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Certificate (1-2 years)+5% vs national median101 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Chemeketa Community College

Ranked 51st of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,048
middle 50%: $22,140 – $41,525
Median · 5 years out
$37,592
middle 50%: $29,229 – $43,722
Median · 10 years out
$42,746
middle 50%: $33,861 – $56,069

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Chemeketa Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $31,048 one year after graduating, rising to $42,746 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $35,920 for this field, ranking 51st of 121 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
11.4 yrs
≈ $13,453 total interest

Same major at other universities

Southeast Technical College
$38,077 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$37,867 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$37,867 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$37,803 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$37,132 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Chemeketa Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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