Program Payoff

Chemeketa Community College

Salem, Oregon. 57 certificate and associate programs, public. 57 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Oregon.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $15,000 $71,734 (24) $129,010
Registered Nurses
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree $64,493 (13) $125,160
Electrical Engineers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $10,500 $62,508 (38) $102,290
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $41,193 (24) $59,450
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $40,896 (15) $74,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $35,060 (29) $54,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $35,060 (26) $103,490
General and Operations Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $32,569 (37) $45,500
Security Guards
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $30,409 (23) $86,970
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Special Education and Teaching Associate's degree $28,598 (24) $73,880
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $28,381 (41) $50,130
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $27,476 (13) $49,910
Office Clerks, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $27,476 (17) $142,720
Software Developers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree $26,353 (16) $66,040
Graphic Designers
Social Work Associate's degree $26,353 (18) $64,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $12,000 $22,710 (242) $72,440
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $16,663 (12) $51,230
Social and Human Service Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $9,500 not published $49,830
Nursing Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $54,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $102,290
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $50,410
Medical Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $50,410
Medical Assistants
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $50,660
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $54,350
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $54,350
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $103,490
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $49,910
Office Clerks, General
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $103,180
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $142,720
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $142,720
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $142,720
Software Developers
Construction Trades, General Undergraduate certificate not published $103,070
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Construction Trades, General Associate's degree not published $103,070
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $45,500
Security Guards
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $59,490
Dental Assistants
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $101,310
Electricians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $77,990
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $123,220
Engineers, All Other
Engineering, Other Associate's degree not published $123,220
Engineers, All Other
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $103,490
General and Operations Managers
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $125,580
Managers, All Other
Food Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $39,850
Food Batchmakers
Food Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $39,850
Food Batchmakers
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $77,170
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $77,170
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $51,230
Social and Human Service Assistants
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $64,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $64,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Plant Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $80,790
Conservation Scientists
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $59,450
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Security Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $85,800
Accountants and Auditors
Special Education and Teaching Undergraduate certificate not published $73,880
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Taxation Undergraduate certificate not published $85,800
Accountants and Auditors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $77,130
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $86,970
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $66,040
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.