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Page 2 Section II Portland Observer, September 1, 1982 DATA PROCESSINO Careers fo r the ’80s * nero < associates inc. and R t t w c h Consultant! PROGRAMMER ANALYST in adding to out Matt » « ta »nokmg an individual in tw attad in bn, m i n j mvolvad with naw applications using data hasn and ClCS tor on trna systems It you nave 2 ot more yaats C O H O l pro gtammtng aspnn en ra knowledge »1 usv with O O S'VS and a degitx* from a qualified technics' school or tumor collage to n ta i! u* Cascade Building Suite 820 520 S.W . 6th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 1503) 223-4150 A ” h i conveniently located neat lieeways in the Ti ,.e d .nea and Ott«' totally ciwnpa ny pind onnalits with rom tiatitiye saianas Send lasuma with sal ny inquunmonts or contact tot company application Employment Administrator Lamb Weston Inc PO Bns 21517 Portland Oregon 97223 Advertise in the Equal O pportun'lv fm p kJrar M f- H Observer Dentei R Meet BEVERLY W A TSO N, who joined the N W Marine family of com panies in 1970. Aa a graduate of Lincoln High School who has obtained 2 6 years of college education, Beverly began at one of our subsidiaries as a receptionist. She moved into other positions involved with typing, billing, and material status reporting. In 1976 she was asked by the then Corporate Executive Vice President, now President Bob Thoman, to accept a position in our Shop Division's purchasing department as an Expeditor. Since 1979, Beverly is a Buyer for the Division, where she pur chases materials, has supervisory duties, and interfaces frequently with the vendors and employees. Beverly is presently attending the Company's supervisory courses at Management's request. She and her husband, Lavern. have 2 children, Winteress and Lavern. Beverly enjoys family outings, plants, latch hooking and ceramics. W e are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our job openings are listed at the Urban League and NAACP offices. NORTHWEST MARINE IRON WORKS AW REBUILDERS ATLAS IRON WORKS ELECTRICAL CONSTR U CTI O N Career for future There is an increasing trend toward specialization. According to recent surveys, the fields with the most jo b opportunités are: A c counting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Data Process ing, internal auditing, marketing, materials science, nursing and re lated health fields, retailing, sales, word processing and chemical, elec trical, nuclear, mechanical and min ing engineering. Computers may seem to be every where else and the fastest growing job opportunities during the 1980s will be for technicians to keep them operating. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by the end o f the decade employment fo r data p ro cessing machine mechanics w ill in crease between 148 per cent and 173 per cent, to as many as 172,000 jobs. A fter the computer mechan ics, the next five leading categories and their outlook fo r percentage growth in employment from 1978 to 1990 are: Paralegal personnel, 132 per cent to 166 per cent; Computer Systems Analysis, 108 per cent to 123 per cent; Computer Operators, 88 per cent to 101 per cent. O ffice Machine and Cash Register Ser vices, 81 per cent to 96 per cent; Computer programmers, 74 per cent to 87 per cent. Computer experts are needed in very sector o f the economy—in ag riculture, construction, finance, g o v e rn m e n t, m a n u fa c tu r in g , mining, services (which includes ho tel, police, and fire departments, small-scale business users, software companies and data processing), trade and transportation. Demand should expand fastest in the service area. OFFICERS Approximate monthly pay rate: $1648 starting $1856afte r one V®ar $2094 a fte r th re e years $2349 a fte r fiv e years To qualify applicants must: Be a high school graduate or have passed the GED eqivalency test Have completed 90 quarter or 60 semester hours of liberal arts curriculum at an accredited college or university or must do so within 5 ’A years of appoint ment ■ Be at least 21 years of age by their date of employment - Be a U S citizen by the date of their employment - Possess a valid Oregon Driver's License - Not have been convicted of a crime, the punishment for which could have been imprisonment in a State or Federal Prison For further information contact: Portland Police Bureau-Personnel Division 222 S. W. Pine Portland, Oregon 97204 Paul Maxey (503) 248 5653 m m The City of Portland Civil Service Board 510 S W. Montgomery St., Portland, Oregon 97201 248 4352 for applications.
