Machinist market brief · Portland, OR
Machinist Jobs in Portland, OR
132 machinist openings are live in the Portland, OR area from 42 employers, led by Express Employment Professionals, Aerotek, and Opti Staffing Group. The middle half of posted salaries runs $41,600–$59,800 a year (median $49,920), from the 83% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 4, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 132
- Live machinist openings currently tracked in the Portland market.
Companies hiring
- 42
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $49,920
- 83% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 55%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
132
Hiring employers
42
Salary coverage
83%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
81
23 companies · $45,760 median
Established employers
41
11 companies · $55,890 median
Top of market
5
4 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$41,600
P50
$49,920
P75
$59,800
P90
$72,800
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live machinist listings in Portland
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare machinist opportunities in Portland, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 132 live roles tracked in this market.
- 42 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 4, 2026.
A practical market plan for Machinist in Portland
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
132 machinist openings across 42 employers establish the current Portland opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Express Employment Professionals is one of the most active visible employers, with 22 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Portland market view into active employers and representative machinist openings
Employer activity · 42 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 132 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More machinist openings in Portland
- Rewind Machine Operator · Resource Label Group, LLC
- CNC Machine Operator Level I - SWING · Express Employment Professionals
- Rewind Machine Operator · Resource Label Group, LLC
- CNC Machinist - All Shifts · Aerotek
- (Swing) Machine Operator 2026 · Express Employment Professionals
- Machine Operator - Extrusion (Sun-Tues night shift,3x12hrs) · Samtec, Inc.
- CNC Programmer III · sigmadesign
- SMT Machine Operator · Impact ES–Vancouver
- Machine Operator I (Cylinder Assembly - Weekend Shift) · A-dec
- CNC Machinist · Opti Staffing Group
- CNC Equipment and Facility Maintenance Technician Lead · Ascentec Engineering, LLC
- Machinist I (Swiss Screw - Swing Shift) · A-dec
- Machine Operator II · UFP Factory Built, LLC
- MACHINE OPERATOR/ORBITAL WELDER NEEDED · Aerotek
- General Manufacturing & Machine Operator · Opti Staffing Group
- CNC Operator - SWING · Express Employment Professionals
Machinist jobs in Portland: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many machinist jobs are open in Portland?
Metaintro tracks 132 live machinist openings from 42 employers in the Portland, OR area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do machinist jobs in Portland pay?
The median posted salary is $49,920 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $41,600 to $59,800. Based on the 83% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for machinist jobs in Portland?
Express Employment Professionals, Aerotek, Opti Staffing Group, and Legacy Talent Search have the most open machinist roles here right now, out of 42 hiring employers.
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