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Job market report: Portland, OR

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Portland, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 479 open listings in Portland; 521 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 170 new in the last 7 days; 9 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $115k a year ($109k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in OR: 5% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsSalem Estacada, OR: 1 jobBeavercreek, OR: 1 jobBeavercreek · 1Hillsboro, OR: 4 jobs, ▲ 3 new this week, 1 new todayHillsboro · 4Gresham, OR: 1 jobGresham · 1Fairview, OR: 1 jobFairview · 1Clackamas, OR: 1 jobClackamas · 1Vancouver, WA: 32 jobs, median listed pay $88k a year, ▲ 13 new this week, 1 new todayVancouver · 32 · $88kBeaverton, OR: 1 jobBeaverton · 1Portland, OR: 479 jobs, median listed pay $115k a year, ▲ 170 new this week, 9 new todayPortland · 479 · $115k You: Portland, OR Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Portland; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Portland

  1. Mechanic and technician · 70 listings · typical $66k a year
  2. Manager · 62 listings · typical $131k a year
  3. Engineer · 28 listings · typical $111k a year
  4. Data and analytics · 15 listings · typical $111k a year
  5. Warehouse and logistics · 10 listings · typical $70k a year
  6. Accounting and finance · 10 listings · typical $119k a year
  7. IT and help desk · 10 listings · typical $105k a year
  8. Sales · 9 listings · typical $149k a year
  9. Project and program manager · 9 listings · typical $105k a year
  10. Nurse · 5 listings · typical $81k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Forest Service · 117 jobs
  2. Department of the Air Force Headquarters · 113 jobs
  3. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 37 jobs
  4. Carvana · 21 jobs
  5. Farm Service Agency · 19 jobs
  6. Veterans Health Administration · 15 jobs
  7. Air National Guard Units · 15 jobs
  8. Bonneville Power Administration · 13 jobs

Nearby cities

  • Vancouver, WA · 32 jobs · 8 mi
  • Salem, OR · 5 jobs · 44 mi
  • Hillsboro, OR · 4 jobs · 14 mi
  • Cascade Locks, OR · 4 jobs · 41 mi
  • Keizer, OR · 3 jobs · 40 mi
  • Longview, WA · 3 jobs · 46 mi

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