Jobs in Portland, Oregon
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Where creativity meets sustainability—and the premier employment agency in Portland connects exceptional talent with the Rose City's most innovative companies.
Looking for jobs in Portland, Oregon, or your next career move anywhere in the metro? This page is a good place to start.
RNG Group is an independent, women-owned recruiting firm founded in 2015. We place people in full-time, direct-hire roles, and we recruit for Portland employers from our office in Boise, Idaho.
Every search starts with a real conversation with a real person, not a keyword filter.
Below you’ll find our open Portland jobs, the region’s biggest employers, the real cost of living in Portland, and how to stand out in a crowded market.
Current Jobs in Portland, Oregon
When we’re recruiting for a Portland employer, the listing shows up here. Every role is a permanent, full-time position, and you’ll talk to a recruiter before your resume goes anywhere.
There are no open positions in Portland right now. Join our talent network and we will let you know as soon as something opens up.
Nothing open right now, or nothing that fits yet? Join our talent network, tell us what you do now and what you want next, and we’ll reach out when a Portland role matches.
Not every role we recruit for gets posted publicly.
What Jobs Are in Demand in Portland, Oregon?
Health care is the biggest employer of Portland residents, at 15.8% of working adults. Professional and technical services are close behind at 13.7%.
Retail (10.8%), education (8.8%) and manufacturing (8.7%) round out the top five.
That’s a market where our work fits well:
- Healthcare: leadership, finance, revenue cycle and administrative hires for health systems, clinics and practices. See our healthcare recruiting work.
- Professional services: accounting, finance, HR, marketing and client-facing roles for firms of every size. More on professional services recruiting.
- Technology: engineering, IT and product roles in a region where Intel is one of the largest employers. See technology recruiting.
- Manufacturing: plant, quality, supply chain and operations roles. See manufacturing recruiting.
Who Are the Biggest Employers in Portland?
Greater Portland Inc., the regional economic development partnership, ranks Oregon Health & Science University as the region’s largest employer, with 20,882 employees. Its top seven, as of March 2026:
- Oregon Health & Science University: 20,882
- Providence Health & Services: 19,221
- Intel (Hillsboro and Aloha): 17,600
- Legacy Health: 14,000
- Kaiser Permanente: 13,308
- Amazon: 11,000
- Nike (Beaverton): 10,500
Source: Greater Portland Inc., Major Employers in Greater Portland. The list covers the whole metro, including Southwest Washington, and GPI notes its estimates may be incomplete.
Four of those seven are in health care. If you work in finance, HR, IT or operations, health care is a big door to knock on.
The giants aren’t the whole story, though. We’re a direct-hire recruiting firm rather than a Portland staffing agency, and most of our clients are growing companies where one great hire changes a lot.
What Is the Cost of Living in Portland?
Portland’s median household income is $90,919. That’s above both Oregon ($83,011) and the U.S. ($80,734).
The catch is housing. The cost of living in Portland runs higher than the state average, with a median home value of $581,500, about $103,900 above Oregon’s.
Rent is $1,655 a month, against $1,525 statewide. The higher pay helps, but it doesn’t all end up in your pocket.
| Cost and pay in Portland | Portland | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $90,919 | $83,011 |
| Median home value | $581,500 | $477,600 |
| Median gross rent | $1,655 / month | $1,525 / month |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | 5.4% |
Weighing an offer? Compare the whole package, not just the salary, and check our 2026 hiring and compensation report for market pay on common roles.
How Fast Is the Portland Population Growing?
Over the long run, the Portland population grew 8.6% between 2010 and 2024, from 585,429 to 635,749 residents.
The recent picture is different. Census estimates peaked at 654,741 in 2019, slipped to 634,314 by 2023, and ticked up slightly in 2024.
Even so, Portland is a big labor market. 387,826 people are in the city’s labor force.
Finding a Job in Portland
Unemployment in Portland is 5.8%, a little above the state rate, so good roles attract a lot of applicants. A few things help you stand out:
- Target the health systems. OHSU, Providence, Legacy and Kaiser all sit near the top of the regional list, and they hire far beyond clinical roles. Show how your finance, HR, IT or operations work fits a care setting.
- Tailor your resume to each role. In a market this size, a generic resume gets lost. Lead with results that match the job description.
- Research the organization before the interview. Know its mission, the role’s scope and what you want to ask. Our career advice library has more.
Want to know who you’d be working with? Here’s a short look at who we are and what we stand for.
Why Work With RNG Group in Portland?
- We only do direct hire. No temp gigs and no temp-to-hire. Every placement is a permanent role.
- It’s free for candidates. Employers pay our fee, and you get resume help and interview coaching along the way.
- We know the region. We recruit across the Northwest from Boise, and we’ll tell you straight whether a role is a fit.
Curious who we are? Read how RNG Group started.
Portland Jobs FAQ
Does it cost anything to work with RNG Group?
No, our service is free for candidates. Employers pay our fee when they hire.
Do you have an office in Portland?
No. We recruit for Portland employers from our Boise office at 211 W State St, Boise, ID 83702.
Who is the largest employer in Portland, Oregon?
Oregon Health & Science University, with 20,882 employees, according to Greater Portland Inc.’s March 2026 list of the region’s major employers.
Hiring in Portland?
If you’re adding full-time employees in Portland, book a call and tell us what you’re hiring for. We’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit for the role.
Want to know what working with us looks like first? Here’s how we recruit.
Phone: (208) 342-9896
Email: hello@rng.group
Address: 211 W State St, Boise, ID 83702
Industries We Recruit For in Portland
RNG Group places permanent, direct-hire talent across technology and software development, architecture, engineering and construction, manufacturing and consumer goods, healthcare and life sciences, food and beverage production and business and professional services. See all industries we serve, or if you’re hiring a leader, executive search.
