Utility patents granted

3,192

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Oregon

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

96.5

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

28,338

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

6,400

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

3,192

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Oregon

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

3,192▲ 523%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Oregon (FRED PATENTUSORUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

96.5

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

96.5▲ 312%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSORTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (ORPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

28,338

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$173,149

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

28,338▲ 1%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oregon, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$173,149▲ 29%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oregon, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

6,400

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

17,521

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

6,400▲ 63%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oregon, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

17,521▲ 23%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Oregon, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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