Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Texas

Education administrators can find success in Texas as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. For education administrators, there are 3,710 jobs in Texas and this is projected to grow by 25 percent to 4,470 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just two percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Texas 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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State figures show that education administrators in Texas earn $49 per hour or $101,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Texas, also known as the Lone Star State, is home to 24,782,302 people. It has seen its population grow by 18.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Austin. There were 14,469,900 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Texas earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $37,809, up from $36,838. The unemployment rate in Texas was 7.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 23.2 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In Texas, the top employers are in petroleum products merchant wholesalers, petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations), other basic organic chemical manufacturing and computer equipment manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. One of the unique tidbits about Texas is Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

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.