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.
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But as the fun
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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.
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of your Speed Riding Manual which explains in detail
the new equipment, zones, and routes.
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limits for each type of ticket. And the savings of passes over tickets.
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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.
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