metropolitan statistical area · 10540

Albany, OR

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Albany, OR metro area

Figures describe the Albany, OR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Albany city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$49,700

Total employment47,260

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Albany, OR metro area was $49,700 per year ($23.90 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 47,260 jobs. 242 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	50.64	930	$41,600
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1.86	800	$37,930
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1.77	1,590	$47,150
Stockers and Order Fillers	1.71	1,470	$38,970
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1.69	720	$46,110

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 242 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Albany, OR metro area
Occupation
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,150	$22.67	1,590	1.77
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$34,330	$16.51	1,470	1.26
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,970	$18.74	1,470	1.71
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$42,120	$20.25	1,460	1.11
Cashiers	$34,160	$16.42	1,080	1.16
Retail Salespersons	$35,990	$17.30	1,040	0.88
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$41,600	$20.00	930	50.64
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,180	$28.94	830	1.33
General and Operations Managers	$93,220	$44.82	810	0.76
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$37,930	Not published	800	1.86
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$46,110	$22.17	720	1.69
Office Clerks, General	$48,360	$23.25	690	0.92
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,600	$22.88	610	1.17
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,770	$18.16	590	0.87
Registered Nurses	$111,920	$53.81	580	0.56
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,820	$24.43	540	1.29
Nursing Assistants	$48,550	$23.34	530	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$80,230	$38.57	460	2.24
Electricians	$100,230	$48.19	440	1.89
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,640	$23.39	440	1.88
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$62,460	$30.03	400	2.23
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$74,450	Not published	390	1.20
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$79,730	$38.33	390	2.89
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$72,960	Not published	380	0.91
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,780	$18.64	380	0.88
Waiters and Waitresses	$47,440	$22.81	380	0.56
Construction Laborers	$51,470	$24.74	370	1.10
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$55,820	$26.84	370	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$50,450	$24.26	360	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,330	$21.31	350	0.95
Carpenters	$57,080	$27.44	340	1.66
Customer Service Representatives	$45,080	$21.67	330	0.42
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,330	$20.35	320	2.77
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$51,650	$24.83	310	1.05
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$49,820	$23.95	290	1.17
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$64,170	$30.85	290	5.59
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,910	Not published	280	1.48
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,260	$36.19	280	0.75
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,300	$18.90	280	1.00
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,790	$30.19	280	2.24
Food Preparation Workers	$35,860	$17.24	260	0.94
Bartenders	$34,790	$16.73	250	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,710	$32.55	250	0.57
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,490	$15.14	240	3.01
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,250	$17.43	230	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$88,710	$42.65	220	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,270	$28.50	220	1.16
Human Resources Specialists	$73,850	$35.50	210	0.74
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$73,320	$35.25	210	0.64
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,590	$20.96	210	0.73
Project Management Specialists	$92,130	$44.30	200	0.62
Accountants and Auditors	$81,970	$39.41	200	0.46
Medical Assistants	$50,480	$24.27	200	0.80
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,010	$28.85	200	0.53
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$92,810	$44.62	200	1.09
Helpers--Production Workers	$52,290	$25.14	200	3.88
Production Workers, All Other	$49,480	$23.79	200	2.57
Machinists	$71,300	$34.28	190	2.16
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$61,020	$29.34	180	1.47
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$40,000	$19.23	180	1.31
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,150	$22.67	180	2.58
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,840	$24.44	180	8.83
Light Truck Drivers	$44,870	$21.57	180	0.61
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$33,340	$16.03	180	5.77
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,370	$22.77	170	1.27
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$53,290	$25.62	170	0.81
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,440	$18.00	170	1.43
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,360	$17.00	170	0.97
Clergy	$62,540	$30.07	160	9.20
Roofers	$50,490	$24.27	160	3.95
Childcare Workers	$35,640	$17.14	150	0.93
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$40,780	$19.61	150	3.58
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$68,080	$32.73	150	1.03
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,700	$23.90	150	3.27
Training and Development Specialists	$58,490	$28.12	140	0.99
Industrial Engineers	$100,750	$48.44	140	1.25
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$76,940	$36.99	140	0.71
Parts Salespersons	$41,850	$20.12	140	1.70
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$71,010	$34.14	140	2.68
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	Not published	Not published	140	27.82
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$81,190	$39.04	140	3.21
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,510	$17.55	140	1.86
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$125,910	Not published	130	1.35
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$66,750	$32.09	130	0.88
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,610	$38.28	130	0.64
Dental Assistants	$57,180	$27.49	130	1.08
Dishwashers	$33,960	$16.33	130	0.92
Logging Equipment Operators	$57,700	$27.74	130	20.58
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$84,620	$40.68	130	0.90
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,190	$28.94	130	1.42
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$58,890	$28.31	130	1.00
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,900	$22.07	130	10.46
Industrial Production Managers	$132,440	$63.67	120	1.63
Construction Managers	$108,520	$52.18	120	1.02
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$40,010	$19.24	120	0.81
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,310	$23.23	120	1.89
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,940	$30.74	120	0.98
Sheet Metal Workers	$63,310	$30.44	120	3.23
Bus Drivers, School	$47,580	$22.87	120	0.97
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,380	$45.86	110	1.58
Computer User Support Specialists	$63,720	$30.63	110	0.51
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$73,650	$35.41	110	0.98
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$78,910	$37.94	110	0.75
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$62,400	$30.00	110	1.06
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,790	$16.25	110	1.29
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,130	$16.89	110	0.70
Recreation Workers	$36,590	$17.59	110	1.08
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,380	$18.45	110	0.91
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	$28.79	110	1.08
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$56,180	$27.01	110	5.90
Financial Managers	$147,210	$70.78	100	0.37
Logisticians	$85,840	$41.27	100	1.26
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$62,440	$30.02	100	0.36
Software Developers	$122,030	$58.67	100	0.20
Firefighters	$61,060	$29.36	100	0.98
Animal Caretakers	$34,880	$16.77	100	1.17
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$45,700	$21.97	100	8.16
Managers, All Other	$104,430	$50.21	90	0.50
Social Workers, All Other	$72,260	$34.74	90	4.71
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$55,740	$26.80	90	0.55
Pharmacy Technicians	$51,730	$24.87	90	0.63
Security Guards	$44,050	$21.18	90	0.24
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$70,180	$33.74	90	3.44
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$36,320	$17.46	90	0.72
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$49,100	$23.61	90	0.89
Billing and Posting Clerks	$50,910	$24.47	90	0.72
Tellers	$43,670	$20.99	90	0.87
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,880	$33.59	90	0.62
Tire Repairers and Changers	$45,280	$21.77	90	2.84
Sales Managers	$128,720	$61.89	80	0.42
Food Service Managers	$61,630	$29.63	80	1.17
Compliance Officers	$76,810	$36.93	80	0.61
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$95,470	$45.90	80	1.89
Dental Hygienists	$111,380	$53.55	80	1.21
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$63,800	$30.67	80	2.67
Driver/Sales Workers	$33,720	$16.21	80	0.66
Medical and Health Services Managers	$140,410	$67.51	70	0.36
Social and Community Service Managers	$95,120	$45.73	70	1.14
Cost Estimators	$76,200	$36.64	70	1.00
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$89,830	$43.19	70	0.69
Healthcare Social Workers	$75,880	$36.48	70	1.31
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$74,980	$36.05	70	1.64
Pharmacists	$158,000	$75.96	70	0.68
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$34,840	$16.75	70	0.55
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,450	$29.54	70	0.48
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,480	$27.15	70	1.53
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$45,980	$22.11	70	1.04
Logging Workers, All Other	$58,420	$28.09	70	132.01
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,410	$27.12	70	1.41
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,530	$22.37	70	3.14
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,500	$26.20	70	2.28
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$63,210	$30.39	70	1.63
Management Analysts	$86,870	$41.76	60	0.22
Loan Officers	$90,030	$43.28	60	0.71
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$55,580	$26.72	60	0.50
Instructional Coordinators	$83,270	$40.03	60	0.84
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$41,060	$19.74	60	1.62
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,880	$18.21	60	1.54
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$61,670	$29.65	60	1.33
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,750	$23.92	60	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$59,120	$28.42	60	6.71
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$91,910	$44.19	60	3.16
Millwrights	$63,060	$30.32	60	4.52
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$43,470	$20.90	60	2.19
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,990	$23.55	60	1.05
Bakers	$42,810	$20.58	60	0.89
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$54,020	$25.97	60	13.20
Marketing Managers	$129,490	$62.25	50	0.38
Facilities Managers	$109,220	$52.51	50	1.03
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,310	$72.74	50	0.26
Computer Systems Analysts	$112,700	$54.18	50	0.34
Civil Engineers	$93,280	$44.85	50	0.47
Mechanical Engineers	$96,710	$46.50	50	0.61
Lawyers	$162,880	$78.31	50	0.23
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$68,710	Not published	50	1.50
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$63,510	Not published	50	0.58
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$65,050	Not published	50	0.97
Coaches and Scouts	$66,520	Not published	50	0.64
Dentists, General	$204,310	$98.23	50	1.24
Physical Therapists	$108,720	$52.27	50	0.66
Family Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	50	1.45
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$98,660	$47.43	50	0.76
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$47,580	$22.88	50	1.57
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,670	$46.48	50	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$62,960	$30.27	50	1.25
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$57,570	$27.68	50	1.39
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$93,070	$44.75	50	0.31
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,930	$17.27	50	0.64
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$68,280	$32.83	50	1.45
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$65,420	$31.45	50	3.36
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,520	$21.89	50	1.02
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,710	$20.05	50	13.51
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$48,150	$23.15	50	16.25
Administrative Services Managers	$89,140	$42.86	40	0.48
Human Resources Managers	$140,910	$67.75	40	0.59
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,380	$74.70	40	0.55
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$79,660	$38.30	40	0.43
Electrical Engineers	$122,840	$59.06	40	0.68
Engineers, All Other	$124,900	$60.05	40	0.82
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$58,200	$27.98	40	1.23
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$45,960	$22.10	40	5.98
Library Technicians	$46,990	$22.59	40	1.93
Graphic Designers	$55,250	$26.56	40	0.61
Public Relations Specialists	$63,650	$30.60	40	0.43
Speech-Language Pathologists	$104,470	$50.23	40	0.80
Nurse Practitioners	$143,510	$69.00	40	0.39
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$84,850	$40.79	40	0.36
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$45,850	$22.04	40	1.94
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$68,700	$33.03	40	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$72,650	$34.93	40	1.38
Cooks, Short Order	$36,460	$17.53	40	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$56,940	$27.38	40	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,820	$30.20	40	0.64
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$99,990	$48.07	40	0.49
Real Estate Sales Agents	$62,220	$29.91	40	0.72
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$41,470	$19.94	40	1.35
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$59,370	$28.54	40	0.64
New Accounts Clerks	$47,860	$23.01	40	3.68
Order Clerks	$52,190	$25.09	40	1.72
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$46,770	$22.49	40	4.36
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$59,930	$28.81	40	0.68
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$64,690	$31.10	40	3.09
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$50,540	$24.30	40	1.54
Highway Maintenance Workers	$68,600	$32.98	40	0.86
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$53,370	$25.66	40	4.39
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,410	$30.49	40	0.86
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$62,210	$29.91	40	0.78
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$57,760	$27.77	40	3.73
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$128,690	$61.87	40	0.99
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$47,430	$22.80	40	0.89
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$64,210	$30.87	40	9.85
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$67,060	$32.24	40	0.96
Tax Preparers	$58,220	$27.99	30	1.40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$93,020	$44.72	30	0.23
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$82,310	$39.57	30	1.65
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$74,070	Not published	30	1.16
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$78,330	$37.66	30	0.77
Physician Assistants	$142,220	$68.38	30	0.65
Physicians, All Other	$329,720	$158.52	30	0.33
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,100	$22.16	30	1.45
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$33,410	$16.06	30	0.64
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,340	$24.20	30	1.68

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.