Education Jobs and MBA Programs in North Carolina

Those looking for careers as education administrators should consider the educational and employment opportunities in North Carolina. There are currently 5,620 jobs for education administrators in North Carolina and this is projected to grow by 25 percent to 5,680 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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State figures show that education administrators in North Carolina earn $40 per hour or $82,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Tar Heel State, North Carolina has a population of 9,380,884. It's population has increased 16.5 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Raleigh. There were 5,497,808 total jobs in 2008 and workers in North Carolina earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $35,249, up from $34,865. The unemployment rate in North Carolina was 10.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 4.4 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 22.5 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in North Carolina include beverage product manufacturing, tobacco manufacturing, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing and apparel manufacturing.

North Carolina is known for having important landmarks. Fontana Dam is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States, at 480 feet high. One of the many things North Carolina is known for, Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems.

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.