Executive / Mgt. Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

The education and job opportunities are plentiful for executive officers in Mississippi. For executive officers in Mississippi, the job pool is currently 2,610 and climbing. A nine percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 5,420 by 2016. This increase is opposite the national trend for executive officers. National projections show a decline of 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.

Mississippi photo by Nathan Culpepper

The income for executive officers is $61 per hour or $127,000 per year on average in Mississippi. Nationally, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Mississippi, nicknamed the Magnolia State, has seen its population grow 3.8 percent to 2,951,996 over the last decade. The capital is Jackson. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 1,558,262 and the average annual income in Mississippi was $30,383, which is up from $29,542 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 9.6 percent in 2009, a jump of 2.8 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 16.9 percent, which is under the national average.

In Mississippi, the top employers are in furniture product manufacturing, household furniture cabinet manufacturing, household furniture manufacturing and upholstered household furniture manufacturing.

One of the many things Mississippi is known for, the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. Mississippi has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is S.B. Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.

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.