Executive / Mgt. Jobs and MBA Programs in South Dakota

Those looking for careers as executive officers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in South Dakota. There are currently 710 jobs for executive officers in South Dakota and that number is growing. A six percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 1,000 by 2016. This increase goes against 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.

South Dakota photo by Dean Franklin

The income for executive officers is $58 per hour or $120,000 per year on average in South Dakota. Nationally, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

South Dakota, nicknamed the Mount Rushmore State, has seen its population grow 7.6 percent to 812,383 over the last decade. Pierre is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 566,490 and the average annual income in South Dakota was $38,644, which is up from $36,428 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 4.8 percent in 2009, a jump of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.5 percent, which is under the national average.

Nonstore retailers, gasoline stations with convenience stores, sign manufacturing and metal window manufacturing are the top employing fields in South Dakota.

Having known landmarks is a staple for South Dakota. Bowdle is known for the tallest water tower in South Dakota. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.

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.