nonmetropolitan area · 4100006

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage, all occupations$47,120
Total employment114,190

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area was $47,120 per year ($22.65 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 114,190 jobs. 361 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
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other38.291,700$41,600
Logging Equipment Operators37.90590$58,520
Machine Feeders and Offbearers17.08530$45,420
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants7.39550$31,260
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers6.20660$36,070
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks5.211,000$35,910
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners3.752,370$36,610
Social and Human Service Assistants2.46790$48,330

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 361 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,830$16.274,2201.49
Cashiers$33,670$16.193,6101.59
Retail Salespersons$35,460$17.053,4101.19
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,210$18.372,5101.20
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,610$17.602,3703.75
Registered Nurses$110,690$53.222,3400.94
Cooks, Restaurant$39,360$18.922,1402.07
Waiters and Waitresses$40,330$19.392,1201.27
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$39,420$18.952,1100.67
General and Operations Managers$89,410$42.992,0300.79
Office Clerks, General$48,860$23.491,9801.09
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,500$18.511,9601.21
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,740Not published1,7801.71
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,450$28.581,7301.14
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$41,600$20.001,70038.29
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,430$22.321,4501.29
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,820$23.471,3601.35
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,410$18.951,2400.57
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,040$21.651,1901.32
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,680$22.441,1600.93
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,530Not published1,1301.11
Food Preparation Workers$34,990$16.821,0901.66
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,410$22.791,0901.33
Bartenders$35,850$17.241,0501.89
Construction Laborers$45,820$22.031,0501.30
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,100$22.161,0101.43
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,910$17.271,0005.21
Nursing Assistants$48,530$23.339600.90
Medical Assistants$48,710$23.429401.57
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,220Not published9001.15
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,600$20.009001.29
Carpenters$56,080$26.968101.65
Social and Human Service Assistants$48,330$23.247902.46
Customer Service Representatives$44,110$21.217900.41
Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,850$18.207501.13
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,990$31.257000.67
Security Guards$38,070$18.316700.71
Dishwashers$34,430$16.556701.91
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,320$37.656601.33
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,070$17.346606.20
Accountants and Auditors$79,910$38.425900.55
Logging Equipment Operators$58,520$28.1359037.90
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$68,500$32.935701.76
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$60,120$28.915600.62
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$71,460$34.365500.69
Electricians$83,660$40.225501.00
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$31,260$15.035507.39
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,920$24.005500.97
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$75,900$36.495401.49
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,080$37.065301.07
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,420$21.8453017.08
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,220$21.745100.85
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,730$20.065001.55
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$34,930$16.794801.19
Light Truck Drivers$42,930$20.644800.67
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$37,420$17.994701.49
Driver/Sales Workers$31,060$14.934701.56
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$51,790$24.9046015.46
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,670$29.174501.28
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$49,000$23.5645010.06
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,900Not published4300.95
Bus Drivers, School$47,470$22.824301.45
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$56,000$26.924200.91
Project Management Specialists$93,020$44.724100.53
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,050$38.494100.91
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,880$23.024100.78
Human Resources Specialists$71,800$34.524000.60
Firefighters$49,420$23.763901.52
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,770$22.493800.37
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$68,650$33.013701.30
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,710$23.423701.26
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,500$66.113600.82
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,980$17.303500.86
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,610$24.333301.07
Cooks, Fast Food$33,550$16.133200.69
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,630$16.653101.08
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,320$37.173100.51
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,190$21.243101.13
Food Service Managers$59,750$28.733001.72
Forest and Conservation Technicians$52,420$25.2030013.54
Dental Assistants$52,470$25.233001.04
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,070$23.113000.33
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$122,180Not published2901.20
Lodging Managers$56,740$27.282909.16
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,740$29.682900.44
Social Workers, All Other$70,320$33.812906.33
Protective Service Workers, All Other$50,650$24.352904.93
Management Analysts$91,210$43.852800.42
Clergy$61,350$29.502806.61
Recreation Workers$35,270$16.962801.16
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,640$28.672801.29
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$58,720$28.232700.75
Computer User Support Specialists$58,640$28.192700.51
Pharmacy Technicians$51,530$24.772700.78
Postal Service Mail Carriers$56,660$27.242701.11
Emergency Medical Technicians$47,210$22.702601.95
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,320$18.902600.87
Insurance Sales Agents$54,840$26.372600.73
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,710$17.652600.94
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$41,420$19.912500.71
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,880$31.672500.74
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,630$17.132501.74
Lawyers$98,560$47.382400.44
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$45,180$21.722402.77
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,750$30.172400.99
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,090$30.332401.83
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,180$25.092400.55
Helpers--Production Workers$45,730$21.992401.99
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,650$37.812300.49
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$47,240$22.712301.72
Tellers$41,360$19.882300.95
Financial Managers$136,690$65.722200.36
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$58,860$28.302200.56
Parts Salespersons$37,680$18.122201.10
Highway Maintenance Workers$64,300$30.912201.95
Bakers$38,410$18.462201.27
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,960$30.752202.38
Biological Technicians$48,420$23.282104.02
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,130$16.892100.97
Animal Caretakers$34,760$16.712101.05
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$67,530$32.472100.61
Construction Managers$105,590$50.772000.71
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,480$28.602000.78
Nurse Practitioners$145,000$69.712000.85
Childcare Workers$36,250$17.432000.53
Logging Workers, All Other$63,320$30.44200162.70
Tire Repairers and Changers$46,220$22.222002.52
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,550$16.612001.08
Managers, All Other$114,580$55.091900.42
Compliance Officers$70,320$33.811900.61
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$85,150$40.9419014.31
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$32,890$15.811901.67
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,280$22.731901.91
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,800$27.311900.62
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$129,500$62.261901.96
Food Batchmakers$49,670$23.881901.45
Social and Community Service Managers$87,270$41.961801.18
Dental Hygienists$109,740$52.761801.09
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$101,760$48.921801.58
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$55,990$26.921801.33
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,950$23.061801.12
Software Developers$126,390$60.761700.14
Community Health Workers$50,790$24.421703.75
Pharmacists$160,390$77.111700.70
Physicians, All Other$313,140$150.551700.68
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$59,530$28.621700.46
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,010$26.931701.49
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$50,880$24.461701.56
New Accounts Clerks$48,880$23.501706.27
Roofers$51,350$24.691701.66
Paramedics$64,200$30.871602.12
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,270$18.401601.74
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,220$21.741601.16
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,020$28.381601.03
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$59,420$28.571601.51
Industrial Production Managers$111,800$53.751500.80
Healthcare Social Workers$86,480$41.581501.06
Correctional Officers and Jailers$75,570$36.331500.54
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$65,360$31.421507.18
Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,650$22.911501.54
Foresters$76,400$36.7314018.38
Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,140$23.621400.57
Instructional Coordinators$79,060$38.011400.86
Public Relations Specialists$61,500$29.571400.65
Physical Therapists$116,030$55.781400.72
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$106,270$51.091400.81
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$50,070$24.071401.79
Chefs and Head Cooks$62,400$30.001400.95
Library Assistants, Clerical$35,170$16.911402.28
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,880$23.021401.14
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,820$20.111401.98
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,930$24.001401.19
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$57,970$27.871301.33
Dentists, General$318,010$152.891301.37
Medical Records Specialists$47,940$23.051300.89
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,320$25.641300.90
Postal Service Clerks$59,190$28.461302.48
Marketing Managers$151,150$72.671200.41
Sales Managers$129,620$62.321200.26
Facilities Managers$101,260$48.681201.06
Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,990$62.011200.24
Loan Officers$83,430$40.111200.61
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,550$40.651200.53
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$59,620$28.661201.21
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$67,140Not published1200.64
Physician Assistants$151,840$73.001201.03
Phlebotomists$49,450$23.781201.09
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,680$21.481200.49
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,940$23.531201.07
Administrative Services Managers$98,060$47.141100.57
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$53,850$25.891100.48
Cost Estimators$73,710$35.441100.69
Training and Development Specialists$71,190$34.221100.33
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,230$27.511100.38
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$74,770Not published1101.04
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$29,220Not published1101.28
Respiratory Therapists$97,320$46.791101.08
Veterinarians$98,120$47.181101.82
Family Medicine Physicians$310,070$149.071101.44
Real Estate Brokers$41,990$20.191103.10
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,430$22.321100.73
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,920$17.271100.58
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,220$35.201101.07
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,020$22.601100.82
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$83,060$39.941000.64
Civil Engineers$99,500$47.841000.38
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,880$26.391001.29
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$41,480$19.941000.80
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$46,020$22.131001.34
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$56,820$27.321001.24
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$35,020$16.841006.49
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$35,300$16.971002.13
Gambling Cage Workers$36,280$17.441009.55
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$82,070$39.46903.05
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,500$24.28900.83
Fundraisers$62,860$30.22901.07
Tax Preparers$56,580$27.20901.61
Computer Systems Analysts$112,470$54.07900.25
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,330$38.14900.88
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$77,800$37.40901.45
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,020$35.10901.10
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,620$23.86900.70
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$80,830$38.86901.24
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$54,680$26.29901.36
Cooks, Short Order$35,360$17.00900.89
Millwrights$63,120$30.35902.88
Machinists$59,140$28.43900.45
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$57,620$27.70904.14
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,300$23.70908.80
Material Moving Workers, All Other$46,840$22.52905.07
Human Resources Managers$130,560$62.77800.50
Natural Sciences Managers$115,920$55.73800.94
Conservation Scientists$73,190$35.19804.44
Rehabilitation Counselors$46,310$22.27801.19
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,870Not published801.02
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,810Not published801.01
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$54,440Not published800.68
Occupational Therapists$108,880$52.35800.66
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$109,770$52.77801.16
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,290$22.74800.84
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$69,700$33.51801.86
Concierges$35,660$17.14802.08
Residential Advisors$44,990$21.63801.29
Public Safety Telecommunicators$68,240$32.81801.11
Pipelayers$56,980$27.39803.39
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$65,710$31.59801.11
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,410$25.68801.79
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$46,670$22.44809.71
Production Workers, All Other$45,400$21.83800.46
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,970$38.93700.30
Property Appraisers and Assessors$60,650$29.16701.57
Computer Network Support Specialists$68,490$32.93700.65
Industrial Engineers$94,080$45.23700.25
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,080$39.94701.37
Urban and Regional Planners$75,890$36.49702.18
Library Technicians$46,990$22.59701.45
Coaches and Scouts$43,090Not published700.39
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,060$46.18700.52
Massage Therapists$59,390$28.55700.98
Tour and Travel Guides$41,320$19.87701.81
File Clerks$51,280$24.65701.22
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$37,530$18.05700.81
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$59,100$28.41702.41
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,000$24.04700.67
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$64,840$31.177016.86
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,410$22.80701.24
Woodworkers, All Other$47,290$22.747018.49
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$110,030$52.90702.70
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$94,110$45.25600.44
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,860$80.22600.37
Electrical Engineers$129,060$62.05600.38
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$85,630$41.17600.92
Graphic Designers$53,750$25.84600.43
Dietitians and Nutritionists$80,870$38.88601.04
Opticians, Dispensing$47,360$22.77601.03
Medical Equipment Preparers$41,000$19.71601.00
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$66,840$32.14603.02
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$72,890$35.05600.39
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$53,450$25.70600.22
Sheet Metal Workers$59,090$28.41600.67
Construction and Building Inspectors$83,590$40.19600.59
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$51,690$24.85603.09
Taxi Drivers$34,870$16.77601.91
Sailors and Marine Oilers$62,880$30.23602.74
Logisticians$74,930$36.03500.29
Financial and Investment Analysts$130,620$62.80500.17
Information Security AnalystsNot publishedNot published500.37
Computer Occupations, All Other$94,100$45.24500.17
Mechanical Engineers$98,910$47.55500.25
Engineers, All Other$108,240$52.04500.43
Biological Scientists, All Other$80,090$38.51501.32
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$86,400$41.54500.78
Tutors$33,310$16.01500.37
Floral Designers$37,460$18.01501.74
Physical Therapist Assistants$75,530$36.31500.57
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$55,840$26.84500.84
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$42,680$20.52500.84
Pest Control Workers$46,190$22.21500.70
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$88,830$42.71500.24
Real Estate Sales Agents$57,930$27.85500.35
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,540$23.34500.82
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$40,550$19.49501.23
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,330$23.71500.43
Data Entry Keyers$42,340$20.35500.58
Tile and Stone Setters$47,940$23.05501.80
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,940$22.57501.35
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$53,100$25.53501.16
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,500$22.36500.42
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$42,680$20.52501.51
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,690$33.99400.73
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,680$44.56403.94
Personal Financial Advisors$79,660$38.30400.23
Computer Programmers$88,290$42.45400.56
Operations Research Analysts$82,510$39.67400.46
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$78,790$37.88400.46
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$50,330$24.20401.05
Food Science Technicians$56,070$26.96403.51
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$68,920$33.14401.21
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$72,530Not published400.73
Surgical Technologists$81,320$39.10400.47
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$60,100$28.89401.33
Pharmacy Aides$37,180$17.87401.23
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$48,360$23.25404.43
Travel Agents$54,060$25.99401.06
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$40,340$19.39400.56
Bill and Account Collectors$45,990$22.11400.31
Order Clerks$40,560$19.50400.69
Fallers$95,130$45.744016.58
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$53,670$25.81401.54
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$92,040$44.25400.90
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$56,430$27.13403.28
Food Processing Workers, All Other$32,850$15.80400.88
Printing Press Operators$38,500$18.51400.36
Sewing Machine Operators$40,550$19.50400.52
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,110$22.17400.85
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$41,600$20.00402.25
Parking Attendants$36,380$17.49400.36
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$45,990$22.11405.08
Chief Executives$309,450$148.78300.23
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$75,700$36.39303.26
Religious Workers, All Other$50,220$24.15302.59
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$112,370Not published304.14
Special Education Teachers, All Other$79,140Not published301.36
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$74,710$35.92301.24
Editors$64,670$31.09300.47
Optometrists$86,680$41.67301.10
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$125,180$60.18301.07
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,550$21.90300.63
Physical Therapist Aides$36,320$17.46300.85
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,080$22.63301.74
Skincare Specialists$33,050$15.89300.60
Couriers and Messengers$39,890$19.18300.62
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$48,540$23.34301.52
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$112,840$54.25300.93
Home Appliance Repairers$51,950$24.97301.36
Ship Engineers$103,580$49.80305.16
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$48,710$23.42301.95
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$45,860$22.05Not publishedNot published
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$46,810$22.51Not publishedNot published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$96,280$46.29Not publishedNot published
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,670$29.17Not publishedNot published

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.