Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Starting salary at Portland’s median household income

Microelectronics Technology (MT) graduates starting salary is around $55,000 per year including overtime pay, shift and compressed workweek differential pay, extensive benefits including full health coverage, retirement saving plans, tuition reimbursement, personal time off (PTO), paid holidays and more.

Regular schedule

Technicians work a regular fixed schedule of 12-hour shifts: three days one week (with four days off) followed by the second week working four days (with three days off).

Long-lasting, rewarding career

Portland is considered to be the “Silicon Forest” of the world, with a large semiconductor manufacturing base. Intel Corporation is the Portland region’s largest private employer, and there are many others including Analog Devices, Qorvo, Biotronik/MSEI, Lam Research, Applied Materials, Siltronic, Microchip, FEI/Thermo Fisher, SunPower, On Semiconductor, and others.

The cleanest automated environment

You will work in a cleanroom as a member of a team that has well-defined objectives and responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a highly automated facility for some of the most reputable semiconductor manufacturers in the world. Nearly all MT students have jobs waiting for them upon graduation and some even before.

A diverse workforce

There is the opportunity for advancement and to make this a lifelong career. Military veterans have a long history working in this industry – technical military training can often be applied towards the MT credit requirements. Most, if not all, industry partners welcome and mention hiring initiatives in their employment materials to encourage veterans and members of protected classes to apply.