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People considering careers as controllers can find employment and education prospects in Nebraska. For controllers, there are 2,350 jobs in Nebraska and national projections show the job pool increasing by seven percent over the next 10 years. In general, 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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State figures show that controllers in Nebraska earn $48 per hour or $99,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.

Nebraska, also known as the Cornhusker State, is home to 1,796,619 people. It has grown by 5.0 percent in the last 10 years. Lincoln is the state capital. There were 1,253,549 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Nebraska earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $39,182, up from $37,899. The unemployment rate in Nebraska was 4.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.3 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 23.7 percent. This is below the national average.

Food manufacturing, animal slaughtering, animal slaughtering and animal slaughtering are the top employing fields in Nebraska.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, The Naval Ammunition Depot located in Hastings was the largest U.S. ammunition plant providing 40% of WWII's ammunition. One of the unique tidbits about Nebraska is Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral (one house) legislature.

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.