The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Job boards, those online recruiting engines, are chock-full of well-paying jobs in Sisters. Jobs like a bank branch manager with an annual salary as high as $82,000 DOE (depending on experience). The Sisters School District apparently needs an accounting specialist for $42,000 to $45,000 per annum or a data and student information specialist that pays $4,000 to $4,667 per month.

The District is also looking for a permanent, full-time custodian with a pay scale of $31,000 to $42,000. One job board shows the District needing a transportation operations manager for a range of $75,000 to $80,000.

US Bank is looking for a client relationship consultant for as much as $46,000 depending on experience (DOE). Dollar General needs an assistant store manager. Roth Heating & Cooling will pay up to $54,000 for a dispatch service rep.

Summit Health needs a phlebotomist. Such jobs can fetch $60,000 per year.

Virtually every eatery in town needs kitchen staff, with openings for cooks that can earn $55,000 to $60,000 per year DOE.

Worker shortages have been particularly hard on restaurants in Sisters, with most not able to be open as many hours or days as they’d like. McDonald’s will pay up to $42,640 for workers who can work opening or closing shifts, $20.50 per hour.

Sisters is still hurting for its most needed workers, which are retail and personal services. Therapeutic Associates is seeking a physical therapist assistant up to $58,000 per year plus a $2,500 signing bonus.

An assistant golf pro is sought for $46,000 to $49,000. That mixes work with pleasure. Black Butte Ranch posted an opening for a vice president of finance, such jobs typically paying more than $80,000 per year. Cognito, a virtual work company with headquarters in Sisters, whose workforce is spread around the county, is advertising for a senior software engineer, a job that consistently garners more than $80,000 annually.

In all, there are nearly 300 job openings for work in Sisters.