Global Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Maryland

Logistics specialists can find success in Maryland as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. There are currently 2,580 jobs for logistics specialists in Maryland and that number is growing. A projected rise of 21 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 3,140 jobs by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for logistics specialists. National projections show a rise of just 19 percent over the next 10 years. Logistics specialists analyze and coordinate the logistical functions of a firm or organization and be responsible for the entire life cycle of a product.

Maryland photo by Abhijit Tembhekar

Logistics specialists earn $38 per hour or $79,000 per year on average in Maryland. Nationally, their income is $33 hourly or $68,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Old Line State, Maryland has a population of 5,699,478, which has grown by 7.6 percent in the last 10 years. Annapolis is the state capital. There were a total of 3,471,985 jobs in 2008 and people in Maryland earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $48,164, up from $46,922. The unemployment rate in Maryland was 7.0 percent in 2009, which has grown by 2.6 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 31.4 percent of Maryland residents have college degrees, which is higher than the national average.

Engineering services, radio broadcasting communications equipment manufacturing, photofinishing and photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour) are the top employing fields in Maryland.

One of the many things Maryland is known for, Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland showcases Muddy Creek Falls. At 63 feet it is the largest waterfall in Maryland. Maryland has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

Global Management

Logistics specialists analyze and coordinate the logistical functions of a firm or organization and be responsible for the entire life cycle of a product.

They regularly furnish project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data. They also explain proposed solutions to customers or other interested parties.

They are required to pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop and respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them.

Logistics specialists should be able to think through problems and come up with general rules and listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, logistics specialists must have exceptional integrity and be able to absorb the factors involved and a problem and provide a well thought out solution.