General Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

For a general manager, Mississippi is a land of educational and employment opportunities. The job pool for general managers in Mississippi is growing and currently sits at 13,910. A projected rise of seven percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 14,590 jobs by 2016. This is above a steady national projection. In general, general managers create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

Mississippi photo by Nathan Culpepper

In Mississippi, the income for general managers is $43 per hour or $89,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

With a population of 2,951,996, Mississippi, also called Magnolia State, has grown by 3.8 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Jackson. There were a total of 1,558,262 jobs in 2008 and people in Mississippi earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $30,383, up from $29,542. Unemployment in Mississippi jumped by 2.8 percentage points to 9.6 percent in 2009. Roughly 16.9 percent of Mississippi residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in Mississippi include 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.

General Management

General managers create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

While working, they direct an organization's financial planning to fund operations and increase efficiency. Also, they monitor businesses to insure that they furnish needed services while staying within budgetary limits.

They are required to speak clearly and communicate with others and listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

General managers must be able to listen to and understand others in meetings. They should also have the ability to articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, general managers must be reliable and be able to take change and lead.