Business Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in Maryland

For a business administrator, Maryland is a land of educational and employment opportunities. For business administrators, there are 51,410 jobs in Maryland and this is projected to grow by five percent to 50,600 jobs by 2016. This is above the national trend, which shows relatively little movement. Business administrators create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

Maryland photo by Abhijit Tembhekar

The income for business administrators is $56 per hour or $115,000 per year on average in Maryland. Nationally, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

Maryland, also known as the Old Line State, is home to 5,699,478 people. It has seen its population grow by 7.6 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Annapolis. In 2008, there were a total of 3,471,985 jobs and at $48,164, the average annual income in Maryland was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $46,922. The unemployment rate in Maryland was 7.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 31.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This exceeds the national average.

In Maryland, the top employers are in engineering services, radio broadcasting communications equipment manufacturing, photofinishing and photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour).

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland showcases Muddy Creek Falls. At 63 feet it is the largest waterfall in Maryland. One of the unique tidbits about Maryland is Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

Business Administration

Business administrators create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

They regularly oversee staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties and establish departmental policies and processes, conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff as needed.

They are required to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them,. Also, they must listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

Business administrators must be able to listen to and understand others in meetings. They should also have the ability to articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, business administrators must be reliable and be able to take change and lead.