Executive / Mgt. Jobs and MBA Programs in North Dakota

Executive officers can find many career and educational opportunities in North Dakota. For executive officers in North Dakota, the job pool currently sits at 960 and is expected to grow by 12 percent to 1,110 jobs by 2016. Prospects are significantly better for executive officers in the state when compared to the national trend, which projects a one percent drop in the number of jobs over the next 10 years. In general, executive officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

North Dakota photo by Bobak Ha'Eri

State figures show that executive officers in North Dakota earn $68 per hour or $141,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

North Dakota, also known as the Flickertail State, has a population of 646,844. It has seen its population grow by 0.7 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Bismarck. There were 498,718 total jobs in 2008 and workers in North Dakota earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $39,874, up from $36,678. The unemployment rate in North Dakota was 4.3 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 22.0 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In North Dakota, the top employers are in farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, farm machinery merchant wholesalers, lawn equipment stores and farm supply stores.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan. Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean Bad Spirit. Bolstered by the many legends of drowned warriors and lake monsters the name evolved into Devils Lake. This very fertile prairie lake grows large numbers of the fish known as walleye, northern pike, and white bass. The lake has earned the reputation of being the Perch Capital of the World. One of the unique tidbits about North Dakota is Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.

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.