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Oregon Tech Industry
Tech Industry Jobs
106,834
Average Earnings Per Job
$161,225
Tech Industry Firms
9,559

Jobs Trend and Forecast

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Occupation Diversity

Occupation
% Male
% Female
% White
% Black
% Hispanic or Latino
% Asian
% American Indian or Alaska Native
% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
% 2 or More Races
Computer and Information Research Scientists74%26%72%2%5%18%0%0%4%
Computer and Information Systems Managers71%29%77%1%6%11%0%0%3%
Computer Hardware Engineers85%15%51%2%6%38%0%0%2%
Computer Network Architects87%13%77%2%7%10%0%0%3%
Computer Network Support Specialists74%26%74%2%12%7%0%0%4%
Computer Occupations, All Other72%28%72%3%9%11%1%0%5%
Computer Programmers78%22%76%1%6%14%0%0%3%
Computer Systems Analysts62%38%72%2%8%13%0%0%4%
Computer User Support Specialists74%26%74%3%11%7%0%0%4%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers90%10%73%3%14%7%0%0%3%
Data Scientists54%46%68%2%6%19%0%0%5%
Database Administrators63%37%72%2%6%15%0%0%4%
Database Architects65%35%73%2%6%15%0%0%3%
Information Security Analysts81%19%76%3%8%8%0%0%5%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators80%20%78%2%8%8%0%0%4%
Operations Research Analysts50%50%72%3%9%11%0%1%4%
Software Developers80%20%65%1%5%26%0%0%3%
Web and Digital Interface Designers62%38%78%2%8%8%0%0%4%
Web Developers68%32%79%2%7%7%0%0%4%

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Employment by Industry

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Workforce Jobs, Resident Workers, and Net Commuters

2024 Jobs
2024 Resident Workers
2024 Net Commuters

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Top 20 Tech Skills In Demand

Skill
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change
Computer Science1,378
-13.9%
Python (Programming Language)877
-9.5%
SQL (Programming Language)750
-17.7%
Project Management696
-16.1%
Agile Methodology683
-14.5%
Automation679
-6.5%
Scalability624
-13.3%
Amazon Web Services602
-11.3%
Workflow Management569
-21.3%
Software Engineering555
-5%
Microsoft Azure537
-39.1%
Data Analysis528
-23.7%
Software Development528
-10.4%
Application Programming Interface (API)488
-15%
Artificial Intelligence443
-7.4%
Business Requirements395
-15.9%
Scripting393
-17.8%
Java (Programming Language)392
-14.3%
Information Systems376
-18.1%
Technical Support371
-5.7%

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Annual Wage Ranges by Occupation (25th-75th Percentile)

$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000
Computer and Information Systems Manager
$120,081
$191,080
Engineering Manager
$133,114
$180,436
Computer Hardware Engineer
$130,187
$175,259
Software Developer
$94,961
$160,580
Data Scientist
$77,759
$156,703
Database Software Developer
$98,896
$147,171
Head of Information Security
$79,196
$135,187
Electrical Engineer
$94,277
$132,421
Data Analyst
$90,810
$132,188
Mechanical Engineer
$82,768
$127,832
Database Administrator
$73,070
$127,088
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
$66,693
$126,808
Lead Database Architect
$52,046
$117,826
Avionics Technician
$65,333
$85,654
Web Software Developer
$38,744
$84,858
Computer Network Support Specialist
$55,479
$81,154
User Support Specialist
$49,052
$76,570

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Tech Occupation Earnings by MSA

25th to 75th percentile salary range per MSA

Occupation
Portland Pct. 25 Earnings
Portland Pct. 75 Earnings
Bend Pct. 25 Earnings
Bend Pct. 75 Earnings
Eugene Pct. 25 Earnings
Eugene Pct. 75 Earnings
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$129,378.36
$204,671.18
$111,741.17
$173,784.98
$103,103.4
$168,449.23
Computer Systems Analysts
$95,724.21
$138,485.45
$82,949.22
$113,717.01
$80,955.13
$127,501.26
Information Security Analysts
$83,291.82
$143,160.99
$72,083.08
$124,901.71
$83,684.53
$128,756.81
Computer and Information Research Scientists
$142,623.05
$194,706.46
$134,743.34
$174,025.06
$127,906.42
$165,598.41
Computer Network Support Specialists
$56,197.6
$86,022.08
$57,357.73
$91,022.76
$49,316.06
$69,677.17
Computer User Support Specialists
$48,800.34
$75,307
$50,055.83
$69,707.83
$47,786.9
$67,942.58
Computer Network Architects
$107,908.36
$155,823.62
$80,707.47
$132,936.7
$94,282.88
$125,872.6
Database Administrators
$74,993.09
$128,630.7
$73,551.69
$127,855.96
$80,281.03
$129,959.75
Database Architects
$98,893.19
$155,724.52
$139,531.86
$144,784.98
$86,529.36
$133,573.01
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$85,137.34
$128,475.59
$78,471.57
$111,491.57
$74,393.49
$105,152.11
Computer Programmers
$74,214.91
$142,006.4
$70,392.03
$127,359.97
$69,128.91
$108,184.98
Software Developers
$102,013.71
$163,712.5
$97,523.38
$158,997.47
$84,302
$146,043.21
Web Developers
$47,869.54
$92,873.28
$45,664.64
$94,874.39
$45,962.77
$82,851.37
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$69,078
$120,194.79
$50,318.61
$114,567.44
$55,900.3
$104,975.5
Computer Occupations, All Other
$71,123.17
$138,615.05
$45,513.45
$86,635.58
$56,303.54
$94,875.82
Operations Research Analysts
$78,780.21
$123,759.25
$73,368.18
$105,302.58
$73,490.88
$109,564.58
Data Scientists
$85,680.72
$161,032.42
$66,495.31
$135,742.7
$73,519.69
$116,133.63
Computer Hardware Engineers
$125,039.69
$173,869.27
$109,172.55
$148,937.52
$100,953.33
$193,238.03
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
$39,220.63
$62,256.1
$33,892.78
$50,476.95
$35,214.33
$50,001.77

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Average Earnings Per Tech Job

50-State Comparison

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Degrees by Program

Oregon Higher Ed Instutions

Description
2023 Completions
2010-2023 Trend
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services2,414
0.9K
2.4K
Engineering2,062
1.1K
2.1K
Biological and Biomedical Sciences1,837
0.9K
1.8K
Physical Sciences523
0.5K
0.5K
Mathematics and Statistics394
0.3K
0.4K
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other131
0K
0.1K
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services104
0.1K
0.1K

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Top Hard Skills Companies Are Looking For

Skill
Frequency in Job Postings
Frequency in Candidates
Skill Gap
Field Service Management
78%
39%
-39%
Electronics
-16%
Automation
-17%
Semiconductors
-10%
Computer Science
-18%
High Voltage
-19%
Technical Issues
-19%
Technical Support
-9%
Technical Training
-17%
Cyber Security
-8%

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Top 20 Companies by Profile Count Over 12 Month Period

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Workforce Profile
Data Scientist

Top Hard Skills Companies Are Looking For

Skill
Frequency in Job Postings
Frequency in Candidates
Skill Gap
Data Analysis
44%
51%
7%
SQL (Programming Language)
39%
29%
-10%
Computer Science
31%
-28%
Python (Programming Language)
26%
-6%
Data Visualization
23%
-12%
Business Requirements
22%
-18%
Statistics
-7%
Tableau (Business Intelligence Software)
-8%
Data Science
1%
Project Management
3%

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Top 20 Companies by Profile Count Over 12 Month Period

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Gross Regional Product of Tech Sector
Gross Regional Product
$30.8B
Earnings
$17.6B
Taxes Paid
$822.3M

Gross Regional Product Trend

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Home Value Trend

Median Home Value

Seattle, WA
Portland, OR

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