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Community Profile

Prevailing Hourly Wages By Selected Occupation

Washington/Multnomah County, 2007


Occupation
Low Average High
Professional
Accountant 18.49 26.62 43.88
Administrative Services Manager 21.03 33.76 57.03
Biologist 20.81 30.26 48.40
Budget Analyst 20.55 27.81 37.33
Chemist 18.92 24.26 39.21
Civil Engineer 22.52 34.08 49.23
Claims Investigator, Examiner, and Adjuster 15.79 24.86 34.70
Electrical Engineers 22.71 37.88 52.75
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 12.90 19.16 26.69
Financial Analyst 19.23 36.31 65.63
Financial Manager 30.98 51.01 N/A
Forensic Science Technicians 19.40 27.73 35.29
Graphic Designer 14.89 21.43 32.15
HR Manager 25.05 40.90 62.54
Industrial Engineer 25.42 37.75 51.21
Industrial Production Manager 25.10 43.07 67.02
Insurance Underwriter 17.90 29.38 43.71
Marketing Managers 18.23 45.71 N/A
Office/Administrative Support Workers Manager 15.30 24.29 35.36
Pharmacist 33.82 46.04 58.18
Purchasing Manager 26.08 41.01 58.24
Registered Nurse 24.64 32.69 41.54
Scientists (Life) 18.01 31.07 52.49
Transportation Laborers and Material Movers Manager, Hand 13.16 20.67 32.84
Clerical
New Accounts Clerk 12.27 15.64 19.37
Billing and Posting Clerk 11.66 16.29 21.49
Cashier, General 7.92 10.56 16.23
Counter and Rental Clerk 7.93 12.57 20.04
Credit Analyst 16.65 27.77 42.59
Customer Service Representative 9.47 15.30 21.83
Data Entry Keyer 10.12 13.20 17.23
Clerical (con't.)
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk 12.27 17.81 23.38
Purchasing Procurement Clerk 12.61 17.20 22.86
Receptionist and Information Clerks 9.46 13.28 18.01
Secretary (Except Legal, Medical, and Executive) 9.83 14.90 20.49
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 9.75 14.44 20.33
Stock Clerk and Order Fillers 8.47 12.82 18.58
Travel Agent 9.12 12.80 18.62
Unskilled
Cutter/Trimmer, Hand 8.08 11.50 15.68
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assembler 9.70 13.39 17.76
General Production Worker 8.18 12.58 18.69
Janitor and Cleaners 8.36 11.07 14.71
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 8.66 12.20 17.01
Machine Feeder and Offbearer 8.09 10.99 15.83
Production Workers (Other) 8.18 12.58 18.69
Semi-Skilled
Buffing and Polishing Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tenders (Metal/Plastic) 11.43 16.73 27.86
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, and Tenders 9.51 15.25 21.77
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tenders 10.85 17.25 22.55
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (Metal/Plastic) 8.99 13.47 19.17
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender (Metal/Plastic) 10.88 19.89 36.50
Fork Lift, Industrial Truck, and Tractor Operator 10.23 15.56 21.95
Grinding and Polishing Worker, Hand 8.15 11.50 15.68
Millwright 16.22 25.42 35.27
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator/Tender 8.09 12.46 19.34
Printing Press Machine Operator 9.18 17.45 25.83
Sheetmetal Worker 12.20 21.99 35.26
Skilled
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operator (Metal/Plastic) 11.58 19.15 34.02
Crane/Tower Operator 13.68 22.44 34.41
General Maintenance and Repair Worker 10.16 17.44 26.00
Industrial Machinery Mechanic 15.03 22.67 31.04
Machinist 14.04 20.29 27.80
Supervisor/Manager of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 17.99 28.76 41.36
Tool and Die Maker 17.19 24.42 34.36
Truck Driver - Light of Delivery Service 9.71 14.82 22.48
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer 10.92 16.41 21.95
Technical
Computer Support Specialist 13.93 22.98 34.06
Electric/Electronics Technician 12.89 22.04 32.44
Electrician 21.03 30.02 39.53
Engineering Technician (General) 13.67 22.85 35.20
Medical Equipment Repairer 13.14 22.87 32.83
Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technician 12.54 19.25 28.39
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer (Except Line Installer) 20.17 25.36 30.28
Information Technology
Computer Programmer 17.83 35.85 59.18
Computer Specialist (Other) 18.69 33.01 49.33
Computer Systems Analysts 23.39 35.47 48.17
Computer Systems Software Engineer 32.50 46.41 64.19
Database Administrator 21.59 33.83 47.54
Network and Computer Systems Administrator 18.36 30.22 43.56
Source: Oregon Employment Department - Data for Washington/Multnomah Counties, 2007