Education Jobs and MBA Programs in South Dakota

Those thinking about careers as education administrators can find educational and employment prospects in South Dakota. For education administrators in South Dakota, the job pool currently sits at 180 and is expected to grow by 11 percent to 300 jobs by 2016. This is better than the national trend for education administrators, which sees the job pool growing at about two percent over the next 10 years. 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.

South Dakota photo by Dean Franklin

In South Dakota, the income for education administrators is $44 per hour or $91,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

South Dakota, also known as the Mount Rushmore State, has a population of 812,383. It has grown by 7.6 percent in the last 10 years. Pierre is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 566,490 jobs and at $38,644, the average annual income in South Dakota was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $36,428. The unemployment rate in South Dakota was 4.8 percent in 2009. It rose by 1.7 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 21.5 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Nonstore retailers, gasoline stations with convenience stores, sign manufacturing and metal window manufacturing are the top employing fields in South Dakota.

South Dakota is known for having important landmarks. Bowdle is known for the tallest water tower in South Dakota. One of the many things South Dakota is known for, fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.

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.