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Oregon Medical Jobs Account for Majority of Vacancies

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January 28, 2011


Despite Oregon‘s relatively high unemployment rate, a recent report found that many employers have vacancies for skilled workers, and the majority of those vacancies are for Oregon medical jobs.
The Oregon Employment Department‘s Oregon Job Vacancy Survey found that during the spring of this year, employers throughout the state reported having 18,242 open job vacancies.
That number is somewhat surprising, considering the fact that Oregon has lost 100,000 non-farm jobs since the beginning of the economic recession in December 2007 and that 12.2 percent of the state’s labor force is unemployed.
Of the available jobs found in all major industrial groups, 48 percent required an education beyond the high school level and 50 percent required an occupation-related license or certificate.
Almost two-thirds of all vacancies were concentrated in the top four industries with the most openings.
The healthcare and social assistance industry had the most vacancies, with 5,744 available jobs. Aside from being one of the fastest growing industries, the healthcare industry also is one of the largest private industries in Oregon.
Following healthcare was accommodation and food services with 2,535 available jobs. However, while most jobs in the healthcare industry required an education beyond high school and a license or certificate, only 2 percent of jobs in the accommodation and food services industry required education beyond high school, while almost 75 percent required a license or certificate.
The educational services industry and the retail trade industry each had more than 1,500 vacancies. Educational services was the industry with the largest share of vacancies that required more than a high school education.
Transportation, warehousing and utilities had the largest number of vacancies that required a license or certificate, at 75 percent, while information had the smallest amount, at 9 percent.
The report further found that almost half of the job vacancies in Oregon were located in the Portland Tri-County area, which accounts for half of the state’s total employment. In addition, available jobs in Portland were more likely to be permanent positions and require more than a high school education.

Originally posted by joel cheesman

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