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Health Care / Administration Jobs and MBA Programs in Utah
Those considering careers as healthcare managers can find education and job opportunities in Utah. For healthcare managers in Utah, the job pool currently sits at 2,020 and is expected to grow by 29 percent to 3,190 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 16 percent, short of the state growth for healthcare managers. In general, healthcare managers plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Utah photo by the U.S. National Park Service
State figures show that healthcare managers in Utah earn $41 per hour or $86,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $43 hourly or $88,000 per year on average.
Utah, also known as the Beehive State, has a population of 2,784,572. It's population has increased 24.7 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Salt Lake City. There were 1,702,493 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Utah earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $32,050, up from $31,800. The unemployment rate in Utah was 6.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.9 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 26.1 percent. This is under the national average.
The top employing fields in Utah include activities related to credit intermediation, nonferrous metal production, sporting goods manufacturing and used car dealers.
Utah is known for having important landmarks. Utah mountain peaks, on average, are the tallest in the country. The average elevation of the tallest peaks in each of Utah's counties is 11,222 ft.-higher than the same average in any other state. One of the many things Utah is known for, Rainbow Bridge, Nature's abstract sculpture carved of solid sandstone, is the world's largest natural-rock span. It stands 278 feet wide and 309 feet high.
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.
