47-2082 - BLS OEWS 2024
Tapers wages in Oregon
The BLS reported a $43.36 median hourly wage for tapers in Oregon in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$43.36
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$22.81-$47.82
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
390
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#5
of 26 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Oregon's median is +$12.14 per hour above the median state record for tapers ($31.21).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #7 by BLS employment among generated tapers records, with 390 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $34.14 in 2019 to $43.36 in 2024, a +27% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $34.14 |
| 2020 | $34.17 |
| 2021 | $36.01 |
| 2022 | $40.34 |
| 2023 | $42.43 |
| 2024 | $43.36 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
More pending Oregon wage cells
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tapers in Oregon. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.