metropolitan statistical area · 24420

Grants Pass, OR

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Grants Pass, OR metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$50,730
Total employment30,540

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Grants Pass, OR metro area was $50,730 per year ($24.39 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 30,540 jobs. 164 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 Other43.15510$41,600
Home Health and Personal Care Aides5.484,640$53,120
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary2.01560$38,140
Fast Food and Counter Workers1.641,240$34,900

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 164 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Grants Pass, OR metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$53,120$25.544,6405.48
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,900$16.781,2401.64
Cashiers$34,080$16.397601.25
Retail Salespersons$36,940$17.767400.97
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,500$17.556701.21
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,140Not published5602.01
Registered Nurses$106,710$51.305400.82
General and Operations Managers$84,700$40.725200.75
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$41,600$20.0051043.15
Nursing Assistants$49,770$23.934201.48
Office Clerks, General$48,680$23.413900.81
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,270$23.693701.35
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$42,070$20.233500.82
Waiters and Waitresses$48,950$23.543300.74
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,430$23.773001.59
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,260Not published2901.08
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,260$22.242801.18
Cooks, Restaurant$39,110$18.802801.01
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,340$22.762600.77
Food Preparation Workers$35,430$17.032401.39
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,750$23.442401.11
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,780$18.162400.42
Medical Assistants$48,610$23.372201.38
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,000$17.792201.31
Customer Service Representatives$45,490$21.872200.43
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,790$23.462200.72
Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,460$18.972001.09
Construction Laborers$49,240$23.671900.88
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,460$22.341900.70
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,130$21.701800.96
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,590$33.461800.64
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,590$21.921701.05
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,980$28.351700.41
Social and Human Service Assistants$50,650$24.351601.82
Bartenders$36,920$17.751601.05
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,780$32.111600.67
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$82,490Not published1500.70
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$73,550$35.361401.41
Carpenters$57,160$27.481401.05
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,330$26.121401.04
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$31,900$15.341407.19
Accountants and Auditors$78,070$37.531300.45
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,020$33.181300.99
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$68,960$33.151201.55
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$82,410$39.621200.93
Security Guards$37,030$17.801200.49
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$44,140$21.221201.40
Childcare Workers$37,150$17.861201.17
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,260$17.431201.62
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$72,000$34.611100.51
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,480$18.501101.46
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,830$18.191102.32
Medical and Health Services Managers$130,400$62.691000.82
Human Resources Specialists$65,520$31.501000.54
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,020$21.641001.06
Dishwashers$35,410$17.031001.10
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$40,890$19.661001.13
Insurance Sales Agents$55,830$26.841001.10
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,330$24.681001.24
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$50,820$24.441000.78
Project Management Specialists$95,640$45.98900.45
Clergy$69,990$33.65907.82
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,710$21.98901.31
Dental Assistants$58,180$27.97901.17
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$75,850$36.47900.65
Protective Service Workers, All Other$60,900$29.28905.43
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$52,830$25.40900.38
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,070$25.03901.16
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$63,920$30.73900.94
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$44,880$21.58902.71
Light Truck Drivers$47,580$22.87900.44
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,380Not published801.18
Software Developers$130,120$62.56800.25
Pharmacy Technicians$51,700$24.86800.91
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,730$16.70801.47
Tellers$44,500$21.40801.20
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,660$17.14801.53
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700$27.74801.30
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,530$22.85801.71
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,160$39.50800.66
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,190$23.17800.94
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$36,610$17.60802.78
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,440$23.77800.67
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,580$22.40802.68
Packers and Packagers, Hand$31,400$15.10800.69
Financial Managers$139,230$66.94700.42
Food Service Managers$61,700$29.66701.60
Social and Community Service Managers$80,480$38.69701.64
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$61,000$29.33700.77
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,590$31.53700.42
Social Workers, All Other$73,740$35.45705.67
Recreation Workers$36,530$17.56701.15
Parts Salespersons$38,990$18.75701.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,370$20.85701.00
Forest and Conservation Technicians$61,020$29.34609.86
Physical Therapists$106,550$51.22601.18
Dental Hygienists$116,210$55.87601.40
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,310$18.42602.22
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$35,320$16.98600.60
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$50,250$24.16600.97
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,330$29.97600.68
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,120$39.00600.37
Electricians$88,140$42.38600.42
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,790$30.67600.75
Bakers$37,890$18.22601.23
Driver/Sales Workers$32,830$15.79600.69
Sales Managers$126,900$61.01500.37
Industrial Production Managers$99,620$47.90501.01
Compliance Officers$73,740$35.45500.65
Training and Development Specialists$71,040$34.15500.54
Loan Officers$94,220$45.30500.94
Computer User Support Specialists$57,910$27.84500.38
Healthcare Social Workers$79,050$38.00501.25
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$45,780$22.01502.23
Pharmacists$142,090$68.31500.74
Nurse Practitioners$148,160$71.23500.86
Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherNot publishedNot published501.26
PhlebotomistsNot publishedNot published501.93
Firefighters$45,180$21.72500.73
Animal Caretakers$35,670$17.15501.01
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,260$22.72501.86
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$34,150$16.42500.87
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$42,130$20.25501.07
Machinists$47,870$23.02500.90
Production Workers, All Other$48,480$23.31500.97
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$50,750$24.40500.35
Administrative Services Managers$106,670$51.28400.83
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,860$80.70400.31
Managers, All Other$124,190$59.71400.35
Management Analysts$98,110$47.17400.22
Tax Preparers$39,560$19.02402.44
Computer Systems Analysts$106,040$50.98400.43
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$94,420$45.40400.61
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$64,130$30.83401.36
Community Health Workers$47,470$22.82403.15
Lawyers$104,520$50.25400.29
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$49,170$23.64401.59
Physicians, All Other$460,430$221.36400.64
Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansNot publishedNot published400.90
Massage Therapists$94,610$45.49401.87
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$60,310$28.99401.91
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,270$28.02401.37
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,750$22.00401.34
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,900$23.03401.11
Roofers$51,400$24.71401.35
Highway Maintenance Workers$55,060$26.47401.18
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,830$30.21400.74
Butchers and Meat Cutters$49,800$23.94401.52
Cost Estimators$64,870$31.19300.69
Personal Financial AdvisorsNot publishedNot published300.59
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,380$27.59300.44
Dentists, General$213,240$102.52301.41
Physician Assistants$152,350$73.24300.98
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansNot publishedNot published300.50
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,020$24.05302.42
Medical Records Specialists$54,970$26.43300.88
Medical Equipment Preparers$50,280$24.17302.10
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$52,000$25.00300.94
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$62,270$29.94300.35
New Accounts Clerks$49,080$23.60304.24
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,090$23.60300.43
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,220$28.95300.74
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$49,410$23.76309.20
Construction Managers$111,850$53.77Not 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.