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Health Care / Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in Oklahoma
Healthcare managers can find success in Oklahoma as the state has plenty of educational and employment prospects. For healthcare managers, there are 4,060 jobs in Oklahoma and this is projected to grow by 12 percent to 4,190 jobs by 2016. However, this is not quite as good as the national trend for healthcare managers, which sees the job pool growing at about 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 Oklahoma earn $31 per hour or $63,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $43 hourly or $88,000 per year on average.
Oklahoma, also known as the Sooner State, is home to 3,687,050 people. It has seen its population grow by 6.9 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Oklahoma City. There were 2,206,469 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Oklahoma earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $35,969, up from $34,298. The unemployment rate in Oklahoma was 6.4 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 20.3 percent. This falls short of the national average.
In Oklahoma, the top employers are in shipping container manufacturing, pump manufacturing, oil field machinery manufacturing and all other industrial machinery manufacturing.
While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Turner Falls Park in Davis is the oldest park in Oklahoma. Many springs from the world famous Arbuckle Mountains form Honey Creek that cascades down a seventy-seven foot fall to a natural swimming pool making the majestic Turner Falls the largest waterfall in Oklahoma. One of the unique tidbits about Oklahoma is Anadarko is home to the only authentic Indian City in the United States. It is located in the beautiful Washita river valley in southwest Oklahoma.
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.
