Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Oregon

Oregon has plenty of educational and career opportunities for education administrators. There are currently 1,190 jobs for education administrators in Oregon and this is projected to grow by 16 percent to 1,870 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just two percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Oregon 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.

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In Oregon, the income for education administrators is $40 per hour or $84,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Beaver State, Oregon has a population of 3,825,657. It has seen its population grow by 11.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Salem. In 2008, there were a total of 2,339,488 jobs and at $36,365, the average annual income in Oregon was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,737. The unemployment rate in Oregon was 11.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 25.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Oregon, the top employers are in wood product manufacturing, lumber construction materials merchant wholesalers, wood panel merchant wholesalers and footwear merchant wholesalers.

Oregon is known for having important landmarks. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. One of the many things Oregon is known for, in 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the world.

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.