Women Studies at Oregon State University represents an interdisciplinary curriculum comprised of coursework in the social sciences and humanities with gender as the focal point of analysis. The curriculum examines women’s experiences, past and present, through feminist theory and research to better understand differences in power and privilege based on gender as well as race and ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, age, physical appearance, and mental or physical ability.
Position Title | Projected Growth (2014-2024) | Preparation Required | 2015 Median Wage |
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Lawyers
Position Description:Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$136,260 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 5 | $136,260 per year |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Position Description:Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$116,100 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 5 | $116,100 per year |
Purchasing Managers
Position Description:Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$114,130 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 4 | $114,130 per year |
Political Scientists
Position Description:Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decision-making, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$103,210 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 5 | $103,210 per year |
Administrative Services Managers
Position Description:Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, facilities planning and maintenance, custodial operations, and other office support services.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$94,840 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 3 | $94,840 per year |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Position Description:Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$93,140 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 5 | $93,140 per year |
Program Directors
Position Description:Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$89,670 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 4 | $89,670 per year |
Broadcast News Analysts
Position Description:Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$89,240 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 4 | $89,240 per year |
Sociologists
Position Description:Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$82,100 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 5 | $82,100 per year |
Registered Nurses
Position Description:Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$71,000 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 3 | $71,000 per year |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Position Description:Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas, or gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or create a marketing campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$70,030 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 4 | $70,030 per year |
Writers and Authors
Position Description:Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$69,130 per year
Preparation:
Position Duties:N/A Skills:N/A |
Faster than average (9% to 13%) | $69,130 per year | |
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Position Description:Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$69,060 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 5 | $69,060 per year |
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Position Description:Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$68,240 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $68,240 per year |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Position Description:Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$64,460 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $64,460 per year |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Position Description:Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$64,300 per year
Preparation:
Position Duties:N/A Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | $64,300 per year | |
Librarians
Position Description:Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, educational institutions, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers' advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$58,930 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 5 | $58,930 per year |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Position Description:Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$54,170 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 3 | $54,170 per year |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Position Description:Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$52,390 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 3 | $52,390 per year |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Position Description:Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$46,610 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $46,610 per year |
Legal Secretaries
Position Description:Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$46,470 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 3 | $46,470 per year |
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Position Description:Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$44,880 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $44,880 per year |
Desktop Publishers
Position Description:Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$43,900 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 3 | $43,900 per year |
Community Health Workers
Position Description:Assist individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Conduct outreach for medical personnel or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health. May provide information on available resources, provide social support and informal counseling, advocate for individuals and community health needs, and provide services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. May collect data to help identify community health needs.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$40,150 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 4 | $40,150 per year |
Coaches and Scouts
Position Description:Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$40,050 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $40,050 per year |
Court Clerks
Position Description:Perform clerical duties in court of law; prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges; and contact witnesses, attorneys, and litigants to obtain information for court.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$38,230 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 2 | $38,230 per year |
Retail Salespersons
Position Description:Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$26,340 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 2 | $26,340 per year |
Childcare Workers
Position Description:Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$22,310 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 2 | $22,310 per year |
Actors
Position Description:Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 2 |
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, facilities planning and maintenance, custodial operations, and other office support services.
Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.
Perform clerical duties in court of law; prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges; and contact witnesses, attorneys, and litigants to obtain information for court.
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).
Assist individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Conduct outreach for medical personnel or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health. May provide information on available resources, provide social support and informal counseling, advocate for individuals and community health needs, and provide services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. May collect data to help identify community health needs.
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.
Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.
Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, educational institutions, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers' advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information.
Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas, or gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or create a marketing campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution.
Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decision-making, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
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