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CAREERS EDITION 2001
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Profile of an Electrical Foreman
B y J oy R amos
T he P ortland O bserver
Hilary Colbert
33 years old.
B u sin ess: E lectrician for 5
years.
W o rk in g h o u rs: 40/per week.
Occasional, varied amount o f over
time.
P o ten tial earnings: $26 per
hour, but negotiable per contract.
As a Journeyman, the salary range
for an Inside Electrician is between
510.92 - $27.95.
scope for the work.
term inate each location.
7 a.m . - Once I get m y ladders
out, I find out where my starting
point is. I then determ ine how
m any locations and start pulling
wire, handle trouble calls, new lo-
cations/new drops.
1:45 p.m . - Test and label the
location. Do some paperw ork in
volving job costs, m aterials and
hours related to the job. M ake cus
tom er contact.
2:30 p.m . - End o f the day.
8 a.m . - M ake custom er con
tacts.
9:30 a.m . - Take a break.
9:45 a.m .- Start on the project.
Typical Day:
11 a.m . - Pulling wire, shooting
ceiling hangars, install conduit.
6 a.m . - 1 get m y tools as well as
my supplies ready to take care o f
the project that I ’m working on. I
then load up m y cart and go to a
particular location. I would go to
the project area, whether on site or
go to another site and lay out the
Noon to 12:30 p.m . - Go to
lunch.
12:30 - 2 p.m . - Pull cable,
term inate the closet ends and then
W h at do you like m ost ab o u t
y o u r w ork?
T h e cu sto m er co n tact. T he
physical-ness o f m y jo b and the
rewards o f seeing som ething that
I ’ve finished or fixed.
W h at do you least like ab o u t
y o u r w ork?
W orking in an occupied space
where you are not able to move
freely. And, w orking in high sen
sitive areas at hospitals with very
high traffic: IC U ’s , surgeries,
emergency rooms. At those places,
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it’s very busy, very dangerous.
The danger is when someone is not
paying attention to what I’m doing
and getting in the way, resulting in
something shorting out.
W h at advice can you give fo r
som eone in terested in g etting
into this profession?
Go to the NEC A-IBE W Electri
cal center, located at 158 and A ir
port Way in Portland. They have
informational orientation from 4-5
p.m. with an open application pro
cess that ’ s available twice a year in
January and July. They can cal
503/262-9991.
As for the m inimum qualifica
tions, they m ust be 18 years oi
older with a high school diploma or
GED, taken Algebra 1, II with a C-
gradeor better,haveavaliddriver’s
license and dem onstrate good m e
chanical skills. Those are the bare
minimum requirements.
emergency and non-emergency telephone calls, dispatching police, fire and
medical personnel and equipment, monitoring and controlling radio and
computer-based communications, helping people in crisis situations, re
sponding to requests for emergency help, and providing information and
referrals to the public.
* To earn an Emergency Dispatch Operator, One-year Certificate, call
P C C 's Cascade Campus at 503/978-5424.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
As a member o f the emergency medical services system, EMTs respond to
emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and
injured, and transport patients to appropriate medical facilities. Duties include
patient assessment, airway and ventilation management, CPR, bleeding con
trol, bandaging and splinting, administration o f certain medications and even
the use o f automated external defibrillators. EMTs are employed by many
organizations, both public and private, emergency and non-emergency.
* To learn about P C C 's Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program
at Southeast Center, call 503/788-6205.
EN VIRONM ENT EN G IN EER This has become a hot field in the industry
in recent
years. People in these positions have a degree in
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noise-abatement systems (like those walls around the
local airport) to systems to dispose o f the waste result-
ingformmanufacturingprocesses. Salary range: $40,000
to $75,000.
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Hilary Colbert got her career start through Oregon Tradeswomen's program called Pathways toSuccess.
Through the program, women can get started on the road to a high-paying, high-skilled career in construction,
mechanical or technical sales.
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The Northside YMCA located at the Grace & Evelyn
Collins Memorial Community Center is at the center of
some great opportunities for community youth.
On April 26th, 34 students participating in the Y-We Care after-school and teen
program were the guests of PGE for “Take a Student to Work” day. The students
represented the following schools: Jefferson, Tubman, Applegate, Boise-Eliot,
Clarendon, Holy Redeemer, Irvington, Sabin and Whitaker.
Members of senior management team spoke w ith students, challenging them to
stay in school, take math and science and to consider a company like PGE for a
career choice.
Clackamas Community College and the Grace & Evelyn Collins Center Board
of Directors have also introduced a
college internship and scholarship opportunity that's available now!
Students who are high school seniors and will be
freshman in the fall of 2001 are encouraged to contact the
Northside YMCA located at the Grace & Evelyn Collins
Memorial Community Center for applications and more
information.
Call 503-288-3355. The deadline for submission of applications is June 15.
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