Consulting Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska

For a business management analyst, Alaska is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 520 jobs for business management analysts in Alaska and that number is growing. A 15 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 450 by 2016. This is lower than the national growth trend for business management analysts. National projections showing a rise of just 23 percent over the next 10 years. Business management analysts manage organizational studies and design systems and procedures to help an organization operate more efficiently and effectively.

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The income for business management analysts is $33 per hour or $69,000 per year on average in Alaska. Nationally, their income is $40 hourly or $82,000 per year on average.

Alaska, nicknamed the Great Land, has seen its population grow 11.4 percent to 698,473 over the last decade. Juneau is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 452,986 and the average annual income in Alaska was $43,922, which is up from $41,081 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 8.0 percent in 2009, a jump of 1.5 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent, which is under the national average.

Oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores are the top employing fields in Alaska.

One of the many things Alaska is known for, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. Alaska has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.

Consulting

Business management analysts manage organizational studies and design systems and procedures to help an organization operate more efficiently and effectively.

While working, they often analyze data gathered and design solutions or alternative methods of proceeding and inspect forms and reports and talk with management about format and purpose.

They are required to evaluate and judge the efficacy of solutions and pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop.

Business management analysts should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and read and understand documents and reports.

In order to be successful in the workplace, business management analysts must be reliable and believe in an agile approach to problem solving and deal with change.