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Health Care / Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in Iowa
Iowa has an abundance of educational and career opportunities for healthcare managers. In Iowa, there are currently 4,010 jobs for healthcare managers and this is projected to grow by 15 percent to 5,260 jobs by 2016. This growth falls short of the projected rise of the national job pool for healthcare managers, which shows an increase of 16 percent over the next 10 years. 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 Iowa earn $36 per hour or $74,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $43 hourly or $88,000 per year on average.
Nicknamed the Hawkeye State, Iowa is home to 3,007,856 people. It has seen its population grow by 2.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Des Moines. There were 2,025,350 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Iowa earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $37,509, up from $35,755. The unemployment rate in Iowa was 6.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.2 percent. This falls short of the national average.
In Iowa, the top employers are in machinery manufacturing, mining machinery manufacturing, grain milling and farm supplies merchant wholesalers.
While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry. One of the unique tidbits about Iowa is The Saint Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville is the only basilica in the United States situated outside a major metropolitan area.
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.
