Health Care / Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in North Dakota

North Dakota is a good place to settle for healthcare managers as there are many educational and career opportunities. At 620, the number of jobs in North Dakota for healthcare managers is projected to rise 12 percent to 730 jobs by 2016. This rise is below the projected rise of the national job pool, which shows an increase of 16 percent in the number of healthcare manager jobs 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 North Dakota earn $33 per hour or $68,000 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 Flickertail State, North Dakota has a population of 646,844. It has grown by 0.7 percent in the last 10 years. Bismarck is the state capital. There were 498,718 total jobs in 2008 and workers in North Dakota earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $39,874, up from $36,678. The unemployment rate in North Dakota was 4.3 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 22.0 percent. This is below the national average.

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, farm machinery merchant wholesalers, lawn equipment stores and farm supply stores are the top employing fields in North Dakota.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan. Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean Bad Spirit. Bolstered by the many legends of drowned warriors and lake monsters the name evolved into Devils Lake. This very fertile prairie lake grows large numbers of the fish known as walleye, northern pike, and white bass. The lake has earned the reputation of being the Perch Capital of the World. One of the unique tidbits about North Dakota is Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.

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.