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

The education and job opportunities are plentiful for e-commerce retailers in Idaho. Currently, there are 1,980 jobs for e-commerce retailers in Idaho 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.

Idaho photo by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

State figures show that e-commerce retailers in Idaho earn $37 per hour or $77,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Idaho, also known as the Gem State, has a population of 1,545,801. It has grown by 19.5 percent in the last 10 years. Boise is the state capital. There were 939,793 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Idaho earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $32,994, up from $32,837. The unemployment rate in Idaho was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.7 percent. This is below the national average.

Semiconductor electronic component manufacturing, fruit preserving food manufacturing, frozen food manufacturing and vegetable manufacturing are the top employing fields in Idaho.

Idaho is known for having important landmarks. Bruneau Dunes State Park contains North America's tallest single structured sand dune. It stands 470 feet high. One of the many things Idaho is known for, Rexburg is home to Ricks College, the largest private two-year college in the nation.

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.