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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%70%2%5%19%0%0%3%
Computer and Information Systems Managers71%29%77%1%6%11%0%0%3%
Computer Hardware Engineers85%15%52%2%6%38%0%0%2%
Computer Network Architects87%13%77%2%8%10%0%0%3%
Computer Network Support Specialists74%26%73%2%12%7%0%0%5%
Computer Occupations, All Other72%28%72%3%9%11%1%0%5%
Computer Programmers79%21%76%1%6%13%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%72%3%14%8%1%0%3%
Data Scientists54%46%68%2%6%19%0%0%5%
Database Administrators63%37%72%2%6%15%0%0%4%
Database Architects64%36%74%2%7%13%0%0%4%
Information Security Analysts80%20%77%3%8%6%0%0%5%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators80%20%78%2%8%7%0%0%4%
Operations Research Analysts52%48%73%3%9%10%0%0%4%
Software Developers80%20%64%1%5%26%0%0%3%
Web and Digital Interface Designers62%38%78%2%8%7%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 Science1,126
-19%
Python (Programming Language)733
-23.6%
Automation643
-14.3%
Scalability617
-13.3%
SQL (Programming Language)604
-31.6%
Project Management602
-9.3%
Amazon Web Services544
-9.7%
Workflow Management536
-14.6%
Agile Methodology526
-28.5%
Microsoft Azure493
-23.7%
Software Engineering461
-8.9%
Artificial Intelligence451
-17.5%
Software Development449
-16.9%
Data Analysis426
-21.1%
Application Programming Interface (API)391
-21.7%
Business Requirements374
-16.6%
Scripting342
-23.7%
Continuous Improvement Process340
-9.4%
Linux317
-5.7%
Process Improvement306
-22.9%

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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
$132,093
$203,066
Engineering Manager
$134,378
$198,566
Computer Hardware Engineer
$144,564
$193,945
Database Software Developer
$113,839
$174,509
Software Developer
$105,220
$166,417
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
$74,204
$158,378
Data Scientist
$86,601
$153,904
Head of Information Security
$91,580
$152,061
Electrical Engineer
$91,552
$136,480
Data Analyst
$94,577
$134,058
Database Administrator
$75,273
$129,721
Mechanical Engineer
$86,651
$127,803
Lead Database Architect
$57,640
$122,999
Avionics Technician
$69,181
$104,624
Web Software Developer
$48,738
$96,615
Computer Network Support Specialist
$58,784
$84,598
User Support Specialist
$49,985
$77,190

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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
Computer Science
43%
-41%
Cyber Security
43%
38%
-5%
Incident Response
43%
-31%
Linux
43%
-28%
Network Security
43%
23%
-20%
Cyber Threat Hunting
29%
-27%
Data Analysis
29%
-20%
Information Systems
29%
-24%
Office Equipment
29%
-28%
Penetration Testing
29%
-18%

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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
34%
50%
16%
Python (Programming Language)
30%
-10%
SQL (Programming Language)
30%
28%
-2%
Data Science
25%
-4%
Computer Science
22%
-20%
Machine Learning
20%
-7%
Workflow Management
19%
-14%
Project Management
19%
2%
Statistics
18%
-5%
Business Process
-9%

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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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