Oregon trade pay

Statewide BLS medians for Oregon are not published yet, so no pay ranking appears here. The 10-trade table above still lists annual openings and apprentice counts for every trade, and medians fill in as each state pull completes. City-level BLS pay is published for 18 states on metro pages.

The BLS has not published statewide medians for Oregon yet, so the top-paying trade cannot be ranked from official figures. Demand is strongest for landscapers, with about 2,300 statewide annual openings projected. State medians will appear here as the BLS publishes them.

Projections Central expects about 10,440 trade openings a year in Oregon from 2024 to 2034, across the 10 tracked trades. Landscapers lead with about 2,300 a year, followed by carpenters at 1,890. Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new job growth.

Start with a registered apprenticeship: paid on-the-job training plus classroom instruction, with wages rising as you learn. The DOL counted 221 active trade apprentices in Oregon in FY2024, across 8 published trades, including 84 electricians. Programs run three to five years; find open programs at Apprenticeship.gov.

Of the tracked metros in Oregon, Portland is covered on its own detailed pay page with all 10 trades, year-over-year change, and worker-submitted rates. Statewide BLS medians for Oregon are not published yet, so the table above shows openings and apprenticeships instead.