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Portland Observer, August 11, 1982 Section II Pago 3 Suddenly geologists are in the spotlight Not so long ago, except for geolo gists who planned on entering the fields o f education or government, there were very limited employment opportunities. Some geology majors may even remember being called "rock hounds" and many may have fell like one famous contemporary comedian in that they got " n o re spect" for their smarts in studying geology. W e ll, geologists, times have changed. Geologists are not only getting "respect" but they may, ac Career advances in insurance To many people, a career in insur ance means a career in selling. In re a lity , says The In fo rm a tio n In s ti tute, nothing could be further from the truth. About 30 per cent o f the people employed in the insurance industry today are directly involved in sell ing, while the other 70 per cent are engaged in a variety o f tasks that range from judging the insuraoility o f a risk to preparing a complex le gal brief. More than 1.5 million peo ple arc employed in the insurance in dustry— people with a variety o f ad ministrative, professional and tech nical skills. The insurance industry expects to have an increase o f between 5 per cent and 17 per cent in job openings through 198$. By careful planning you can obtain one o f these jobs. The first thing you should do is to decide which field o f insurance that you would like to enter. The industry is generally divided into three broad categories: I . L ife; 2. Accident and health; and 3. Property and liability. Accident and health insurance pays medical ex penses and other benefits for in ju ries and illness o f policy holders, medical expenses and other benefits for injuries and illness o f policy hol ders. Besides providing financial p ro tection for a family in case o f death, life insurance can be used for such diverse purposes as providing in come at retirement age or in case o f disab ility, or helping pay the costs of a business in case o f the death o f the owner. Next you should try to determine which jobs in the insur ance industry appeal to you the most and which jobs you feel are best suited to your talents. Then it’s simply a m atter o f planning an educational route to the career you want. Some positions in the insurance industry such as lawyer, loss preven tion specialist (Safety engineer) and Systems Analyst arc highly technical and require special training and edu cation. You would prepare for one o f these positions the same as if you were going into another business. The entrance requirements for other insurance industry positions, however, such as underwriter, field representative and adjustor, arc not nearly so restrictive. A lthough the candidate who has had some train ing in these areas obviously has an advantage over those who have not. People from a wide variety o f back grounds have found employment in the industry. Some o f these b ack grounds include accounting, adver tising art, banking and finance, bus iness adm inistration and business law, chemistry, commerce, econom ics, education, engineering, English, geology, history, humanities, hy giene, industrial management, in dustrial relations, journalism , law, library science, liberal arts, manage ment, m arketing, m ath, medicine, nursing, personnel, political science, psychology, sociology and statistics. If you’ re not sure which position you would like to shoot for in the in surance industry, the best way to prepare is to give yourself as broad- based an education as possible. The well-rounded applicant, besides studying insurance topics, would have taken course in English, his tory and the hum anities, as well as m arketing, management and eco nomics. l or more in fo rm atio n about ca reers in property and liability insur ance, write to: Insurance Information Institu te, 110 W illia m S t., New Y o rk , N .W 10028; a n d /o r: A m e r ican Council o f l ife Insurance, 1950 K St. N .W , W ashington, D .C . 20006, for in fo rm atio n on life and health insurance. ern states) are creating better em ployment prospects for these spe cialists who study both underground and surface waters. Hydrogeolotists will also attract much attention be cause o f the potential development and production o f shale o il, and the need for significant amounts o f wa ter in that production process. Also, the possible development o f massive slurry-pipelines to transport coal to eastern cities from the west will in crease demands for these specialists. M in in g /U ra n iu m and E n viro n - low the surface oil deposits might be. Other types of geology experts in demand are Structural and S tra ti graphic Geologists. In the first case, structural geologists look for "breaks and bends" in rock starta which have oil deposits, while strati graphic geologists study the "ups and dow ns" o f the e arth ’s terrain that may provide clues to oil depos its. Hydrogeoiogists/Hydrologists: Pre dictions o f water shortages in the near future (particularly in the west- cording to Careerism Newsletter, be the cream o f the crop in the decade of the ’80s. The forecasters say that because o f concerns about the n a tio n ’s energy and potential water problems in the fu tu re, geologists are attracting enormous attention. Prognosticators also see increased em ploym ent opportunities for hydrogeologists and geophysicists. Specialists and /unctions: On top o f the pile are petroleum geologists. These technicians determ ine, through studies o f terrain, where be mental Geologists: These specialists who look for gold, silver and other precious metals should find excel lent employment opportunities. A l though the demand has declined in recent years there is still a need for uranium geologists. M any should find jobs in the international and national marketplaces. En viro n mental geology, a relatively new field, offers great promise, concerns about disposal o f dangerous waste should create additionl interest in environmental geology experts. Where are the jobs? O rganiza lions involved in energy, water re sources, environm ental planning and mining hold the best prospects. The demand for petroleum geolo gists "has skyrocketed along with their salaries," Careerism Newslet ter shouts. Geologists are being courted by the big oil companies as well as small and medium sized "w ild c a tte rs " who d rill the shore lines and wilderness o f the earth foi oil. OUR NEW ZONES MAY STAND III THE WAY OF AMERICA’S FASTEST BUSES Come Septem ber 5, a lot of America will have an eye on Portland. We’re leading the way again, this time with the nation's very first self-service fare transit system . Electronic fare equipm ent, handier tickets, improved routes and zones. The purpose: to provide better, faster service, more efficiently. To keep future fares as low as possible. Only one catch. A lot is riding on you. MORE ZONES MAKE OUR FARES MORE FAIR. For years, some passengers have had to pay the sam e fare as passengers traveling much farther. While it’s impossible to achieve total equity, our new five zone sys tem will help make things a lot more fair. Now riders will pay for the distance they travel. Which makes sense. New self-service tickets and passes are keyed to the zone changes shown below. To determ ine how many zones your trip will include, just count the number of zones you'll go into or through. For exam ple. a trip that goes from zone 3 to zone 2 is a 2-zone trip. A trip from zone 3, through zone 2 and into zone 1 is a 3-zoner, requiring a 3-zone ticket or pass. (If this map isn’t detailed enough for ou, buy our new Transportation Guide and M ap, available August 20 at Tri-M et’s C us tom er Assistance Office, 522 S.W. Yamhill, or at participating Far West Federal Savings offices.) KNOW THY ZONES. We know, we know: having to learn new zones is a hassle. It’s also a great headache for us. A duli A ll Zones A duli .1 Zoin- A dult 2-Zone i l <>r J s ls irl H oppei 1 Zone 24 H our A ll Zones zoim "*' c ASH in KUH’ III M l VXI.II» As IK A X sH K Ml ISTMI.» PASS $1.25 1 (Ml . 75 $11.50 9.0 0 6.5 0 2»‘z hours 2 hours l 1 Ilo lll ■ #40.00 32.00 23. (Ml None None 5.00 2.50 1 hour 24 hours N. me N one .50 4 50 2».’ hours 15. (Ml (unlim ite d ride»i io u lh A ll Zones K elarded C Itizen Gill hmir* <«11 /one»» H onored C itizen H onored C itizen 6.0 0 2» i hours .25 Siine .1* l.lu li 1.11 e (A A fv k lk tA * . »» .un 1 n pni N o lle M OM MI 3 n s s ' 2' .’ hours 6.0 0 II per m il I l a el w ith in t h lr e zone» >< «he «ante it .h e t p»u« * * wheie Not. 1 1, 1 ”t w uhm th ree Zone - upon p ai m eni .4 an additional ..k t « m a i 1 / o n . M o .( th is t 2 /< » » None .25 (gli tglier hunt*. all zone*' 1 /O S . III K lin III M l , IO traiel k. But as the fun damental ingre dient in our new self- service fare system , it is vital that you board the bus knowing what zone you’re in and what zone(s) you’re heading for or through. That’s one reason we’ve put zone num bers on every single bus stop sign. So you can double check. THE LONG ARM O F T H E FARE INSPECTOR. The other secret to making self- service work is letting the driver concentrate on driving and the passen gers handle their own ticketing. The automatic ticket validating and dispensing equipm ent will do most of the work. And passholders or transferring riders will now be able to board front or rear doors, without showing the driver anything. Also, just to help keep everyone hon est, there will be frequent visits from Fare Inspectors. Much like conductors on a train, these folks will come by and ask to see proof of payment (a valid ticket or pass) from every passenger. Those who tty to sneak a free ride will get stung for a $20 surcharge fare. Which can be somewhat embarrassing, too. FASTER DIRECT ROUTES LET YOU SKIP TOWN. Besides better zones and boarding for all. we’ve also done some major re-routing and in creased service on the east side and in north and northw est Portland. In all, we’ve added more than 400 hours of bus service a day: And di rect routes, allowing riders to go across town and skip going downtown. So waits will be shorter, transfer ring easier and trips faster. r of your Speed Riding Manual which explains in detail the new equipment, zones, and routes. Name IX 's tin a tH in and A d d re s s Street City--------------- .State This handy table is full of information, lake the costs and time limits for each type of ticket. And the savings of passes over tickets. 2.p- P S . I'd a lso lik e so m e h e lp fig u r in g o u t m y s p e c ific t r ip . A c c o rd in g to th e in to be lo w , plea se t e ll m e h o w m a n y zo n e s m y rid e w ill be. w h a t i t 'l l co s t and w h e re I s h o u ld c a tc h th e bus. Home or Starting Address city Zip .4» * Dear Tri-M el: I want to learn more about how to ride America's Fastest Buses Please send me a copy 1HN gota rh ». heduled m u te upon p at m eut • « '• holder» in«» l i a i e l am w h ere >.n am te M d h n o in a b <w AAa.hington c •w i ' N t I M t | i » l H I I I / » >*» »■•«• • • s | AH aid fr Up A la. halli.« Y swih ion lo i H. 1 II 1. .1 . . ■ ” ■ 1 «d p ai m en Id .d u ll la ir M o M t H » 1» ( 1 1 1 /» Ih . lull .d u ll fate 1'» Widr 1 h e t - hU IE n o te d A ili« e n « a re available fin regular aduli la re« K m d t.o l ’ ’• In het • at si ill ai a da hl. fid H o n ored c it izr » • GET UP TO SPEED.YOB: To help make it as easy as possible for you to learn all the finer points of the new system , w e’ve been holding Bus School in big yellow dem onstration buses. If you haven’t taken the ten-m inute walk-through course yet, call 233-3511 and we’ll tell you w here there's a Bus School close to you. An even better way to get the nitty gritty facts is to clip out the form below and mail it in. Fast. We’ll send you a free Speed Riding Manual that has nearly everything you need to know for Septem ber 5. Because w e’d sure hate to see som e one as nice as you standing in the way of America’s fastest buses. L_ I k 's ir e d a r r iv a l tim e at d e s tin a tio n l>esirvd departure time from destination-------------------- \\ fi.it ilux is) of week---------------------------- —— ------------- C h e c k o n e la m a tn k Y outh (u n d e r 19» A d u lt (19 o r over» H o n o re d c it iz e n ( fiS o r o ld e r» Mail to rri-M et. c o 925 N E Everett. Kirtland. Oregon 97232 (Please mail prior to August 19thl _____ _____ ■ | AMERICA’S FASTEST BUSES ARE COMING TO PORTLAND SEPT. 5 I
