What are the most in demand jobs in Portland, OR?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Portland, OR actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Portland have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Portland, OR are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Portland? Turns out the most in demand job in Portland is registered nurse with 2,999 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Portland

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Portland.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Portland, OR

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,999	$80,971
2	Sales Associate	1,564	$35,330
3	Sales Representative	1,543	$51,061
4	Certified Nursing Assistant	1,398	$33,926
5	Senior Software Engineer	1,299	$97,242
6	Customer Service Representative	1,203	$29,981
7	Barista	1,118	$27,742
8	Assistant Professor	1,098	$109,416
9	Software Engineer	1,088	$81,434
10	Shift Supervisor	962	$40,448
11	Delivery Driver	943	$37,307
12	Project Manager	884	$75,966
13	Pharmacist Technician	865	$41,330
14	Account Executive	860	$59,969
15	Maintenance Technician	776	$37,379
16	Medical Assistant	765	$37,983
17	Engineer	681	$76,187
18	Cook	666	$31,136
19	Sales Consultant	660	$70,889
20	Warehouse Associate	650	$34,431
21	General Manager	628	$91,802
22	Specialist	611	$41,590
23	Physician	582	$228,142
24	Software Developer	562	$81,814
25	Licensed Practical Nurse	551	$45,088
26	Research Assistant	543	$39,946
27	Assistant Manager	528	$33,185
28	Cashier	526	$26,539
29	Administrative Assistant	515	$35,206
30	Server	501	$29,910
31	Staff Nurse	492	$84,860
32	Postdoctoral Scholar	481	$50,713
33	Software Development Engineer	460	$87,852
34	Physical Therapist	451	$71,664
35	Account Manager	446	$67,971
36	Line Cook	442	$30,469
37	Business Analyst	428	$67,470
38	Service Representative	427	$35,751
39	Store Manager	419	$36,501
40	Senior Engineer	409	$95,728
41	Home Health Aid	406	$28,999
42	Associate	404	$50,612
43	Assistant Store Manager	402	$27,993
44	Nurse Practitioner	382	$108,843
45	Product Manager	373	$97,906
46	Service Technician	373	$37,846
47	Field Service Technician	370	$63,039
48	Principal Consultant	365	$109,670
49	Driver	363	$39,310
50	Technician	361	$35,465
51	Solutions Architect	358	$92,759
52	Massage Therapist	347	$54,687
53	Devops Engineer	345	$90,065
54	Oncology Registered Nurse	330	$94,911
55	Food Service Worker	329	$30,538
56	Material Handler	328	$33,204
57	Developer	326	$84,704
58	Warehouse Worker	326	$31,774
59	Analyst	318	$61,202
60	Consultant	313	$73,497
61	Medical Director	311	$234,257
62	Program Manager	298	$60,503
63	Outside Sales Representative	297	$54,509
64	Data Engineer	293	$89,643
65	Physician Assistant	291	$103,322
66	Security Officer	290	$31,163
67	Construction Manager	280	$100,412
68	CDL Driver	266	$49,522
69	Sales Manager	264	$69,808
70	Housekeeper	263	$29,756
71	Senior Project Manager	251	$90,522
72	Sales Specialist	249	$61,102
73	Registered Health Nurse	244	$89,241
74	Retail Clerk	244	$27,009
75	Dental Assistant	242	$44,672
76	Customer Service Associate	235	$29,402
77	Associate Professor	233	$104,172
78	Quality Assurance Engineer	233	$66,977
79	Teacher	233	$50,072
80	Student Worker	230	$29,659
81	Systems Administrator	226	$70,502
82	Senior Manager	225	$101,494
83	Manager	224	$70,008
84	Occupational Therapist	214	$77,013
85	Crew Member	213	$29,383
86	Research Associate	211	$62,532
87	Grinder	209	$36,222
88	Surgical Technician	207	$55,730
89	Internship	203	$33,578
90	Substitute Teacher	201	$30,507
91	Clinic Registered Nurse	199	$80,863
92	Sales Professional	196	$52,369
93	Department Manager	194	$51,410
94	Evaluator	192	$50,901
95	Architect	191	$72,059
96	Pediatric Nurse	190	$92,506
97	Project Engineer	188	$66,538
98	Senior Associate	188	$72,462
99	Agent	187	$35,695
100	Finance Analyst	186	$70,735