Consulting Jobs and MBA Programs in Washington

Business management analysts can find success in Washington as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. For business management analysts, there are 11,240 jobs in Washington and this is projected to grow by 21 percent to 16,560 jobs by 2016. However, this is not quite as good as the national trend for business management analysts, which sees the job pool growing at about 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 Washington earn $40 per hour or $82,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $40 hourly or $82,000 per year on average.

Washington, also known as the Evergreen State, is home to 6,664,195 people. It has seen its population grow by 13.1 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Olympia. There were 4,012,270 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Washington earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,747, up from $41,919. The unemployment rate in Washington was 8.9 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.7 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In Washington, the top employers are in software publishers, offices of dentists, monorail system manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant. One of the unique tidbits about Washington is the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.

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.