How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area?

What the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median says in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area at $58,900 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 53-3032 and BLS area 4100007.

BLS lists 600 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $61,110 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area's Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is 0.4% above the U.S. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 53-3032 with area 4100007

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 53-3032 and area 4100007. SOC 53-3032 names Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area 4100007 names Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 53-3032/4100007 row has 600 wage and salary jobs. There are 11.94 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.9. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 53-3032/4100007, the annual median is $58,900 per year, while the matching mean is $61,110 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 53-3032/4100007 10th percentile: $46,930 per year.
• 53-3032/4100007 25th percentile: $49,720 per year.
• 53-3032/4100007 median: $58,900 per year.
• 53-3032/4100007 75th percentile: $64,960 per year.
• 53-3032/4100007 90th percentile: $76,650 per year.
• 53-3032/4100007 employment RSE: 4.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.7%.
• 53-3032/4100007 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 4100007 facts behind this Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers page

Area 4100007 reports 50,170 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,930. Its annual median is $48,050. The employment RSE is 0.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 53-3032 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area runs from $31,940 at the 10th percentile to $102,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,360. The median is $48,050. The 75th percentile is $69,360. This is a place check, not a pay range for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 4100007. They do not show related skills or a path into Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 4100007. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,850. Yearly median: $33,170. Jobs per 1,000: 36.9. Location quotient: 1.49.
• 2. Cashiers. Area: 4100007. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,380. Yearly median: $34,300. Jobs per 1,000: 27.49. Location quotient: 1.38.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 4100007. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,170. Yearly median: $35,360. Jobs per 1,000: 23.4. Location quotient: 0.93.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 4100007. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 1,080. Yearly median: $37,160. Jobs per 1,000: 21.57. Location quotient: 1.18.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 4100007. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 930. Yearly median: $123,350. Jobs per 1,000: 18.5. Location quotient: 0.85.
• 6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 4100007. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 900. Yearly median: $38,310. Jobs per 1,000: 18.04. Location quotient: 0.65.

Read the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

The 10th percentile is $46,930 per year. The 25th percentile is $49,720 per year. The median is $58,900 per year. The 75th percentile is $64,960 per year. The 90th percentile is $76,650 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $49,720 per year to $64,960 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $29,720. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $58,900 per year. Oregon has $61,980 per year. The U.S. row has $58,640 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area is 5.0% below Oregon on the same published median. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area is 0.4% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area sits for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area ranks 28 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 28 of 137 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 25. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,930 per year. BLS estimates 2,070 jobs. The location quotient is 0.88.
• 26. Central East New York nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,920 per year. BLS estimates 2,150 jobs. The location quotient is 1.02.
• 27. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,920 per year. BLS estimates 6,280 jobs. The location quotient is 1.9.
• 29. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,780 per year. BLS estimates 3,230 jobs. The location quotient is 1.26.
• 30. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous). The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,560 per year. BLS estimates 5,850 jobs. The location quotient is 1.78.
• 31. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,390 per year. BLS estimates 1,130 jobs. The location quotient is 1.42.

Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 53-3032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $79,070 per year. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area sits at $58,900 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $79,070 per year, or $20,170 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,850 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 2. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $72,090 per year, or $13,190 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,200 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 3. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $64,410 per year, or $5,510 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 470 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.85.
• 4. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $62,540 per year, or $3,640 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,080 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.21.
• 5. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $62,400 per year, or $3,500 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,230 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.65.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $61,770 per year, or $2,870 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,240 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 7. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $61,200 per year, or $2,300 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,790 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.24.
• 8. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $60,980 per year, or $2,080 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 650 jobs there, compared with 600 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.46.

Where BLS counts the most Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this same-source set, at 8,100 jobs. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has 600. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 8,100 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 7,500 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $51,070 per year, or $7,830 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.63.
• 2. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 6,770 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 6,170 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $57,190 per year, or $1,710 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.7.
• 3. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 6,280 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 5,680 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $58,920 per year, or $20 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.9.
• 4. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 6,270 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 5,670 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,000 per year, or $2,900 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.41.
• 5. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 5,850 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 5,250 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $58,560 per year, or $340 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.78.
• 6. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 5,680 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 5,080 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,940 per year, or $9,960 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.55.
• 7. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 5,110 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 4,510 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $54,080 per year, or $4,820 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.64.
• 8. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 4,950 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 4,350 jobs from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,820 per year, or $2,080 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.99.

Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers takes the largest share of local jobs

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 3.65. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has 0.9. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.65, a gap of 2.75 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,230 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $62,400 per year, or $3,500 above Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.7, a gap of 1.80 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,770 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,190 per year, or $1,710 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.74 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 5,110 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $54,080 per year, or $4,820 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.56, a gap of 1.66 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,330 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,760 per year, or $1,140 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.41, a gap of 1.51 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,270 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $56,000 per year, or $2,900 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.37 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,910 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $53,940 per year, or $4,960 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 1.33 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,160 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,980 per year, or $920 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.21, a gap of 1.31 from Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,440 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $56,730 per year, or $2,170 below Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.

How common Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 600 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 11.94 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.9. A value of 1 means Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers beside other roles in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area is $48,050 per year. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $58,900 per year. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is 22.6% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $53,460 per year. BLS lists 380 jobs and a location quotient of 1.77.
• 2. Forest and Conservation Technicians, SOC 19-4071, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $53,290 per year. BLS lists 410 jobs and a location quotient of 41.32.
• 3. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $50,260 per year. BLS lists 610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
• 4. Medical Assistants, SOC 31-9092, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $48,150 per year. BLS lists 430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.62.
• 5. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $47,370 per year. BLS lists 750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
• 6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $47,290 per year. BLS lists 640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $47,250 per year. BLS lists 460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
• 8. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area median of $47,230 per year. BLS lists 410 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.

The largest detailed roles in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area table, at 1,850 jobs. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 600 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 50,170. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,850 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,250 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $33,170 per year, or $25,730 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.49.
• 2. Cashiers has 1,380 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 780 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $34,300 per year, or $24,600 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.38.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 1,170 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 570 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $35,360 per year, or $23,540 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,080 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 480 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $37,160 per year, or $21,740 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 930 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 330 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $123,350 per year, or $64,450 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 900 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 300 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $38,310 per year, or $20,590 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.65.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 860 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 260 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $90,220 per year, or $31,320 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has 860 jobs in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 260 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $36,960 per year, or $21,940 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.87.

Published role medians around Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area role table, at $123,350 per year. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has $58,900 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $48,050 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Registered Nurses has a median of $123,350 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $64,450 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 930 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $90,220 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $31,320 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 860 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $74,170 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $15,270 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 4. Carpenters has a median of $53,460 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $5,440 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 380 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.77.
• 5. Forest and Conservation Technicians has a median of $53,290 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $5,610 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 410 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 41.32.
• 6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $50,260 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $8,640 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 610 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.23.
• 7. Medical Assistants has a median of $48,150 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $10,750 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 430 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.62.
• 8. Office Clerks, General has a median of $47,370 per year in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, or $11,530 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 750 jobs, compared with 600 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.94.

Roles with the largest local share in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area

Forest and Conservation Technicians has the highest location quotient in the bounded Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area role table, at 41.32. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 0.9. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Forest and Conservation Technicians has a location quotient of 41.32 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 40.42 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 410 jobs and a median of $53,290 per year, or $5,610 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 2. Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other has a location quotient of 27.09 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 26.19 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 530 jobs and a median of $41,600 per year, or $17,300 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 3. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 2.13 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.23 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 380 jobs and a median of $33,920 per year, or $24,980 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.87 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.97 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 860 jobs and a median of $36,960 per year, or $21,940 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 5. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.83 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.93 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 570 jobs and a median of $47,040 per year, or $11,860 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 6. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.77 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.87 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 380 jobs and a median of $53,460 per year, or $5,440 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 7. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.77 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.87 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $35,660 per year, or $23,240 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 8. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.62 in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.72 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 430 jobs and a median of $48,150 per year, or $10,750 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

What $58,900 may mean after the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $58,900 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers row is 4.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 600 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $61,110 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. It uses a Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $58,900 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers row for Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 600 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.9 is not a growth score. Rank 28 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 53-3032 in BLS area 4100007. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.