BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was 105.4, or 5.4% above the national price level. Its housing index was 125.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$70,252
WageScope divides the published Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-4051 and BLS area 38900.
Questions, answered
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: common questions
What is the median wage for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $74,060 per year for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders pay higher in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA than nationally?
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA's published median was 36.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 105.4 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
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$55,490/year
16,780
2.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was 36.1% above the U.S. median for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. It ranked 3 of 59 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median says in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA at $74,060 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 51-4051 and BLS area 38900.
BLS lists 190 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 $67,550 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA's Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median is 36.1% above the U.S. Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $54,430 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 51-4051 with area 38900
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-4051 and area 38900. SOC 51-4051 names Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Area 38900 names Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-4051/38900 row reports 190 wage and salary jobs, 0.16 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.48 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-4051/38900, the annual median is $74,060 per year, while the matching mean is $67,550 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
51-4051/38900 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 38900 facts behind this Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders page
Area 38900 reports 1,208,410 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $78,430. Its annual median is $60,690. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-4051 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA runs from $37,200 at the 10th percentile to $136,920 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $45,320. The median is $60,690. The 75th percentile is $95,640. This is a place check, not a pay range for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
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 38900. They do not show related skills or a path into Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
1. Area 38900, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 34,840 jobs, $35,620 annual median, 28.83 jobs per 1,000, and 1.16 location quotient.
2. Area 38900, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 28,230 jobs, $37,340 annual median, 23.36 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
3. Area 38900, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 26,750 jobs, $44,440 annual median, 22.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA wage ladder for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
The 10th percentile is $47,090 per year. The 25th percentile is $51,980 per year. The median is $74,060 per year. The 75th percentile is $80,660 per year. The 90th percentile is $81,680 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 $51,980 per year to $80,660 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $34,590. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA with its state and the U.S.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has a annual median of $74,060 per year. Oregon has $64,410 per year. The U.S. row has $54,430 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 15.0% above Oregon on the same published median. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 36.1% 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 bench marks, 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.
Like-for-like rank
Where Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA sits for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 3 of 59 among metro areas with a published annual median for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 3 of 59 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.
1. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $85,370 per year, 240 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 8.78.
2. Utica-Rome, NY has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $77,560 per year, 190 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 14.72.
4. Reading, PA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $68,990 per year, 210 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 11.06.
5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $67,360 per year, 60 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.34.
Pay leaders
Where Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 51-4051, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $85,370 per year. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA sits at $74,060 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 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 care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $85,370 per year, or $11,310 above Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 8.78.
2. Utica-Rome, NY has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $77,560 per year, or $3,500 above Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 14.72.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has the largest published metro job estimate for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders in this same-source set, at 700 jobs. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has 190. 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. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 700 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 510 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $63,170 per year, or $10,890 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 1.43.
2. Cleveland, OH has 520 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 330 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $65,660 per year, or $8,400 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 4.65.
Local-share leaders
Where Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders takes the largest share of local jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 18.02. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has 1.48. 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 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 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. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI has a location quotient of 18.02, a gap of 16.54 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 120 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $40,050 per year, or $34,010 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
2. Michigan City-La Porte, IN has a location quotient of 16.27, a gap of 14.79 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 70 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $46,960 per year, or $27,100 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Job scale and share
How common Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders is in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
BLS lists 190 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. It also lists 0.16 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 1.48. A value of 1 means Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher 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.
Local job mix
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders beside other roles in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
The all-occupations median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $60,690 per year. The Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median is $74,060 per year. Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders is 22.0% 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. 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 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $73,710 per year. BLS lists 9,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.77.
2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $77,900 per year. BLS lists 10,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA table, at 34,840 jobs. Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders has 190 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 1,208,410. 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 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 34,840 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 34,650 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $35,620 per year, or $38,440 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.16.
2. Retail Salespersons has 28,230 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 28,040 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $37,340 per year, or $36,720 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.93.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA role table, at $156,000 per year. Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders has $74,060 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $60,690 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. Software Developers has a median of $156,000 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $81,940 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 18,260 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.39.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $130,310 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $56,250 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 24,220 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.92.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA role table, at 23.68. Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders has 1.48. 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 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other has a location quotient of 23.68 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 22.20 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 11,120 jobs and a median of $41,600 per year, or $32,460 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
2. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.77 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.29 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 9,210 jobs and a median of $73,710 per year, or $350 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
Price-level view
What $74,060 may mean after the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 5.4% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $74,060 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median by 105.4 divided by 100. The result is $70,252 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 125.1. Goods are 105.2. Utilities are 107.0. Other services are 100.1. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA row
The employment RSE for this Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders row is 6.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. 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 190 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $67,550 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.
Job and résumé path
Use Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. It uses a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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 $74,060 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.
Limits
What the Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders row for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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 190 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.48 is not a growth score. Rank 3 of 59 is not a place score. The 105.4 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-4051 in BLS area 38900. 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.
How many Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs does BLS estimate in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?
BLS published an employment estimate of 190 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
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4. Area 38900, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 24,220 jobs, $130,310 annual median, 20.05 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
5. Area 38900, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 22,860 jobs, $45,570 annual median, 18.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.68 location quotient.
6. Area 38900, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 21,070 jobs, $121,050 annual median, 17.44 jobs per 1,000, and 0.77 location quotient.
6. Cleveland, OH has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $65,660 per year, 520 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 4.65.
3. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $74,060 per year, or $0 above Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 1.48.
4. Reading, PA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $68,990 per year, or $5,070 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 11.06.
5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $67,360 per year, or $6,700 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 0.34.
6. Cleveland, OH has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $65,660 per year, or $8,400 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 520 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 4.65.
7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $63,170 per year, or $10,890 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 700 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 1.43.
8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders median of $63,170 per year, or $10,890 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The location quotient is 0.55.
3. Birmingham, AL has 420 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 230 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $56,250 per year, or $17,810 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 7.48.
4. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has 370 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $53,130 per year, or $20,930 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 2.34.
5. Pittsburgh, PA has 320 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $60,810 per year, or $13,250 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 2.7.
6. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has 240 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $61,780 per year, or $12,280 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 1.62.
7. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has 240 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $85,370 per year, or $11,310 above Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 8.78.
8. Reading, PA has 210 estimated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs, a gap of 20 jobs from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its median is $68,990 per year, or $5,070 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Its location quotient is 11.06.
3. Anniston-Oxford, AL has a location quotient of 15.8, a gap of 14.32 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 70 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $50,420 per year, or $23,640 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
4. Mansfield, OH has a location quotient of 14.9, a gap of 13.42 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 80 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $50,250 per year, or $23,810 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
5. Utica-Rome, NY has a location quotient of 14.72, a gap of 13.24 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 190 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $77,560 per year, or $3,500 above Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
6. Reading, PA has a location quotient of 11.06, a gap of 9.58 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 210 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $68,990 per year, or $5,070 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
7. Youngstown-Warren, OH has a location quotient of 10.51, a gap of 9.03 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 180 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $56,550 per year, or $17,510 below Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
8. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a location quotient of 8.78, a gap of 7.30 from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. BLS lists 240 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders jobs and a median of $85,370 per year, or $11,310 above Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $79,660 per year. BLS lists 10,900 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $63,800 per year. BLS lists 14,370 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $58,760 per year. BLS lists 8,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.74.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $57,040 per year. BLS lists 12,170 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
7. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $92,200 per year. BLS lists 10,100 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median of $55,360 per year. BLS lists 13,510 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 26,750 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 26,560 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $44,440 per year, or $29,620 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Registered Nurses has 24,220 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 24,030 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $130,310 per year, or $56,250 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.92.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 22,860 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 22,670 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $45,570 per year, or $28,490 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.68.
6. General and Operations Managers has 21,070 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 20,880 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $121,050 per year, or $46,990 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.77.
7. Cashiers has 20,150 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 19,960 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $36,560 per year, or $37,500 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.84.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 18,640 jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 18,450 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its median is $46,100 per year, or $27,960 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.81.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $121,050 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $46,990 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 21,070 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.77.
4. Project Management Specialists has a median of $108,340 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $34,280 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 14,440 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.74.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $92,200 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $18,140 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 10,100 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 0.9.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $79,660 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $5,600 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 10,900 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.29.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $77,900 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $3,840 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 10,670 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.11.
8. Carpenters has a median of $73,710 per year in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, or $350 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 9,210 jobs, compared with 190 for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. Its location quotient is 1.77.
3. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.74 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.26 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 14,440 jobs and a median of $108,340 per year, or $34,280 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
4. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.39 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.09 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 18,260 jobs and a median of $156,000 per year, or $81,940 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.29 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.19 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 10,900 jobs and a median of $79,660 per year, or $5,600 above Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.27 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 26,750 jobs and a median of $44,440 per year, or $29,620 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
7. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.19 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.29 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 13,020 jobs and a median of $45,200 per year, or $28,860 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
8. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.18 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a gap of 0.30 from Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders. BLS lists 8,340 jobs and a median of $43,630 per year, or $30,430 below Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (51-4051/38900) | BLS 2025
