Business Economics Jobs and MBA Programs in New Mexico

Controllers can find success in New Mexico as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. Currently, there are 2,630 jobs for controllers in New Mexico and the national job pool is slated to 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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Controllers earn $41 per hour or $86,000 per year on average in New Mexico. Nationally, their income is $53 hourly or $110,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the The Land of Enchantment, New Mexico has a population of 2,009,671, which has grown by 10.5 percent in the last 10 years. Santa Fe is the state capital. There were a total of 1,117,433 jobs in 2008 and people in New Mexico earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $33,389, up from $32,093. The unemployment rate in New Mexico was 7.2 percent in 2009, which has grown by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 23.5 percent of New Mexico residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

Casinos (except casino hotels), other nonmetallic mineral mining, all other miscellaneous ambulatory health care services and other technical schools are the top employing fields in New Mexico.

One of the many things New Mexico is known for, each October, Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta. New Mexico has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

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.