Criminal Justice Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

There are plenty of job and employment prospects for security management specialists in Mississippi. There are currently 2,660 jobs for security management specialists in Mississippi and the national job pool is slated to rise by 11 percent over the next 10 years. Security management specialists conduct security assessments and design security systems and processes for organizations in areas such as health care, banking and manufacturing.

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Security management specialists earn $27 per hour or $56,000 per year on average in Mississippi. Nationally, their income is $31 hourly or $64,000 per year on average.

With a population of 2,951,996, Mississippi, also called Magnolia State, has grown by 3.8 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Jackson. There were a total of 1,558,262 jobs in 2008 and people in Mississippi earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $30,383, up from $29,542. Unemployment in Mississippi jumped by 2.8 percentage points to 9.6 percent in 2009. Roughly 16.9 percent of Mississippi residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Mississippi, the top employers are in furniture product manufacturing, household furniture cabinet manufacturing, household furniture manufacturing and upholstered household furniture manufacturing.

One of the many things Mississippi is known for, the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. Mississippi has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is S.B. Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.

Criminal Justice

Security management specialists conduct security assessments and design security systems and processes for organizations in areas such as health care, banking and manufacturing.

While working, they develop or review specifications for design or construction of security systems. Also, they monitor the work of contractors in the design, construction, and startup phases of security systems.

They are required to Keep up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge to the job. Also, they must analyze information and evaluate results to choose best solution and solve problems.

Security management specialists should be able to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions and listen to and understand information and ideas.

In order to be successful in the workplace, security management specialists must analyze information and evaluate results to choose best solution and develop constructive working relationships with others.