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

Those looking for careers as e-commerce retailers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Iowa. Figures show 3,870 jobs for e-commerce retailers in Iowa 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 $33 per hour or $68,000 per year on average in Iowa. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Hawkeye State, Iowa has a population of 3,007,856, which has grown by 2.8 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Des Moines. There were a total of 2,025,350 jobs in 2008 and people in Iowa earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $37,509, up from $35,755. The unemployment rate in Iowa was 6.0 percent in 2009, which has grown by 1.6 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 21.2 percent of Iowa residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Iowa, the top employers are in machinery manufacturing, mining machinery manufacturing, grain milling and farm supplies merchant wholesalers.

One of the many things Iowa is known for, Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry. Iowa has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is The Saint Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville is the only basilica in the United States situated outside a major metropolitan area.

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.

e-Business/e-Commerce opportunities by state

Local e-Business/e-Commerce MBA opportunities in Iowa

News about e-Business/e-Commerce in Iowa

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    Thu, February 16
  • BOBEC - started work on an iPhone application based on the game Hot or Cold. It was tough going. Every employee has a day job, and many put in an additional 20 unpaid hours per week for BOBEC. Team members quickly ran into some of the shortcomings of ...

    Tue, January 24
  • 18, the AVMA sent a letter in favor of e-commerce tax fairness to House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith and Ranking Member John Conyers. It was co-signed by veterinary associations in Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, ...

    Mon, January 30

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