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

People considering careers as e-commerce retailers can find job and education opportunities in Ohio. For e-commerce retailers, there are 10,700 jobs in Ohio and the job pool is projected to rise by seven percent over the next 10 years nationally. In general, e-commerce retailers plan, direct, or coordinate retail activities of businesses operating online.

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In Ohio, the income for e-commerce retailers is $48 per hour or $99,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $46 hourly or $95,000 per year on average.

Ohio, also known as the Buckeye State, is home to 11,542,645 people. It's population has increased 1.7 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Columbus. In 2008, there were a total of 6,819,050 jobs and at $35,889, the average annual income in Ohio was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,174. The unemployment rate in Ohio was 10.2 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 21.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Ohio include fabricated metal product manufacturing, soap detergent manufacturing, forging and other rubber product manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Columbus is the state capital and Ohio's largest city. One of the unique tidbits about Ohio is The Y Bridge in Zanesville was first built in 1814 to span the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The current bridge is the fifth construction at the same location. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" proclaimed it the only bridge in the world which you can cross and still be on the same side of the river.

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.