Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Washington

For a education administrator, Washington is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 1,900 jobs for education administrators in Washington and this is projected to grow by 16 percent to 2,560 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.

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State figures show that education administrators in Washington earn $44 per hour or $91,000 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 Evergreen State, Washington has a population of 6,664,195. It has grown by 13.1 percent in the last 10 years. Olympia is the state capital. There were 4,012,270 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Washington earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,747, up from $41,919. The unemployment rate in Washington was 8.9 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.7 percent. This is below the national average.

Software publishers, offices of dentists, monorail system manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing are the top employing fields in Washington.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant. One of the unique tidbits about Washington is the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.

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.