Lights, Camera, Action! Oregon's Top In-Migration by Occupation

Cullen Hoback, Suzanne Owens-Duval, crew: "Freedom State"

Surprise! California leads the in-migrants to Oregon with a net in-migration of about 15,000 per year from the Sunshine State. The largest out-migration was to Washington state -- Oregon loses about 3,400 more residents to Washington than it gains.

The most surprising piece in the table below is "Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media" occupations. Although this comprises only 5 percent of 2012 employment in Oregon, it is showing net in-migration of 1,100 people each year.

It's possible a big chunk of those Californians are in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media.

Sales	12,687	8,816	3,871
Office and Administrative Support	12,826	8,988	3,838
Food Preparation and Serving	9,515	6,113	3,402
Education, Training, and Library	6,170	3,540	2,630
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	5,272	3,140	2,132
Personal Care and Service	4,432	2,856	1,576
Transportation and Material Moving	5,504	3,987	1,517
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	2,016	588	1,428
Production	4,577	3,282	1,295
Management	7,060	5,832	1,228
Community and Social Services	2,284	1,065	1,219
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,663	2,456	1,207
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	3,419	2,272	1,147
Computer and Mathematical	3,198	2,110	1,088
Business and Financial Operations	3,302	2,222	1,080
Architecture and Engineering	2,149	1,354	795
Protective Service	2,020	1,248	772
Life, Physical, and Social Science	1,556	1,120	436
Construction and Extraction Workers	4,401	3,966	435
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,368	1,993	375
Healthcare Support	1,760	1,569	191

Source: Oregon Office of Economic Analysis