Global Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for logistics specialists in Minnesota. In Minnesota, there are currently 1,250 jobs for logistics specialists and this is projected to grow by 17 percent to 1,590 jobs by 2016. This growth falls short of the projected rise of the national job pool for logistics specialists, which shows an increase of 19 percent over the next 10 years. In general, logistics specialists analyze and coordinate the logistical functions of a firm or organization and be responsible for the entire life cycle of a product.

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In Minnesota, the income for logistics specialists is $32 per hour or $67,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $33 hourly or $68,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the North Star State, Minnesota is home to 5,266,214 people. It has grown by 7.0 percent in the last 10 years. Saint Paul is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 3,567,295 jobs and at $42,953, the average annual income in Minnesota was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $41,693. The unemployment rate in Minnesota was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 27.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers are the top employing fields in Minnesota.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. One of the unique tidbits about Minnesota is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

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.