What Can I do With a Certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies?

Career Center Library Resources
The Career Center Library has a variety of resources to help students explore potential career fields. These resources include information about typical responsibilities, qualifications, career paths, job outlook, salary, and related careers.

Career-Related Books for Certificates in Chicano/Latino Studies

• 100 Jobs in Social Change
• Careers for Good Samaritans & Other Humanitarian Types
• Real People Working in the Helping Professions

Books of General Interest to Liberal Arts Majors

• Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
• Making a Living While Making a Difference
• The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People

Vocational Biographies
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• Abstractor/Editor
  
• Corporate Attorney
• Diversity Consultant
  
• Elementary School Spanish Teacher
  
• Foreign Service Officer
  
• Freelance Writer
• Newspaper Librarian
  
• Minority Outreach Specialist
  
• Minority Women's Outreach Coordinator
  
• Volunteer Coordinator
  

Professional Associations

• National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies (NACCS)
• National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES)

Internet Sites with Career-Related Information for Certificates in Chicano/Latino Studies

• College Majors and Career Opportunities — Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean Studies — Lists related occupations and types of employers. From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
• Career Opportunities with a Major in Chicano Studies — Describes related skills, sample job titles and potential employers for Chicano Studies majors. From Career Services at the Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
• What Can I Do With a Degree in Chicano and Latino Studies? — From the Career Services Office at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
• What Can I do With a Major in Ethnic Studies (Chicano Studies)? — Reports survey information gathered by the University of California, Berkeley Career Center. Lists employers and job titles.

Places of Employment

Chicano/Latino Studies certificate may find employment in a vareity of areas depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships or part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation. Places of employment for Chican/Latino certificate holders include private industry; federal, state, and local government agencies; and educational institutions.

The following list of employers and job titles was primarily derived from the Career Center's job database. This does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for students/alumni with a certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies.

• American Family Insurance — Claims Summer Internship
• Benton County — Health Promotion Aide (Family Planning), Promotor/Promotora (Male Health Outreach)
• Brian Patrick Conry, P.C. - Attorneys at Law — Spanish Speaking Paralegal
• Camp Adventure Youth Services — Youth Services Counselor
  
• Camp Fire USA Success Program — In School and After School Instructors
• Camp Fire USA, Portland Metro Council — Youth Advocate
• Century International Languages — Interpreter
• Child Aid — Administrative/Fiscal Assistant
  
• City of Portland — Evolvement Project, Community Outreach & Coordination Intern
• Clackamas Community College — Receptionist for Advising/Counseling Department (Bi-lingual in Spanish and English required)
  
• Clark College — Director of International Programs
• Oregon Community Foundation, The — Program and Outreach Coordinator
  
• Crowe Foreign Services — Office Manager - Bilingual Spanish
  
• First Investments — Investment Associate
  
• FLS International — Center Director
  
• Girl Scouts - Columbia River Counsel Inc. — Summer Migrant Program Coordinator, Bilingual Program Coordinator, Day Camp Instructor - Fair Play, Bilingual Membership Specialist I
• Hacienda Community Development Corporation — After-School Program Coordinator (Bilingual - Spanish (required), Bicultural – Latino (preferred))
• Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce — Business Development Coordinator - Bilingual
• Hillsboro Parks & Recreation — Spanish Instructors
• Hillsboro School District 1J — Various Teachers for Summer Migrant Program
• Innovative Housing Inc. — AmeriCorps Youth Program Coordinator
• International House — Spanish Program Coordinator
  
• LifeWorks Northwest — Child Milieu Counselor (Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) a plus.)
  
• Measurement Learning Consultants — Research Assistant
• Metropolitan Family Services — Early Childhood Development Volunteer (Spanish)
• Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program (MIRT) — Seasonal International Internship
• Multnomah County Health Department — Spanish-speaking Information & Referral Specialists, Medical Interpreter
• Northwest Interpreters, Inc. — Interpreter Coordinator
  
• Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory — Senior ASsoicate for Bilingual Assessment
  
• Northwest Staffing Resources (Staffing Agency) — Personnel Coordinator
• OHSU Department of Pediatrics — Booster Seat Observation Study Research Assistant
• OHSU Department of Public Health & Preventative Medicine — Interviewer (Research Assistant II) - Bilingual
• Oregon Action — Interns/Volunteers
  
• Oregon Catholic Press — Bilingual Publishing Assistant
  
• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) — Spanish Translator, Bilingual Spanish/English Exhibit Evaluation Intern
• Oregon State Bar — Referral and Information Services Assistant (Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) preferred.)
  
• Outside In — Employment Specialist, Client Interaction Specialist, Mental Health Specialist, On-Call Housing Specialist, Medical Clinic Outreach Coordinator/Interpreter
• Pacific Interpreters, Inc. — Interpreter. Interpreter Resource Assistant, In-house Scheduler/Spanish Quality Assurance Specialist
  
• Passport to Languages — Medical Interpreter/Legal Interpreter
  
• Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC) — Bilingual Organizer
• Portland Children's Museum — Community Partnership Intern
• Portland Development Commission (PDC) — Community Relations Coordinator (requires cultural sensitivity/cultural competence)
  
• Portland Jewish Academy — ESL/Spanish Teacher
  
• Portland Parks & Recreation — After School Director
• Radford University — Director of Multicultural and International Student Services
  
• Raphael House of Portland — Project Coordinator
• Research Data Design — Data Specialist/Editor
  
• Resolutions Northwest — Spanish Language Mediation Advocate
• Shilo Inns Suites Hotels — Bilingual Reservation Agent
  
• SEIU Local 49 — Youth Internship
• Self Enhancement, Inc. — Latino Family Outreach Worker
• Spanish Yellow Pages — Administrative Assistant
• Teach Abroad — On-Campus Recruiter
  
• Universal Forest Products — Production Manager Trainee, Sales Trainee
  
• Upward Bound, Pacific University — Summer Teaching: English, Reading, Math, Science, Spanish, Speech, Computers
• US Citizenship & Immigration Services
• Willamette Bridge/Janus Youth Programs — Bilingual/Cultural (Hispanic) Residential Mentor/Skills Trainer - Kojo House

Miscellaneous

• Bilingualism: A Good Skill to Have — Article by Pat O'Connor, published by the Oregon Labor Market Information System. Identifies how a second language can enhance employability.

Chicano/Latino Studies Program - Portland State University