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Produced by NOVA Workforce Board
Authors:
Jenny Reid Austin
Nancy Voss Tucker
Editors:
Larry Sanguinetti
Jeanette Langdell
Jenny Reid Austin
Research
Assistant:
Pat Martin
Project
Supervisor:
Larry Sanguinetti
Project
Manager:
Jeanette Langdell
Advisory
Group:
Graphic
Design:
Luther Jackson
Paula Resa
Dana Kelly
([email protected])
Contact Information
The North Valley (NOVA) Workforce Board includes representatives of local business, industry,
education, and service agencies. It was founded in 1983 to implement the federal Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) for northern Santa Clara County. Today, NOVA provides services under
the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), as well as a variety of other funding sources.
NOVA has gained a national reputation as an innovative leader in addressing workforce needs.
NOVA’s services are administered by the City of Sunnyvale.
505 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 550
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408-730-7232
www.novaworks.org
[email protected]
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Occupational Profiles
Accountants and Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Biological Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Budget Analysts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Creative Professionals: Desktop Publishers, Editors, and Writers and Authors . . . . . .39
Dental Hygienists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Firefighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Landscape Occupations: Landscape Architects and
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Licensed Vocational Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Personal Financial Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Respiratory Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Roofers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing (Technical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Teachers: Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education (Secondary) . . . . . . . . . . .143
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Appendix A: Training Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Appendix B: Occupational Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Introduction
NOVA Workforce Publications
In 1994, NOVA created the Labor Market
Information Plus (LMI+) project to assist dislocated workers and enhance the scope of
labor market information available to the
Silicon Valley community. The project provides innovative and practical reports on
emerging industries and career transformations throughout the greater Bay Area. It
assesses the dynamics and challenges that
these industries and jobs present to the area’s
economy. The LMI+ project utilizes an ethnographic model, which sends researchers out
into the field to gather information from those
who know it best—the men and women who
work in the occupations and industries in
question. This qualitative analysis allows
NOVA to reveal trends that supplement the
existing statistical data and tell the human
story of a particular industry or occupation,
highlighting local workforce issues, realities,
and trends that affect workforce stakeholders:
job seekers, businesses, and educators.
LMI+ has since become NOVA Workforce
Publications, but the foundational belief in
this triad of stakeholders remains unchanged.
Communication must flow freely between job
seekers, businesses, and education in order to
ensure that the local labor market can operate
effectively and incorporate the unique gifts
that each of the stakeholders brings to the
table and adapt to the changing needs of the
stakeholder communities. Job seekers can use
these labor market studies to explore new
industries or potential new careers. The
reports highlight the relevant skills and abilities necessary for candidates to embark on a
self-sustaining career path. The benefit to
business is in the opportunity to provide
insights into their real-world needs through
the research and development of these studies. Educators and training providers provide
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an essential service to the community in
preparing individuals to become more fully
functioning and allowing individuals to
increase their potential. Educators can utilize
these reports to gauge the direction of the
workforce and adapt curricula accordingly.
Businesses, as employers, are the “demand”
element within the “supply and demand”
equation. By providing business with an
opportunity to participate in helping to shape
the local workforce, job seekers might be better prepared to fill the needs of the Valley’s
employers, completing the circle and ensuring the ongoing health and vitality of the
region.
Purpose
Silicon Valley is in a constant state of change.
For much of the past 50 years, Silicon Valley’s
evolution has been product based in nature—
new developments in science and technology
that allowed cutting-edge companies to develop products and services for a global marketplace. Silicon Valley was at the center of the
computer revolution, serving as inspiration
for countless “Silicon” regions throughout the
world, and it was one of the cornerstones of
the “Age of Information” in its contributions
to broad public internet accessibility and
functionality.
More recently, however, the changes that
Silicon Valley has been experiencing have
been more process based. That is, we are seeing the effects of a marketplace and workforce
that has become globalized on top of the continued recovery from the economic downturn
of 2001 that hit this region especially hard.
From 2001 to 2005, the San José Metropolitan
Statistical Area experienced the loss of
approximately 160,000 jobs. Close to 60 percent of those jobs were in high-tech industries, with manufacturing especially hard hit.
While the region’s innovative nature assures
Silicon Valley of a continued presence in technological development, the products and
services—and the workforce that produces
and provides them—have been unalterably
changed. Such is the nature of technology.
The purpose behind Silicon Valley Roots is to
examine a broad cross-selection of professions within the region that might prove to be
occupational alternatives to those who have
been affected by Silicon Valley’s churning
technology workforce and are seeking to transition into new fields and new industries. The
publication is broad enough in scope that it
also provides solid career information to
those entering or re-entering the workforce.
And because many of the occupations selected for inclusion in this study are foundational—supporting the basic infrastructure of a
community—the information may be just as
applicable to other regions of the state and the
country, even if the occupational and wage
data are not.
efits be comparable to the high-tech sector
from which so many dislocated workers were
transitioning, all occupations were first sorted
by median hourly earnings. Staff identified
$28.50 as the 25th percentile of median wages
for all “technical” occupations; occupations
listing a median hourly wage under this
amount were removed.
EDD’s long-range occupational projections
(2001–2008) were reviewed and any occupations showing a negative growth or fewer than
20 openings anticipated per year were also
removed from the list, ensuring that the occupations to be studied were forecasting increases in openings. Educational requirements
were also taken into consideration, and any
occupations identified as requiring a professional or graduate-level degree were removed.
While some of the occupations remaining on
the list require bachelor-level educational
attainment, many do not require that the
undergraduate degree be necessarily relevant
to the occupation, thus promoting the idea of
transferability.
Methodology
This report was funded by a grant provided by
the California Employment Development
Department (EDD) and was developed with
the assistance of a joint task force of representatives from three neighboring workforce
investment boards within Silicon Valley:
NOVA, Silicon Valley Workforce Investment
Network, and the San Mateo County
Workforce Investment Board. NOVA staff
conducted initial research into hundreds of
occupations (based upon the Standard
Occupational Classification or SOC coding
system). Initial data pertaining to both San
Mateo and Santa Clara Counties—the core of
Silicon Valley—was provided by EDD’s Labor
Market Information Division and by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
The resulting 78 occupations were given a
weighted ranking for inclusion by the study’s
regional task force. The subsequent smaller
list was then reviewed by the task force to
ensure optimal representation of the Valley’s
industries and occupational groupings, resulting in the final set of occupations included in
this report.
It should be noted that this methodology was
neither intended nor conducted in a manner
ensuring scientific objectivity. While statistical data was used to assist in identifying
appropriate occupations for study, several
other factors were taken into consideration to
ensure that those occupations represented in
the final report truly reflect Silicon Valley’s
current and projected workforce needs.
Because one criterion for the occupations to
be studied was that they not only have sustainable wages, but that the wages and/or ben-
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Acknowledgments
A big thank you to the following individuals and organizations from throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties for their invaluable contributions to this study.
Vickie Ainsworth
Felix Alvarez
Therese Ammiro
Joseph Andrade
Steve Andrade
Remedios Arquelada
Pauline Aughe
Greg Bacon
Kathleen Barber
Linda Baxter
Virginia Becchine
Kaye Bedell
Victoria Bello
Maureen Blando
Terry Lynn Boblet
Melanie Bojanowski
Rick Brandini
Michael Brandt
Don Briones
Gary Burke
Peggy Burroughs
Kaleen Callahan
Lt. Mike Caplan
Rosemarie Caserza
Juan Castro
August Chinn
Capt. David L. Churchill
Carl Cimino
Dr. Bridgete Clark
Sgt. Kurt Clarke
Robert Clem
Ken Colson
Walter Conway
Jennifer Cray
Michael J. Curran
Laura Davidson
Kathie DeHart
Linda Delcambre
Lynda DelValle
Rupal Desai
Jerry Dirk
Don Dixon
Edith Dooley
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Acknowledgments
Kristel Dorighi
Lt. Steve Drewniany
Terri DuBridge
Ivan Edmonds
Tsegereda Embaye
Hospi Fabionar
Capt. Richard Fairhurst
Michael Fanelli
Joy Ganschow
Cesar Garcia
Daniel Garcia
Jenny Garcia
Gloria Geller
Michael Gibbons
Anita Gibson
Carol Godsave
Fred Goessel
Joan Goodis
Michael Gray
Kristina Hagan
Tim Haggerty
Meredy Halen
Marcia Harvey
Amy Hendry
Michael D. Henry
Stephanie Higgins
Rod Hillman
Marty Holler
Pamela Hoover-Willats
James Howard
Lon Hudson
Nellie Hungerford
Shanda Husted
Jen Hyman
Steve Ionis
Craig Ivie
Luther Jackson
Capt. Tim Johnson
Chief Don Johnson
Tisha Johnson
Jim Johnston
Sarah Joiner
Michael R. Jones
Pamela Jones
Duke Juanitas
Tom Jung
Ruth Kavanagh
Elizabeth Kaylor
Dana Kelly
Maureen Kistler
Ed Kurz
Wayne Laliberte
Dr. Bob Lamb
Matthew Leslie
Deb Lopez
Jorge Lopez
Carolyn Lutticken
Audry Lynch
Calixto Manriquez
Craig Matsumoto
Kari Matsumoto
Al McMillen
Tom McMullen
Stephan McNulty
Denise Menicucci
Charlie Missman
Perry Mistry
Bruce Mori
Judith Muller
Ed Murphy
Denise Nakano Young
Dave Naumann
Dr. Ken Nelson
Thai Nguyen
Carol Olsen
Chris Ott
Dr. Milton Pagonis
Ruben Paredez
Carrie Park
Stephanie Pham
Marsha Pharo
Anne Quick
Ann Rarden
Paula Resa
Brenda Reyes
Juliet Reyes
Gloria Rice
Kathy Robertson
Glenn Rock
Dan Romero
Jeff Ruster
Walter Sasaki
Steve Schnur
Mary Schuppert
Fred Slone
Joan Smith
JoDe Smith
Karyle Smith
Bill Spaniel
Phyllis Spragge
Joe Stefani
Rex Stevens
Robert J. Sullivan
Charlene Sun
Dan Svenson
Rudy Swain
Joe Tedrick
Marmora Terrell
Roberta Thiem
Chris Todd
Lucy Tolmack
Janie Trainor
Tai Tran
Ken Treadwell
Nancy Tucker
Eric Van Stone
Sal Ventura
Bill Wada
Debbie Wagner
Michael Weiss
Denise Welsh
Chris Wentzien
Josh White
Mara Williams
Alison Winters
Lt. Preston Winters
Chris Yahng
Gerry Zimmer
Almaden Country School
Almaden Mazda
Apria Healthcare
Aragon High School
Arcturus Bioscience
Bernal Intermediate School
Blach Construction Company
Blackford Elementary School
Brown Adams
Cabrillo College
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California EDD, Labor Market Information Division
California Medical Transport
California Society of CPAs
Cal-Pac Roofing & Windows
Cañada College
Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California
City of Gilroy
City of San José
City of Santa Clara
City of Sunnyvale
College of San Mateo
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
County of San Mateo
County of Santa Clara
Crest Financial Services
Cupertino Dental Group
De Anza College
Dental Fill-Ins, Inc.
Drake Beam Morin
El Camino Hospital
Eldridge Fire Department
Embedded Perofrmance, Inc.
Evergreen Valley College
Fairchild Imaging
Filoli Center
Foothill College
Garden Scapes by Chris
Gavilan College
Genentech
Hammerschmidt Construction
Hartnell College
IBEW - Local 332
Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy
Interim Healthcare
Intero Real Estate
Investors Capital Management
Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Kaiser Permanente
Kaloci & Son Foreign Auto Repair
Keen Kelly
Kramer Construction, Inc.
Lightspeed
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
MAAS Capital
M.Brown Construction Inc.
Maxim Integrated Products
MCI
Mission College
Mountain View Chamber of Commerce
NASA Ames Research Center
NOVA
NOVA Workforce Board
Oak Grove School District
Oak Tree Mazda
Occupational Training Institute (OTI)
Pipe Trades Training Center of Santa Clara & San Benito
Counties
Primerica Financial Services
Quest Diagnostics
Rayne Plumbing
Resource Conservation District of Monterey County
Robert Half International
Rosendin Electric
Ross Marketing Associates
San Francisco Police Department
San José State University
San Mateo Adult & Community Education
San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board
Santa Clara County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship &
Training Committee
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Saratoga High School
Shelton Roofing Company
Silicon Valley Workforce Investment Network
Stanford University Medical Center
Sullivan & Serwitz
Sun Microsystems
Sunnyvale School District
Tobar Industries
Town of Los Altos Hills
Trivad
UC Extension, Technical Writing & Communication
Program
Village Motors
Visa
West Valley College
Willow Glen Middle School
World Savings Bank
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Appendix A: Training Opportunities
Accountants and Auditors
California State University, East Bay (www.csuhayward.edu)
College of San Mateo (collegeofsanmateo.edu)
De Anza College (www.deanza.edu)
Evergreen Valley College (www.evc.edu)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Golden Gate University (www.ggu.edu)
Menlo College (www.menlo.edu)
Mission College (www.missioncollege.org)
Notre Dame de Namur University (www.ndnu.edu)
San Francisco State University (www.sfsu.edu)
San José City College (www.sjcc.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
Santa Clara Adult Education (www.scae.org)
Santa Clara University (www.scu.edu)
Stanford University (www.stanford.edu)
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension (www.ucsc-extension.edu)
University of Phoenix (www.phoenix.edu)
University of San Francisco (www.usfca.edu)
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
California State University, East Bay (www.csuhayward.edu)
Chabot College (www.chabotcollege.edu)
City College of San Francisco (www.ccsf.cc.ca.us)
College of San Mateo (collegeofsanmateo.edu)
De Anza College (www.deanza.edu)
Evergreen Valley College (www.evc.edu)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Gavilan College (www.gavilan.edu)
Mission College (www.missioncollege.org)
Ohlone College (www.ohlone.edu)
Samuel Tong School, San Jose (www.tonghouse.com)
San Francisco State University (www.sfsu.edu)
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San José City College (www.sjcc.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
Skyline College (www.skylinecollege.edu)
University of California, Berkeley Extension (www.unex.berkeley.edu)
West Valley College (www.westvalley.edu)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Center for Employment Training (CET) (www.cetweb.org)
Central County Occupational Center (CCOC) (www.metroed.net/ccoc.html)
De Anza College (www.deanza.edu)
Evergreen Valley College (www.evc.edu)
North County Regional Occupational Program (NCROP) (www.sccoe.org/depts/rop-north)
Skyline College (www.skylinecollege.edu)
Biological Technicians
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Budget Analysts
California State University, East Bay (www.csuhayward.edu)
Golden Gate University (www.ggu.edu)
Menlo College (www.menlo.edu)
Notre Dame de Namur University (www.ndnu.edu)
San Francisco State University (www.sfsu.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
Santa Clara University (www.scu.edu)
Stanford University (www.stanford.edu)
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension (www.ucsc-extension.edu)
University of Phoenix (www.phoenix.edu)
University of San Francisco (www.usfca.edu)
Carpenters
Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California (www.ctcnc.org)
Center for Employment Training (CET) (www.cetweb.org)
Central County Occupational Center/Program (CCOC) (www.metroed.net/ccoc.html)
Construction Craft Training Center (www.cctc.edu)
Opportunities Industrialization Center West (OICW) (www.oicw.org)
San Jose Conservation Corps/YouthBuild (www.sjcccharterschool.org)
San Jose Job Corps (jobcorps.doleta.gov)
San Mateo County Regional Occupational Program (www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/rop)
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Creative Professionals: Desktop Publishers, Editors, and Writers and Authors
City College of San Francisco (www.ccsf.cc.ca.us)
De Anza College (www.deanza.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
University of California, Berkeley Extension (www.unex.berkeley.edu)
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension (www.ucsc-extension.edu)
West Valley College (www.westvalley.edu)
Dental Hygienists
Cabrillo College (www.cabrillo.edu)
Chabot College (www.chabotcollege.edu)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Western Career College (www.westerncollege.edu)
Electricians
Alameda County Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
Associated Builders & Contractors Golden Gate Chapter Electrical UAC
(www.abc.org/gate)
Center for Employment Training (CET) (www.cetweb.org)
Central County Occupational Program (www.metroed.net/ccoc.html)
Construction Craft Training Center (www.cctc.edu)
Institute for Business & Technology (IBT) (www.ibttech.com)
National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) (www.njatc.org)
San Francisco Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (SF JATC)
(www.sfelectricaltraining.com)
San Mateo County Regional Occupational Program (www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/rop)
San Mateo Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee Electrical Training Apprenticeship
(www.smjatc617.org/apprenticeship.asp)
Santa Clara County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
(www.ejatc332.org)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Cañada College (canadacollege.net)
Notre Dame de Namur University (www.ndnu.edu)
San Francisco State University (www.sfsu.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
Santa Clara University, Department of Counseling Psychology (www.scu.edu)
Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business (www.scu.edu)
Stanford University (www.stanford.edu)
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Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
California EMS Academy, Inc. (www.caems-academy.com)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Mission College (www.missioncollege.org)
San José City College (www.sjcc.edu)
Skyline College (www.skylinecollege.edu)
Westmed College (www.westmedtraining.com)
Firefighters
Cabrillo College (www.cabrillo.edu)
Chabot College (www.chabotcollege.edu)
City College of San Francisco (www.ccsf.cc.ca.us)
College of San Mateo (collegeofsanmateo.edu)
Mission College (www.missioncollege.org)
South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (SBRPSTC)
(www.theacademy.ca.gov)
Landscape Occupations: Landscape Architects and Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Cabrillo College (www.cabrillo.edu)
California Polytechnic State University (www.calpoly.edu)
City College of San Francisco (www.ccsf.cc.ca.us)
College of San Mateo (collegeofsanmateo.edu)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
University of California, Berkeley Extension (www.unex.berkeley.edu)
University of California, Davis (www.ucdavis.edu)
West Valley College (www.westvalley.edu)
Licensed Vocational Nurses
Gavilan College (www.gavilan.edu)
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (www.medacademy.org)
Hartnell College (www.hartnell.cc.ca.us)
Mission College (www.missioncollege.org)
Nursing Care Providers, Inc. (www.ncpvocational.com)
St. Francis Career College, San Jose (no URL)
Westmed College (www.westmedtraining.com)
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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
San Francisco State University (www.sfsu.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (www.ucsfmedicalcenter.org)
Personal Financial Advisors
Golden Gate University (www.ggu.edu)
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension (www.ucsc-extension.edu)
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Center for Employment Training (CET) (www.cetweb.org)
Central County Occupational Center/Program (CCOC) (www.metroed.net/ccoc.html)
Construction Craft Training Center (CCTC) (www.cctc.edu)
Pipe Trades Training Center of Santa Clara & San Benito Counties
(www.pipetradecareer.org)
Piping Industry and Education (PIPE) (www.pipe.org/frmain.html)
Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, and Refrigeration Industry JATC of San Mateo County (no URL)
San Mateo County Regional Occupational Program (www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/rop)
Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
(www.scbtc.org)
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
College of San Mateo (collegeofsanmateo.edu)
De Anza College (www.deanza.edu)
Evergreen Valley College (www.evc.edu)
Gavilan College (www.gavilan.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
Skyline College (www.skylinecollege.edu)
South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (SBRPSTC)
(www.theacademy.ca.gov)
West Valley College (www.westvalley.edu)
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Cabrillo College (www.cabrillo.edu)
Cañada College (canadacollege.net)
City College of San Francisco (www.ccsf.cc.ca.us)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (www.medacademy.org)
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Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (www.kpsahs.org)
Mills-Peninsula Health Services (www.mills-peninsula.org)
Foothill College (www.foothill.fhda.edu)
Ohlone College (www.ohlone.edu)
Skyline College (www.skylinecollege.edu)
Roofers
Central County Occupational Center/Program (CCOC) (www.metroed.net/ccoc.html)
Santa Clara Valley Area Roofers JATC (www.roofer95.com/apprentice.htm)
Teachers: Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education Secondary
California State University, East Bay (www.csuhayward.edu)
Metropolitan Education District (www.metroed.net)
Mills College (www.mills.edu)
National Hispanic University (www.nhu.edu)
National University (www.nu.edu)
Notre Dame de Namur University (www.ndnu.edu)
San Francisco State University (www.sfsu.edu)
San José State University (info.sjsu.edu)
Santa Clara Unified School District (www.scu.k12.ca.us)
Santa Clara University (www.scu.edu)
Stanford University (www.stanford.edu)
University of California, Berkeley Extension (www.unex.berkeley.edu)
University of San Francisco (www.usfca.edu)
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Appendix B: Occupational Resources
Accountants and Auditors
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) (www.aicpa.org)
Appraisal Foundation (www.appraisalfoundation.org)
Appraisal Institute (www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/aqb.asp)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) (www.cfenet.com/home)
California Office of Real Estate Appraisers (www.orea.ca.gov)
California Society of CPAs, Silicon Valley/San Jose Chapter (www.calcpa.org/sj)
California State Board of Accountancy (www.dca.ca.gov/cba)
California State Board of Equalization (www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/ptrules.htm)
Institute of Internal Auditors (www.theiia.org)
Institute of Management Accountants (www.imanet)
Next Generation Accountant (Robert Half International Inc.)
(www.nextgenaccountant.com)
Robert Half International Inc (www.rhi.com)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Automotive Service Association (www.asashop.org)
Automotive Service Councils of California (www.ascca.com)
California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards
(www.dir.ca.gov/apprenticeship.html)
California State Department of Consumer Repairs Bureau of Automotive Repair
(www.smogcheck.ca.gov/stdhome.asp)
International Automotive Technicians’ Network (www.iatn.net)
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (www.natef.org)
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (www.asecert.org)
Biological Technicians
Bay Bio: Northern California’s Life Sciences Association (www.baybio.org/wt/page/index)
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (www.cirm.ca.gov)
Milken Institute (www.milkeninstitute.org)
Budget Analysts
American Association for Budget and Policy Analysis (www.aabpa.org)
American Association for Public Administration (www.aspanet.org)
Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (www.abfm.org)
California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO) (www.casbo.org)
California Society of Municipal Financial Officers (www.csmfo.org)
Government Finance Officers Association (www.gfoa.org)
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National Academy of Public Administration
(napawash.org/pc_government_performance/gpra.html)
National Association of State Budget Officers (www.nasbo.org)
Carpenters
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Golden Gate Chapter (www.abcggc.org)
Contractor City (includes carpenter forum) (www.contractorcity.com)
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity (www.peninsulahabitat.org)
Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity (www.habitatsanjose.org)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (www.carpenters.org)
Woodworkers Central (www.woodworking.org)
Creative Professionals: Desktop Publishers, Editors, and Writers and Authors
American Copy Editors Society (www.copydesk.org)
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (www.cptsc.org)
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (www.gatf.org)
International Association of Business Communicators (www.iabc.com)
Newspaper Association of America (www.naa.org)
Society for Technical Communication (www.stc.org)
The Newspaper Guild-CWA (www.newsguild.org)
Dental Hygienists
American Dental Association (www.ada.org)
American Dental Hygienists’ Association (www.adha.org)
California Dental Association (www.cda.org)
California Dental Hygienists’ Association (www.cdha.org)
California Department of Consumer Affairs Committee on Dental Auxiliaries
(www.dca.ca.gov)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org)
Health Professions Network (www.healthpronet.org)
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (www.hrsa.gov)
Electricians
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) (www.necanet.org)
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity (www.peninsulahabitat.org)
Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity (www.habitatsanjose.org)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
American Ambulance Association (www.the-aaa.org)
American College of Emergency Physicians (www.acep.org)
California Emergency Medical Services Authority (www.emsa.ca.gov.)
California Rescue & Paramedic Association (www.sonic.net/~dba/crpa)
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Committee on Accreditation for EMS Professionals (www.coaemsp.org)
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical
Professions (CoAEMSP) (www.coaemsp.org)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (www.fema.gov)
Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) (www.jems.com)
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (www.naemt.org)
National Association of EMS Educators (www.naemse.org)
National Association of EMS Physicians (www.naemsp.org)
National Association of State EMS Directors (www.nasemsd.org)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.dot.gov)
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (www.nremt.org)
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
American School Counselor Association (www.schoolcounselor.org)
American Society for Training & Development (www.astd.org)
Association of Job Search Trainers (www.ajst.org)
California Association for Counseling and Development (www.cacd.org)
California Board of Behavioral Sciences (www.bbs.ca.gov)
California Career Development Association (www.ccdaweb.org)
California Career Education Association (www.ccea-online.org)
California Career Resource Network (CalCRN) (www.californiacareers.info)
California School Counselors Association (www.ca-schoolcounselor.com)
Career Planning & Adult Development Network (www.careertrainer.com)
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (www.ifebp.org)
Labor and Employment Relations Association (www.lera.uiuc.edu)
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (www.nbcc.org)
National Career Development Association (www.ncda.org)
Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org)
Firefighters
California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (www.bof.fire.ca.gov)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (www.fire.ca.gov)
California Fire Safe Council (www.firesafecouncil.org)
California Fire Technology Directors Association (www.cftda.org)
California State Firefighters’ Association (www.csfa.net)
CDF Firefighters (www.cdf-firefighters.org)
Congressional Fire Services Institute (www.cfsi.org)
Fire Department Safety Officers Association (www.fdsoa.org)
Fire Emergency and Training Network (www.pwpl.com/fire/aboutUs.asp)
Fire Rescue Magazine (www.firerescuemag.com)
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Fire Safety.gov (www.firesafety.gov)
Firehouse.com (www.firehouse.com)
Firelink (www.firehire.com)
Fire-Rescue Village (www.fire-rescuevillage.com)
Firewise (www.firewise.org)
International Association of Fire Fighters (www.iaff.org)
Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) (www.jems.com)
National Association of Hispanic Firefighters (www.nahf.org)
National Fire Academy (www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa)
National Fire Protection Association (www.nfpa.org)
National Firefighter Selection Inventory Internet Practice Examination
(www.publicsafetyrecruitment.com/practicetests/intro.asp?testID=3)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems)
National Volunteer Fire Council (www.nvfc.org)
National Wildland Fire Training (www.nationalfiretraining.net)
U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (www.usfa.fema.gov)
VolunteerFD.org (www.volunteerfd.org)
Women in the Fire Service Inc. (www.wfsi.org)
Landscape Occupations: Landscape Architects and Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (www.aabga.org)
American Community Gardening Association (www.communitygarden.org)
American Horticultural Therapy Association (www.ahta.org)
American Horticulture Society (www.ahs.org)
American Society of Landscape Architects (www.asla.org)
Association of Professional Landscape Designers (www.apld.com)
California Arborist Association (www.cal-arb-association.com)
California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (www.cangc.org)
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (www.cdpr.ca.gov)
California Green Industry Council (www.nctlc.com/GreenCouncil.ivnu)
California Irrigation Institute (www.caii.org)
California Landscape Contractors Association (www.clca.org)
California Native Plant Society (www.cnps.org)
Contractors State License Board, California Department of Consumer Affairs
(www.cslb.ca.gov)
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (www.thecela.org)
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (www.clarb.org)
Green Industry Jobs (www.greenindustryjobs.com)
International Society of Arboriculture (www.isa-arbor.com/about/about.aspx)
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Irrigation Association (www.irrigation.org)
Landscape Architects Technical Committee (www.latc.ca.gov)
LandscapeOnline.com (www.landscapeonline.com)
National Gardening Association (www.garden.org)
Professional Grounds Management Society (www.pgms.org)
Professional Landcare Network (www.landcarenetwork.org)
Regenerative Design Institute/Permaculture Institute of California
(www.regenerativedesign.org)
Licensed Vocational Nurses
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (www.aacn.nche.edu)
American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org)
American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org)
California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (www.bvnpt.ca.gov)
California Licensed Vocational Nurses Association (www.clvna.org/core)
Health Professions Network (www.healthpronet.org)
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (www.hrsa.gov)
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (www.nflpn.org)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org)
American Medical Technologists (www.amt1.com)
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (www.ascls.org)
American Society for Clinical Pathology (www.ascp.org)
California Association for Medical Laboratory Technology (www.camlt.org)
California Division of Laboratory Science Laboratory Field Services Branch
(www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ls/lfsb/default.htm)
California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (www.oshpd.ca.gov)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org)
Health Professions Network (www.healthpronet.org)
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (www.hrsa.gov)
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (www.naacls.org)
National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (www.nca-info.org)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Bureau of Health Professions (bhpr.hrsa.gov)
Personal Financial Advisors
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc (www.cfp.net)
National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (www.napfa.org)
Silicon Valley Financial Planning Association (www.greatorgs.com/siliconvalleyfpa)
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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) (www.abc.org)
National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (www.phccweb.org)
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity (www.peninsulahabitat.org)
Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity (www.habitatsanjose.org)
South Bay Piping Industry (www.sbaypipe.org)
The Dynamic Plumbing, Piping, Kitchen and Bath, Information, Advice and Sharing
Forum (www.plbg.com/index.html)
ThePlumber.com (www.theplumber.com)
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting
Industry (www.ua.org)
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) (www.post.ca.gov)
California Law Enforcement Association (www.clea.org)
California Peace Officers’ Association (www.cpoa.org)
California Police Chiefs Association (www.cpcachiefs.org)
International Association of Chiefs of Police (www.theiacp.org)
Office of State and Local Training (OSL), Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
(FLETC), Department of Homeland Security (www.fletc.gov/osl)
Peace Officers Research Association of California (www.porac.org)
Women Peace Officers Association of California (www.wpoaca.com)
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
American College of Radiology (www.acr.org/s_acr/index.asp)
American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (www.ahraonline.org)
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (www.aium.org)
American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org)
American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (www.ardms.org)
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (www.arrt.org)
American Society of Radiologic Technologists (www.asrt.org)
California Department of Health Services, Radiologic Health Branch (www.dhs.ca.gov/rhb)
California Society of Radiologic Technologists (www.csrt.org)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org)
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com)
Health Professions Network (www.healthpronet.org)
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (www.hrsa.gov)
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (www.jrcert.org)
Radiological Society of North America (www.rsna.org)
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Respiratory Therapists
American Association for Respiratory Care (www.aarc.org)
American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org)
American Respiratory Care Foundation (www.arcfoundation.org/awards)
California Respiratory Care Board (www.rcb.ca.gov)
California Society for Respiratory Care (www.csrc.org)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org)
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com)
Health Professions Network (www.healthpronet.org)
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (www.hrsa.gov)
National Board for Respiratory Care (www.nbrc.org)
Roofers
California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (CAROCP)
(www.carocp.org)
National Roofing Contractors Association (www.nrca.net)
Santa Clara Valley Area Roofers JATC (Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
(www.roofer95.com/apprentice.htm)
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers (www.unionroofers.org)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing (Technical)
Electronics Representatives Association International (ERA) (www.era.org)
Manufacturers Representatives Educational Research Association (www.mref.org)
Manufacturers’ Agents National Association (www.manaonline.org)
North American Industrial Representatives Association (NIRA) (www.nira.org)
Sales and Marketing Management (www.salesandmarketing.com)
Teachers: Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education Secondary
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (www.ctc.ca.gov)
California Department of Education (www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp)
California Teachers Association (www.cta.org)
EdSource (www.edsource.org/abo.cfm)
San Mateo County Office of Education (www.smcoe.k12.ca.us)
Santa Clara County Office of Education (www.sccoe.k12.ca.us)
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