Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska

Those considering careers as education administrators can find education and job opportunities in Alaska. The job pool for education administrators in Alaska is growing and currently sits at 160. A 20 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 210 by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for education administrators. National projections show a rise of just two percent over the next 10 years. Education administrators plan, direct, or coordinate research, instructional, student administration and services, and other educational activities at postsecondary institutions, including universities, and junior and community colleges.

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The income for education administrators is $46 per hour or $96,000 per year on average in Alaska. Nationally, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Home to 698,473 people, Alaska, known as Great Land, has grown by 11.4 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Juneau. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 452,986 and the average annual income in Alaska was $43,922, which is up from $41,081 the previous year. In Alaska, the unemployment rate went up by 1.5 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Alaska include oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.

One of the many things Alaska is known for, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. Alaska has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.

Education

Education administrators plan, direct, or coordinate research, instructional, student administration and services, and other educational activities at postsecondary institutions, including universities, and junior and community colleges.

While working, they often recruit and terminate departmental personnel and participate in faculty and college committee efforts.

They are required to pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop and listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

Education administrators should be able to articulate ideas and problems and listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, education administrators must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.