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Health Care / Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska
Those thinking about careers as healthcare managers can find educational and employment prospects in Alaska. There are currently 790 jobs for healthcare managers in Alaska and this is projected to grow by 19 percent to 1,080 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just 16 percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Alaska are better relative to the nation as a whole. In general, healthcare managers plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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State figures show that healthcare managers in Alaska earn $41 per hour or $85,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $43 hourly or $88,000 per year on average.
Also known as the Great Land, Alaska has a population of 698,473. It has seen its population grow by 11.4 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Juneau. There were 452,986 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Alaska earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $43,922, up from $41,081. The unemployment rate in Alaska was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent. This falls short of the national average.
In Alaska, the top employers are in oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.
While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. One of the unique tidbits about Alaska is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.
Health Care / Administration
Healthcare managers plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
While working, they establish work schedules and assignments for staff. Also, they direct recruitment of staff.
