Executive / Mgt. Jobs and MBA Programs in Maine

Those thinking about careers as executive officers can find educational and employment prospects in Maine. The job pool for executive officers in Maine is shrinking and currently sits at 690. A six percent dip in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 850 by 2016. This drop is more severe than the national projections. The job pool is projected to fall one percent over the next 10 years. Executive officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

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The income for executive officers is $64 per hour or $132,000 per year on average in Maine. Nationally, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Home to 1,318,301 people, Maine, known as Pine Tree State, has grown by 3.4 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Augusta. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 840,874 and the average annual income in Maine was $36,368, which is up from $35,028 the previous year. In Maine, the unemployment rate went up by 2.7 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 22.9 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Maine include paper manufacturing, paperboard mills, direct selling establishments and fuel dealers.

One of the many things Maine is known for, The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres. The forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains. Maine has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is in Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

Executive / Mgt.

Executive officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

They regularly talk with board members, organization officials, and staff members to consider issues and resolve problems and appoint department heads and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.

They are required to evaluate and judge the efficacy of solutions. Also, they must respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them.

Executive officers should be able to piece together evidence to, in some sense, diagnose what is going on in a situation and speak clearly.

In order to be successful in the workplace, executive officers must have exceptional integrity and be able to take change and lead.