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

California has an abundance of educational and career opportunities for e-commerce retailers. There are currently 48,530 jobs for e-commerce retailers in California and the national job pool is slated to rise by seven percent over the next 10 years. E-commerce retailers plan, direct, or coordinate retail activities of businesses operating online.

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E-commerce retailers earn $53 per hour or $109,000 per year on average in California. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Golden State, California has a population of 36,961,664, which has grown by 9.1 percent in the last 10 years. Sacramento is the state capital. There were a total of 21,063,338 jobs in 2008 and people in California earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $43,852, up from $43,402. The unemployment rate in California was 11.4 percent in 2009, which has grown by 4.2 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 26.6 percent of California residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers, payroll services, wineries and toy goods merchant wholesalers are the top employing fields in California.

One of the many things California is known for, the largest three-day rodeo in the United States is held on the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff. California has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is An animal called the riparian brush rabbit calls Caswell Memorial State Park (near Manteca) its home. Endemic only to the state's park system, the critter lives in approximately 255 acres stretching along the area's once-vast hardwood forest.

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.