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* To ea rn an A sso c ia te o f A p p lie d S c ie n c e D eg re e thro u g h
P C C ’s N u rsin g p ro g ra m , c a ll th e ir S y lv a n ia C a m p u s a t
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home health agencies, long-term care
facilities, insurance com panies and
health m aintenance organizations.
♦ To earn an A ssociate o f A pplied
S c ie n c e D e g r e e th r o u g h P C C 's
H ealth In fo rm a tio n M a n a g e m e n t
Program through their C ascade Cam
pus, call 503/978-5661.
M E D IC A L A S S IS T IN G - A s a m e d ica l a ssista n t,
y o u w ill b e a v ita l p a rt o f th e m e d ic a l te a m ,
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c lu d e a s s is tin g w ith e x a m in a tio n s a n d tr e a tm e n ts , ta k in g m e d ic a l
h is to rie s , p e r f o rm in g c e r ta in d ia g n o s tic te s ts , m a in ta in in g in s tr u
m e n ts a n d e q u ip m e n t, p re p a rin g , a d m in is te r in g a n d d o c u m e n tin g
m e d ic a tio n s , c o lle c tin g an d p ro c e s s in g s p e c im e n s . M e d ic a l a s s is
ta n ts a re h ir e d b y c lin ic s a n d o f fic e s o f a ll siz e s.
* To e a r n a C e r tic a te in M e d ic a l A s s is tin g , c a ll P C C ’s C a s c a d e
C a m p u s a t 5 0 3 /9 7 8 -5 6 6 1 .
HUMAN RESO URCES MAN
A G E R - M any people in com panies
enter as hum an resources generalists.
Specific responsibilities might include
planning an off-site departmental meet
ing, leading a facilities planning team,
or w orking w ith the departm ent head
to solve problem s such as high turn
over, accidents, o r low morale. In a
sm aller organization, you w ill likely
play the role o f som e o r all o f the
specialized functions listed below.
This position usually requires a col
lege degree, not necessarily in a spe
cific discipline. Salary range: $25,000
to $40,000 to start; m anagers earn
$50,000 to $70,000; departm ent heads
in large com panies can earn $ 100,000
M IC R O E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N O L O G Y -T ec h n ic ian s in the sem icon
d u c to r in d u stry e v a lu a te p ro b lem s, ta k e c o rre c tiv e a c tio n o n b o th p ro cess
an d p ro d u c t, an d m a in ta in an d tro u b le sh o o t p ro c e ssin g eq u ip m en t. T he
“ c lea n ro o m ” w o rk en v iro n m e n t re q u ire s b o th in d e p en d e n t an d team
a c tiv itie s. R e sp o n sib ilitie s a re u su a lly b a se d in a fu n ctio n al area su ch as
p h o to lith o g ra p h y , p a tte rn etch , h ig h te m p e ra tu re d iffu sio n , h igh vacu u m
an d im p lan t, d e p o s itio n o f th in film s, o r so rt an d test.
* To ea rn an A ss o c ia te o f A p p lie d S c ie n c e D e g re e w h ere c r e d its can
b e tra n s fe rr e d to O reg o n In s titu te o f T ech n o lo g y f o r a b a c h e lo r o f
sc ie n c e d e g r e e in m a n u fa c tu rin g en g in e e rin g tech n o lo g y, c a ll P C C ’s
W a sh in g to n C o u n ty W o rkfo rce T ra in in g C e n te r a t 5 0 3 /5 3 3 -2 7 0 2 .
M ID D L E S C H O O L , J U N IO R H IG H S C H O O L ,O R H IG H S C H O O L
T E A C H E R - T h e jo b d e s c rip tio n h ere is sim ila r to th a t fo r th e elem e n ta ry
sc h o o l te ac h er; th e b ig d iffe re n c e is th a t ra th e r th an te ac h in g a n u m b e r o f
su b je cts an d se e in g th e sa m e stu d e n ts all d ay , ev e ry day, y o u ’ll be
te ac h in g a sin g le su b je c t to a n u m b e r o f d iffe re n t classe s. Y o u ’ll also be
d ea lin g w ith stu d e n ts w h o are no lo n g e r c h ild re n b u t are o n th e v erg e o f
a d u lth o o d - an d w ith all the h o rm o n al tro u b le th at can m ean. S alary range:
or more.
IN F O R M A
T IO N T E C H
P h o t o b y M . W a s h in g t o n
NOLOGY -
Ron Nitesh is a Sr. Teilerat Washington Mutual Bank. A secondary education Is not required for this work.
S o m eo n e has
Potential earnings; $8 $12 per hour.
to d e v e lo p ,
maintain, and fine-tune all the elec-
tronic system s that track goods from warehouse to custom er to returns desk.
Even very sm all operations now rely heavily on Q uick R esponse and EDI. For
FIN A N C IA L P L A N N E R - H ow is a one-income fami ly going to pay for their
those o f you interested in netw orks and systems, this is still a relatively open
kids’ college education? H ow soon, ife ver, can a graphic artist retire? Financial
arena. A s online opportunities em erge, those w ith both technical and e-
planners help people w ork out these and other difficult m oney problem s. In
com m erce experience will be in ever greater demand. Salary range: $30,000 and
som e w ays, this is a thankless job. W hether you decide to be independent or
up.
jo in a firm, m any o f these professionals now opt for a CFP (C ertified Financial
IN T E R IO R D E SIG N A N D D R A F T IN G -In d u strial drafters and designers
Planner) degree. Salary range: $60,000 to $ 120,000. The very best can earn over
are
concerned w ith developing and drawing plans for m achines, buildings,
$250,000, typically w orking on a fee o r com m ission basis.
castings, tooling jig s and fixtures, fluid pow er, kinem atics, electrical and
F IR E S C IE N C E - T he Fire Protection Technology program at Portland
electronic schem atics, piping and structural details, and sheet m etal layouts.
* To earn an A sso cia te o f A p p lied Science D egree, T w o-year C ertificate
C om m unity C ollege is designed to prepare you for occupations and advance
m ent in fire suppression, investigation, prevention, em ergency m edical and
and/or O ne-year C ertificate through P C C 's Interior D esign a n d D rafting
th eir Sylvania C am pus a t 503/977-4163. To
rescue services, and hazardous m aterials technology.
P rogram ,
c a ll
*To earn an A ssociate o f A p p lie d Science Degree, F ire F ighter Certificate,
ca te in Interior F urnishings Certificate, call
earn a Certifi-
F ire P revention a n d Investigation Certificate, F ire O fficer Certificate a n d /
Sylvania Campus at 503/977-4217.
P C C ’s
$18,000 to $55,000.
N U R S E P R A C T IT IO N E R (N P )-T h is is a g o o d c a re e r ch o ice fo r th o se
o f y o u w ho h av e a m a s te r’s d eg re e an d train in g in p e d ia tric s o r fam ily
h e a lth b u t c a n ’t a ffo rd o r d o n ’t w an t to g o to m e d ica l
sch o o l. In m a n y sta te s, N P s can p re sc rib e m e d icin e
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for p rim a ry ca re; $5 0 ,0 0 0 to $8 0 ,0 0 0 o th erw ise.
p h y s i c i a n ’s r a te s
N E T W O R K A D M IN IST R A T O R -M aintainingcom puter network integrity
— this includes verifying connectivity to different se rv e rs, o fte n it in c lu d es
m ail se rv e rsfu n le ss a se p arate S ystem A d m in istra to r is av a ila b le ). C h eck s
a p p lic a tio n lo g s (fo r ex a m p le , the d a ta b a se ap p lic a tio n s an d o th e r p ro
gram s).
M u st b e av a ila b le fo r co m p lain ts - m an y tim es se rv e rs are set up for
alert p agers. A n etw o rk ad m in istra to r m u st be ab le to ru sh in at a m o m e n t’s
n o tic e to h e lp cu rb an y p o ssib le p ro b lem s. F o r in sta n c e , p ro x y se rv ers
JU N IO R E N G IN E E R - This entry-level position is the
foot soldier o f engineering. Y o u ’re not so m uch com ing up
CO N TIN U ED N E X T PA G E
w ith ideas as im plem enting solutions developed by your supe
riors. Still, this is an im portant first
rung to more-specialized, higher-pay
ing engineering positions. T his jo b
category can also include softw are
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program m ing, w hich involves w rit
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system . Salary range: $40,000 to
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$60,000.
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Missing Something in Your Life?
LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY -
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a s h in g t o n
David Yandell is a cab driver with Radio Cab. Many cabbies through
Radio Cab lease the vehicles, paying $ 73 per working day as part of
that fee, as well as the cost of gas. As a requirement, cab drivers must
be 21 years old, have a good driving record. Potential earnings: $8,000 -
$45,000 per year.
or E m ergency S ervice R escue Certificate, call P C C 's Training E ast a t 5 0 3 /
492-6910.
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G R A N T W R IT E R - N onprofits hire grant w riters to
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w rite proposals to prospective funders, w hich can include
the governm ent or private foundations. The job requires the
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ability to synthesize inform ation and w rite persuasively and
w ell; don ’ t look for w ork here if you ’ ve got problem s with grammar.
Salary range: $25,000 to $60,000.
G R A P H IC A R T IS T - Som e o f the happiest people in this business are the
visual developers. T he tools and techniques are constantly changing and
im proving - and though you have to report to the sam e project or product
m anager the program m ers do, y o u ’re often allow ed m uch m ore leew ay and
creativity. I t’s not fine art, but m ost artists w ould agree it’s the m ost interesting
turn com m ercial design has taken in decades. Salary range: $35,000 to $60,000.
* To earn an A sso cia te in A p p lied Science D egree through P C C 's Graphic
D esign P rogram , c a ll their Sylvania Cam pus at 503/977-4790.
H E A L T H C A R E M A N A G E R -T h e se a re th e jo b s
w here an M B A com es in handy and a background in
cost cutting, m arketing, and inform ation m anage- S ' f
m ent w ill g ive you an edge over the com petition. C - /
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Landscapers and horticulturists p er
form a w ide variety o f jo b s. These
m ay include grow ing and m arketing
plants, designing new landscapes,
lan d scap e in stallatio n , lan d scap e
m aintenance, g o lf course w ork and
sales. Y ou m ay also m ove to supervi
sory positions or becom e the ow ner
o f your ow n landscape business.
* To earn a P la n t Propagation
T w o-year C ertificate, L a n d sca p e
C onstruction Tw o-year C ertificate
L andscape M anagem ent Two-year
Certificate, L andscape D esign Two-
y e a r Certificate, L andscape Services
Technician O n e-yea r C ertificate,
Landscapte T echnology A ssociate
D egree and/or L andscape Technol
ogy A ssociate o f A p p lied Science
D egree, c a ll P C C ’s R o ck C reek
C am pus a t 503/614-7255.
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include: client interview , docum ent
preparation, organization o f case m a
terials and data p rio r to litigation,
investigation, research, and file m an
agement. The legal assistant performs
these tasks under the supervision of
an attorney.
* To earn an A ssociate o f A pplied
S c ie n c e D e g re e a n d C e rtific a te
through P C C ’s L egal A ssistin g Pro
gram , call their C ascade C am pus at
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L ots o f peo p le w ant these jo b s, and though indus
try observers predict that the num ber o f m anagerial slots in hospitals and
H M O s will shrink to perhaps h a lf their current num ber, the need for qualified
executive s ta ff in hom e health care, nursing hom es, and clinics is expected to
m ore than m ake up the difference. Salary range. $55,000 on up. Experienced
m anagers w ith an im pressive track record in m eeting and m aintaining strict
budgets can earn w ell ov er six figures.
H E A L T H IN F O R M A T IO N M A N A G E M E N T - As an accredited record
technician, you m ay perform a num ber o f duties that include organizing,
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