e-Business/e-Commerce Jobs and MBA Programs in Alabama

People considering careers as e-commerce retailers can find job and education opportunities in Alabama. In Alabama, there are currently 2,630 jobs for e-commerce retailers and national projections show the job pool increasing by seven percent over the next 10 years. In general, e-commerce retailers plan, direct, or coordinate retail activities of businesses operating online.

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State figures show that e-commerce retailers in Alabama earn $43 per hour or $89,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Heart of Dixie, Alabama is home to 4,708,708 people. It has grown by 5.9 percent in the last 10 years. Montgomery is the state capital. There were 2,640,717 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Alabama earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $33,655, up from $32,803. The unemployment rate in Alabama was 10.1 percent in 2009. It went up by 4.9 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 19.0 percent. This is below the national average.

Manufacturing magnetic media, asphalt shingle materials manufacturing, perishable prepared food manufacturing and ornamental metal work manufacturing are the top employing fields in Alabama.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.

e-Business/e-Commerce

E-commerce retailers plan, direct, or coordinate retail activities of businesses operating online.

While working, they calculate purchase subtotals, taxes and shipping costs for submission to customers and receive and process payments from customers using electronic transaction services.

They are required to manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources. Also, they must think through complex problems and develop a critical analysis of the situation and possible solutions.

E-commerce retailers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and be creative and generate new ideas.

In order to be successful in the workplace, e-commerce retailers must be able to deal with stress and deal with situations calmly and believe in an agile approach to problem solving and deal with change.