Program Payoff

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in Oregon

28 schools in Oregon teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,305 at Clackamas Community College.

What this work pays in Oregon

Office Clerks, General in Oregon earn a median of $49,910 a year across 27,980 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Oregon
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,74023,150
Customer Service Representatives$47,45019,440
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,17014,920
Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,90013,590
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,30012,200

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Clackamas Community College Oregon City Associate's degree $31,305 (11 grads) 4
Lane Community College Eugene Associate's degree $29,995 (22 grads) 0
Chemeketa Community College Salem Associate's degree $27,476 (13 grads) 9
Portland Community College Portland Associate's degree $22,667 (21 grads) 2
Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton Associate's degree not published 3
Central Oregon Community College Bend Undergraduate certificate not published 5
Chemeketa Community College Salem Undergraduate certificate not published 7
Clackamas Community College Oregon City Undergraduate certificate not published 8
Clatsop Community College Astoria Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles Undergraduate certificate not published 3
Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles Associate's degree not published 2
Klamath Community College Klamath Falls Undergraduate certificate not published 5
Klamath Community College Klamath Falls Associate's degree not published 1
Lane Community College Eugene Undergraduate certificate not published 7
Linn-Benton Community College Albany Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Mt Hood Community College Gresham Undergraduate certificate not published 4
Mt Hood Community College Gresham Associate's degree not published 1
Oregon Coast Community College Newport Associate's degree not published 0
Portland Community College Portland Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Rogue Community College Grants Pass Undergraduate certificate not published
Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay Undergraduate certificate not published
Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay Associate's degree not published
Tillamook Bay Community College Tillamook Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Treasure Valley Community College Ontario Undergraduate certificate not published 6
Treasure Valley Community College Ontario Associate's degree not published 1
Umpqua Community College Roseburg Undergraduate certificate not published 3
Umpqua Community College Roseburg Associate's degree not published 1

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.