General Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Tennessee

For a general manager, Tennessee is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 41,500 jobs for general managers in Tennessee and this is projected to grow by four percent to 51,890 jobs by 2016. This is above the national trend, which shows relatively little movement. General managers create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

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General managers earn $42 per hour or $88,000 per year on average in Tennessee. Nationally, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Volunteer State, Tennessee has a population of 6,296,254. It has grown by 10.7 percent in the last 10 years. Nashville is the state capital. There were 3,759,569 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Tennessee earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $34,833, up from $34,156. The unemployment rate in Tennessee was 10.5 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.8 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 19.6 percent. This is below the national average.

Bakeries manufacturing, bread product manufacturing, commercial bakeries and household cooking appliance manufacturing are the top employing fields in Tennessee.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. One of the unique tidbits about Tennessee is the only person in American history to be both an Admiral in the Navy and a General in the Army was Samuel Powhatan Carter who was born in Elizabethton.

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.