Accounting Jobs and MBA Programs in Tennessee

Those considering careers as financial managers can find education and job opportunities in Tennessee. In Tennessee, there are currently 13,170 jobs for financial managers and the national job pool is slated to 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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Financial managers earn $37 per hour or $77,000 per year on average in Tennessee. Nationally, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Volunteer State, Tennessee has a population of 6,296,254, which has grown by 10.7 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Nashville. There were a total of 3,759,569 jobs in 2008 and people in Tennessee earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $34,833, up from $34,156. The unemployment rate in Tennessee was 10.5 percent in 2009, which has grown by 3.8 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 19.6 percent of Tennessee residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Tennessee, the top employers are in bakeries manufacturing, bread product manufacturing, commercial bakeries and household cooking appliance manufacturing.

One of the many things Tennessee is known for, The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. Tennessee has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is the only person in American history to be both an Admiral in the Navy and a General in the Army was Samuel Powhatan Carter who was born in Elizabethton.

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.