Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Maine

Education administrators can find prosperity in Maine as the state has an abundance of educational and career opportunities. For education administrators in Maine, the job pool currently sits at 520 and is expected to grow by seven percent to 640 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by two percent, short of the state growth for education administrators. In general, 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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In Maine, the income for education administrators is $36 per hour or $75,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Maine, also known as the Pine Tree State, has a population of 1,318,301. It's population has increased 3.4 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Augusta. In 2008, there were a total of 840,874 jobs and at $36,368, the average annual income in Maine was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,028. The unemployment rate in Maine was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.7 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 22.9 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Maine include paper manufacturing, paperboard mills, direct selling establishments and fuel dealers.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres. The forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains. One of the unique tidbits about Maine is in Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

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.