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

Michigan has plenty of educational and career opportunities for e-commerce retailers. Figures show 11,920 jobs for e-commerce retailers in Michigan and according to national projections, the job pool will 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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The income for e-commerce retailers is $48 per hour or $98,000 per year on average in Michigan. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Michigan, nicknamed the Great Lakes State, has seen its population grow 0.3 percent to 9,969,727 over the last decade. Lansing is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 5,397,807 and the average annual income in Michigan was $34,953, which is up from $34,185 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 13.6 percent in 2009, a jump of 5.3 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.8 percent, which is under the national average.

Transportation equipment manufacturing, motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing and motor vehicle supplies parts merchant wholesalers are the top employing fields in Michigan.

One of the many things Michigan is known for, Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. Michigan has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. They have been operating for 125 years.

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.