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Accounting Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska
Financial managers can find success in Alaska as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. There are currently 1,130 jobs for financial managers in Alaska and according to national projections, the job pool will rise by seven percent over the next 10 years. Financial managers conduct research, prepare reports and formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services.
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The income for financial managers is $41 per hour or $84,000 per year on average in Alaska. Nationally, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.
Home to 698,473 people, Alaska, known as Great Land, has grown by 11.4 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Juneau. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 452,986 and the average annual income in Alaska was $43,922, which is up from $41,081 the previous year. In Alaska, the unemployment rate went up by 1.5 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent, which is under the national average.
In Alaska, the top employers are in oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.
One of the many things Alaska is known for, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. Alaska has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.
Accounting
Financial managers conduct research, prepare reports and formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services.
While working, they advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives and actions and prepare financial statements, business activity reports, financial forecasts and reports required by regulatory agencies.
They are required to manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources. Also, they must listen well to others and take in their information and issues.
Financial managers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and read and understand documents and reports.
In order to be successful in the workplace, financial managers must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.
