Consulting Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

Minnesota has an abundance of educational and career opportunities for business management analysts. In Minnesota, there are currently 9,990 jobs for business management analysts and this is projected to grow by 17 percent to 14,360 jobs by 2016. This growth falls short of the projected rise of the national job pool for business management analysts, which shows an increase of 23 percent over the next 10 years. In general, business management analysts manage organizational studies and design systems and procedures to help an organization operate more efficiently and effectively.

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State figures show that business management analysts in Minnesota earn $42 per hour or $86,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $40 hourly or $82,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the North Star State, Minnesota is home to 5,266,214 people. It has seen its population grow by 7.0 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Saint Paul. There were 3,567,295 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Minnesota earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,953, up from $41,693. The unemployment rate in Minnesota was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.4 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In Minnesota, the top employers are in hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. One of the unique tidbits about Minnesota is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

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.