Management Occupations

$91,870

4,290

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$47,860

3,950

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$25,150

3,370

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$48,190

3,280

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$32,120

3,170

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$66,680

3,170

Retail Salespersons

$30,710

3,060

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$28,690

2,370

Cashiers

$26,920

2,350

Registered Nurses

$90,000

2,170

Waiters and Waitresses

$29,460

1,870

Office Clerks, General

$35,530

1,790

Community and Social Service Occupations

$48,280

1,780

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$46,320

1,630

Stockers and Order Fillers

$30,970

1,520

General and Operations Managers

$97,580

1,500

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$32,700

1,480

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$58,830

1,370

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$74,740

1,310

Protective Service Occupations

$52,890

1,250

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$30,930

1,190

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$41,570

1,130

Cooks, Restaurant

$31,240

1,110

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$37,910

1,090

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$36,980

1,060

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$27,480

930

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$31,010

930

Customer Service Representatives

$35,270

870

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$50,460

850

Carpenters

$44,330

840

Medical Assistants

$40,120

820

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,180

810

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$34,700

790

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$67,400

790

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

$26,050

730

Construction Laborers

$36,670

720

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$55,670

710

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$70,940

700

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$68,070

690

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$62,830

640

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$33,510

630

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$47,930	86,050
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$38,870	11,950
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$28,820	9,370
Sales and Related Occupations	$37,980	8,810
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$39,170	8,280
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$93,990	5,890
Healthcare Support Occupations	$34,070	5,010
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,570	4,850
Production Occupations	$37,890	4,500
Management Occupations	$91,870	4,290
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$47,860	3,950
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$25,150	3,370
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$48,190	3,280
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$32,120	3,170
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$66,680	3,170
Retail Salespersons	$30,710	3,060
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,690	2,370
Cashiers	$26,920	2,350
Registered Nurses	$90,000	2,170
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,460	1,870
Office Clerks, General	$35,530	1,790
Community and Social Service Occupations	$48,280	1,780
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,320	1,630
Stockers and Order Fillers	$30,970	1,520
General and Operations Managers	$97,580	1,500
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$32,700	1,480
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$58,830	1,370
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$74,740	1,310
Protective Service Occupations	$52,890	1,250
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,930	1,190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$41,570	1,130
Cooks, Restaurant	$31,240	1,110
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$37,910	1,090
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,980	1,060
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,480	930
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,010	930
Customer Service Representatives	$35,270	870
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,460	850
Carpenters	$44,330	840
Medical Assistants	$40,120	820
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,180	810
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,700	790
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$67,400	790
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,050	730
Construction Laborers	$36,670	720
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,670	710
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$70,940	700
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,070	690
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$62,830	640
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$33,510	630

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$47,930

86,050

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$38,870

11,950

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$28,820

9,370

Sales and Related Occupations

$37,980

8,810

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$39,170

8,280

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$93,990

5,890

Healthcare Support Occupations

$34,070

5,010

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$51,570

4,850

Production Occupations

$37,890

4,500

Management Occupations

$91,870

4,290

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$47,860

3,950

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$25,150

3,370

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$48,190

3,280

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$32,120

3,170

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$66,680

3,170

Retail Salespersons

$30,710

3,060

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$28,690

2,370

Cashiers

$26,920

2,350

Registered Nurses

$90,000

2,170

Waiters and Waitresses

$29,460

1,870

Office Clerks, General

$35,530

1,790

Community and Social Service Occupations

$48,280

1,780

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$46,320

1,630

Stockers and Order Fillers

$30,970

1,520

General and Operations Managers

$97,580

1,500

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$32,700

1,480

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$58,830

1,370

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$74,740

1,310

Protective Service Occupations

$52,890

1,250

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$30,930

1,190

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$41,570

1,130

Cooks, Restaurant

$31,240

1,110

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$37,910

1,090

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$36,980

1,060

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$27,480

930

Receptionists and Information Clerks

$31,010

930

Customer Service Representatives

$35,270

870

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$50,460

850

Carpenters

$44,330

840

Medical Assistants

$40,120

820

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$38,180

810

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$34,700

790

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$67,400

790

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

$26,050

730

Construction Laborers

$36,670

720

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$55,670

710

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$70,940

700

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$68,070

690

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$62,830

640

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$33,510

630

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