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Best Trade Programs in Oregon (2026)

Top 100 of 104 programs in Oregon · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Oregon, ranked by overall value. We scored 104 programs across Oregon trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $42,559/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in OR

104

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$42,559/yr

Avg TSW Score

60/100

#1 Program

Construction Management Technology

Portland Community College

Top Trade Programs in Oregon

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Construction Management Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	82 82–82	$63,103/yr	AI-Proof	61.6x
2	Sales & Marketing Umpqua Community College · Roseburg, OR	86 82–88	$58,591/yr	Moderate	98.2x
3	Nursing Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	86 80–86	$82,582/yr	Moderate	90.1x
4	Nursing Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	84 77–85	$79,890/yr	Moderate	76.4x
5	Nursing Lane Community College · Eugene, OR	84 79–85	$89,567/yr	Moderate	78.8x
6	Nursing Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	85 78–85	$84,912/yr	Moderate	78.4x
7	Nursing Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	86 81–86	$89,499/yr	Moderate	89.0x
8	Nursing Portland Community College · Portland, OR	87 79–87	$78,033/yr	Moderate	96.2x
9	Nursing Rogue Community College · Grants Pass, OR	86 81–87	$90,235/yr	Moderate	94.7x
10	Nursing Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	81 75–81	$75,458/yr	Moderate	60.4x
11	Nursing Umpqua Community College · Roseburg, OR	84 79–85	$88,854/yr	Moderate	78.1x
12	Nursing Columbia Gorge Community College · The Dalles, OR	84 78–84	$78,167/yr	Moderate	76.3x
13	Practical Nursing Lane Community College · Eugene, OR	80 78–80	$50,569/yr	AI-Proof	85.0x
14	Nursing Treasure Valley Community College · Ontario, OR	80 75–81	$70,211/yr	Moderate	55.5x
15	Business Administration Portland Community College · Portland, OR	77 72–79	$44,172/yr	Moderate	48.1x
16	Criminal Justice Portland Community College · Portland, OR	73 71–75	$45,061/yr	Resilient	45.5x
17	Health Administration Portland Community College · Portland, OR	77 70–79	$46,532/yr	Moderate	56.2x
18	Vehicle Repair Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	70 67–71	$48,144/yr	AI-Proof	63.5x
19	Practical Nursing Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	69 67–70	$57,974/yr	AI-Proof	—
20	Nursing Sumner College · Portland, OR	74 68–74	$85,561/yr	Moderate	—
21	Practical Nursing Institute of Technology · Salem, OR	69 67–70	$58,518/yr	AI-Proof	—
22	Practical Nursing Sumner College · Portland, OR	68 66–69	$52,391/yr	AI-Proof	—
23	Culinary Arts Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	69 65–69	$27,727/yr	AI-Proof	49.7x
24	Criminal Justice Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	70 66–71	$37,992/yr	Resilient	44.6x
25	Medical Assisting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	76 73–77	$45,994/yr	Resilient	79.5x
26	Allied Health Professions Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	73 70–74	$74,698/yr	Resilient	71.4x
27	Allied Health Professions Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	74 68–75	$75,797/yr	Resilient	81.2x
28	Allied Health Professions Portland Community College · Portland, OR	74 70–75	$72,204/yr	Resilient	85.6x
29	Medical Assisting Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	72 69–73	$39,674/yr	Resilient	79.3x
30	Precision Metalworking Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	57 56–58	$42,085/yr	AI-Proof	40.3x
31	Allied Health Professions Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	66 63–66	$59,836/yr	Resilient	50.7x
32	Allied Health Professions Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	70 65–71	$60,687/yr	Resilient	72.4x
33	Industrial Production Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	71 68–72	$78,450/yr	Resilient	81.4x
34	Medical Assisting Lane Community College · Eugene, OR	65 62–66	$42,142/yr	Resilient	41.2x
35	Vehicle Repair Technology Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	62 63–63	$44,906/yr	AI-Proof	31.3x
36	Medical Assisting Rogue Community College · Grants Pass, OR	71 66–71	$36,717/yr	Resilient	84.1x
37	Criminal Justice Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	65 59–67	$33,406/yr	Resilient	36.7x
38	Vehicle Repair Technology Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	60 56–60	$35,827/yr	AI-Proof	41.8x
39	Medical Assisting Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	64 62–65	$40,948/yr	Resilient	38.6x
40	Dental Assisting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	66 64–66	$58,410/yr	Resilient	47.1x
41	Accounting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	67 62–70	$40,816/yr	Exposed	43.1x
42	Accounting Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	66 61–69	$42,808/yr	Exposed	32.5x
43	Health Administration Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	66 61–68	$29,911/yr	Moderate	46.6x
44	Software Development Portland Community College · Portland, OR	66 56–69	$37,572/yr	Exposed	49.5x
45	Culinary Arts Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	61 58–61	$27,855/yr	AI-Proof	20.8x
46	Allied Health Professions Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	61 57–61	$60,921/yr	Resilient	—
47	Health Administration Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	64 57–66	$34,016/yr	Moderate	—
48	Medical Assisting Sumner College · Portland, OR	60 56–60	$37,349/yr	Resilient	—
49	Medical Assisting Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	60 57–61	$37,152/yr	Resilient	32.6x
50	Medical Assisting Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	60 56–61	$38,395/yr	Resilient	—
51	Aviation Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	60 57–61	$48,594/yr	Resilient	48.2x
52	Medical Assisting Institute of Technology · Salem, OR	59 54–59	$35,488/yr	Resilient	—
53	Health Administration Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	61 54–63	$30,323/yr	Moderate	—
54	Medical Assisting Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	58 54–58	$33,896/yr	Resilient	—
55	Allied Health Professions Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	58 54–59	$49,702/yr	Resilient	—
56	Dental Assisting Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	60 57–60	$37,488/yr	Resilient	58.6x
57	Allied Health Professions Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	59 56–59	$35,621/yr	Resilient	55.6x
58	Drafting & Design Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	57 54–59	$54,198/yr	Moderate	53.9x
59	Dental Assisting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	63 58–63	$36,211/yr	Resilient	87.6x
60	Clinical Laboratory Science Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	58 55–58	$36,278/yr	Resilient	56.7x
61	Biomedical Engineering Portland Community College · Portland, OR	66 58–68	$63,642/yr	Moderate	80.3x
62	Dental Assisting Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	56 54–56	$33,802/yr	Resilient	53.4x
63	Veterinary Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	55 53–55	$40,748/yr	Resilient	39.6x
64	Geography and Cartography Portland Community College · Portland, OR	62 58–65	$38,714/yr	Moderate	75.8x
65	Liberal Arts & Humanities Clackamas Community College · Oregon City, OR	54 51–54	$31,280/yr	AI-Proof	72.6x
66	Legal Support Services Portland Community College · Portland, OR	55 48–59	$42,463/yr	Exposed	55.1x
67	Cosmetology Summit Salon Academy-Portland · Tigard, OR	48 45–49	$27,110/yr	Resilient	—
68	Liberal Arts & Humanities Portland Community College · Portland, OR	47 45–47	$30,852/yr	AI-Proof	41.9x
69	Liberal Arts & Humanities Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	44 44–44	$29,560/yr	AI-Proof	36.9x
70	Dental Assisting Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	47 43–48	$30,326/yr	Resilient	—
71	Dental Assisting Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	46 42–46	$28,846/yr	Resilient	—
72	Design and Applied Arts Portland Community College · Portland, OR	47 40–49	$26,285/yr	Moderate	44.3x
73	Liberal Arts & Humanities Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	43 41–43	$29,163/yr	AI-Proof	32.2x
74	Cosmetology Phagans School of Beauty · Salem, OR	44 40–44	$20,537/yr	Resilient	—
75	Liberal Arts & Humanities Rogue Community College · Grants Pass, OR	43 40–43	$26,778/yr	AI-Proof	39.4x
76	Cosmetology Aveda Institute-Portland · Portland, OR	44 41–45	$21,907/yr	Resilient	—
77	Cosmetology College of Hair Design Careers · Salem, OR	43 40–44	$19,284/yr	Resilient	—
78	Cosmetology Northwest College-Beaverton · Beaverton, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	Resilient	—
79	Cosmetology Northwest College-Clackamas · Happy Valley, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	Resilient	—
80	Cosmetology Phagans Beauty College · Corvallis, OR	44 40–44	$19,966/yr	Resilient	—
81	Liberal Arts & Humanities Klamath Community College · Klamath Falls, OR	41 38–41	$24,370/yr	AI-Proof	40.4x
82	Cosmetology Northwest College-Eugene · Springfield, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	Resilient	—
83	Cosmetology Northwest College-Tualatin · Tualatin, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	Resilient	—
84	Cosmetology Northwest College-Medford · Medford, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	Resilient	—
85	Special Education Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	44 39–46	$32,829/yr	Moderate	31.7x
86	Cosmetology Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty · Grants Pass, OR	42 39–43	$17,216/yr	Resilient	—
87	Liberal Arts & Humanities Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	41 38–41	$24,658/yr	AI-Proof	36.5x
88	Cosmetology Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College · Bend, OR	42 38–42	$15,816/yr	Resilient	—
89	Cosmetology Phagans School of Hair Design · Happy Valley, OR	42 38–43	$16,034/yr	Resilient	—
90	Liberal Arts & Humanities Umpqua Community College · Roseburg, OR	40 39–40	$27,211/yr	AI-Proof	28.9x
91	Veterinary Technology Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	44 39–44	$27,411/yr	Resilient	—
92	Cosmetology Beau Monde Academy of Barbering and Cosmetology · Portland, OR	42 38–42	$15,905/yr	Resilient	—
93	Liberal Arts & Humanities Blue Mountain Community College · Pendleton, OR	39 37–39	$25,872/yr	AI-Proof	30.5x
94	Cosmetology Phagans Medford Beauty School · Medford, OR	41 38–42	$13,833/yr	Resilient	—
95	Liberal Arts & Humanities Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	40 38–40	$27,511/yr	AI-Proof	26.7x
96	Massage Therapy Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	43 38–43	$26,740/yr	Resilient	—
97	Liberal Arts & Humanities Clatsop Community College · Astoria, OR	38 38–38	$23,808/yr	AI-Proof	31.3x
98	Liberal Arts & Humanities Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	38 36–38	$24,383/yr	AI-Proof	28.7x
99	Liberal Arts & Humanities Treasure Valley Community College · Ontario, OR	39 36–39	$24,850/yr	AI-Proof	31.0x
100	Massage Therapy Sage School of Massage & Esthetics · Bend, OR	41 36–41	$24,255/yr	Resilient	—

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Oregon schools, drawn from 104 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Oregon?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Construction Management Technology at Portland Community College ranks #1 in Oregon with a score of 82/100 and graduate earnings of $63,103/yr.

How many trade programs are in Oregon?

Our database includes 104 trade programs across Oregon schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.