e-Business/e-Commerce Jobs and MBA Programs in North Dakota

E-commerce retailers can find success in North Dakota as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. Currently, there are 510 jobs for e-commerce retailers in North Dakota 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 $69,000 per year on average in North Dakota. Nationally, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Flickertail State, North Dakota has a population of 646,844, which has grown by 0.7 percent in the last 10 years. Bismarck is the state capital. There were a total of 498,718 jobs in 2008 and people in North Dakota earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $39,874, up from $36,678. The unemployment rate in North Dakota was 4.3 percent in 2009, which has grown by 1.1 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 22.0 percent of North Dakota residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, farm machinery merchant wholesalers, lawn equipment stores and farm supply stores are the top employing fields in North Dakota.

One of the many things North Dakota is known for, Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan. Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean Bad Spirit. Bolstered by the many legends of drowned warriors and lake monsters the name evolved into Devils Lake. This very fertile prairie lake grows large numbers of the fish known as walleye, northern pike, and white bass. The lake has earned the reputation of being the Perch Capital of the World. North Dakota has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.

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.