Accounting Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

There are many career and education opportunities for financial managers in Minnesota. Figures show 11,710 jobs for financial managers in Minnesota and national projections show the job pool increasing by seven percent over the next 10 years. In general, 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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State figures show that financial managers in Minnesota earn $56 per hour or $116,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the North Star State, Minnesota has a population of 5,266,214. It's population has increased 7.0 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Saint Paul. There were 3,567,295 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Minnesota earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,953, up from $41,693. The unemployment rate in Minnesota was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.4 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Minnesota include hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. One of the unique tidbits about Minnesota is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

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.