Business Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in Washington

People considering careers as business administrators can find employment and education prospects in Washington. For business administrators in Washington, the job pool is currently 19,240 and climbing. A 15 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 20,200 by 2016. This is above a steady national projection. In general, business administrators create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

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State figures show that business administrators in Washington earn $64 per hour or $132,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

Home to 6,664,195 people, Washington, known as Evergreen State, has grown by 13.1 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Olympia. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 4,012,270 and the average annual income in Washington was $42,747, which is up from $41,919 the previous year. In Washington, the unemployment rate went up by 3.5 percentage points to 8.9 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.7 percent, which is under the national average.

In Washington, the top employers are in software publishers, offices of dentists, monorail system manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing.

One of the many things Washington is known for, Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant. Washington has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.

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.