Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

Mississippi is a great place to settle for education administrators as there are many educational and employment prospects. At 950, the number of jobs in Mississippi for education administrators is projected to rise 15 percent to 1,740 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just two percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Mississippi are better relative to the nation as a whole. 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.

Mississippi photo by Nathan Culpepper

In Mississippi, the income for education administrators is $39 per hour or $81,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Magnolia State, Mississippi has a population of 2,951,996. It has seen its population grow by 3.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Jackson. In 2008, there were a total of 1,558,262 jobs and at $30,383, the average annual income in Mississippi was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $29,542. The unemployment rate in Mississippi was 9.6 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.8 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 16.9 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Mississippi, the top employers are in furniture product manufacturing, household furniture cabinet manufacturing, household furniture manufacturing and upholstered household furniture manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. One of the unique tidbits about Mississippi is S.B. Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.

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.