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Montana has plenty of educational and career opportunities for controllers. Figures show 760 jobs for controllers in Montana and according to national projections, the job pool will rise by seven percent over the next 10 years. Controllers 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 controllers is $35 per hour or $73,000 per year on average in Montana. Nationally, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.

Montana, nicknamed the Treasure State, has seen its population grow 8.1 percent to 974,989 over the last decade. Helena is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 651,425 and the average annual income in Montana was $34,622, which is up from $33,927 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 6.2 percent in 2009, a jump of 1.6 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.4 percent, which is under the national average.

Other insurance related activities, tire stores, third party administration of insurance funds/plans and drinking places (alcoholic beverages) are the top employing fields in Montana.

One of the many things Montana is known for, Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation. Montana has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is The Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem to be included in the Crown Jewels of England.

Business Economics

Controllers conduct research, prepare reports and formulate plans to aid in solution of economic problems arising from production and distribution of goods and services.

They regularly inform investment decisions by analyzing financial information and track organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies, and current accounting standards.

They are required to manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources and evaluate and judge the efficacy of solutions.

Controllers should be able to evaluate problems as they arise and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, controllers must have exceptional integrity and be able to absorb the factors involved and a problem and provide a well thought out solution.

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News about Business Economics in Montana

  • The loss in tourism- and travel-related jobs caught the report's author off-guard. "The travel and tourism piece is something that you do very well," Ben Alexander, an economist from the Montana-based Headwaters Institute told the county commissioners ...

    Wed, February 01
  • It brings more jobs into our hall," Byron Jacobs, secretary/treasurer for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21, said while watching the ship dock at about 12:30 pm According to Jacobs, four ILWU workers were on the dock tying down ...

    Thu, February 09
  • Murry, 77, served as the executive secretary for the Montana AFL-CIO from 1968-1991. In 1991 he took a job as the executive director of the Institute for Career Development in Merrillville, Ind., where he supervised a staff of eight in the Indiana ...

    Tue, February 07
  • The survey, completed in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming by Lori Weigel of Public Opinion Strategies (a Republican firm) and Dave Metz of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (a Democratic firm), found that swing voters ...

    Mon, January 30
  • Economists at the 2012 Economic Outlook Seminar say new research at the University of Montana represents a key industry for growth in Missoula County. Economist Paul Polzin says the growth in research is significant enough to offset many of the losses ...

    Fri, January 27
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    Fri, January 27
  • "The private sector has actually been growing jobs throughout 2010 and 2011... it's just started to get to a pace that's really started to show improvement," said Barbara Wagner, senior economist with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.

    Tue, January 24
  • The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, a state-supported museum with significant financial backing, has the Ruby Valley town squarely on its short list. And the small town isn't a long shot. Twin Bridges has something red and ...

    Sun, January 15

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