Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Rhode Island

There are plenty of job and employment prospects for education administrators in Rhode Island. In Rhode Island, there are currently 560 jobs for education administrators and this is projected to grow by 14 percent to 760 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 Rhode Island earn $50 per hour or $104,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Ocean State, Rhode Island is home to 1,053,209 people. It's population has increased 0.5 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Providence. There were 612,258 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Rhode Island earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $41,261, up from $40,147. The unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 11.2 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 25.6 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Rhode Island include miscellaneous manufacturing, other miscellaneous manufacturing, component manufacturing and jewelry manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, the world's largest bug is on the roof of New England Pest Control in Providence. It's a big blue termite, 58 feet long and 928 times actual termite size. One of the unique tidbits about Rhode Island is Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge in Foster is the only remaining covered bridge in Rhode Island.

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.