Columbia County, OR
FIPS 41009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Columbia County had an annual average of 11,981 jobs across 1,445 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,981
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
1,445
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,230
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,219 | 108 | $481 | $30.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,039 | 41 | $1,181 | $63.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 695 | 62 | $885 | $32.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 686 | 140 | $1,313 | $28.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 564 | 72 | $1,202 | $35.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 521 | 94 | $1,355 | $36.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 467 | 9 | $691 | $16.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 364 | 130 | $1,263 | $23.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 363 | 21 | $597 | $11.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 355 | 7 | $1,584 | $29.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 235 | 16 | $500 | $6.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 234 | 67 | $517 | $6.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 229 | 6 | $1,264 | $15.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 215 | 21 | $1,136 | $12.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 200 | 21 | $1,303 | $13.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 160 | 4 | $1,914 | $16.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 156 | 30 | $1,427 | $11.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 155 | 8 | $1,676 | $13.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 148 | 8 | $2,180 | $15.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 144 | 36 | $1,072 | $8.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 129 | 22 | $596 | $4.0M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 118 | 21 | $1,578 | $8.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 117 | 7 | $2,963 | $18.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 116 | 9 | $430 | $2.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 112 | 5 | $539 | $3.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 111 | 20 | $1,352 | $7.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 111 | 70 | $1,154 | $6.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 103 | 47 | $801 | $4.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 94 | 14 | $1,073 | $5.2M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 86 | 6 | $1,990 | $8.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 84 | 10 | $600 | $2.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 81 | 21 | $529 | $2.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 74 | 6 | $1,181 | $4.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 64 | 8 | $1,456 | $4.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 64 | 5 | $1,544 | $5.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 52 | 13 | $1,294 | $3.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 47 | 5 | $801 | $2.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 41 | 10 | $824 | $1.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 28 | 6 | $1,467 | $2.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 26 | 12 | $2,096 | $2.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 16 | 12 | $1,726 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 21 | $655 | $0.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 15 | 5 | $1,336 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 14 | 2 | $1,411 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 13 | 4 | $1,055 | $0.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 11 | 3 | $1,018 | $0.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 1 | $1,311 | $0.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 9 | 4 | $600 | $0.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 5 | 5 | $935 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5 | 1 | $932 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 6 | $2,049 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $1,232 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
78
jobs · $62,459 avg pay
State Government
214
jobs · $71,004 avg pay
Local Government
1,653
jobs · $71,920 avg pay
Private
10,036
jobs · $50,892 avg pay
OR Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
Other OR Counties
The largest counties in OR by total employment.
- Multnomah County 498,988 jobs
- Washington County 308,680 jobs
- Clackamas County 174,321 jobs
- Marion County 171,271 jobs
- Lane County 157,428 jobs
- Deschutes County 93,866 jobs
- Jackson County 91,185 jobs
- Linn County 48,602 jobs