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Industrial Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Indiana

Indiana is a great place to settle for industrial production managers as there are many educational and employment prospects. At 6,240, the number of jobs in Indiana for industrial production managers is projected to drop five percent to 6,220 jobs by 2016. This is a more shallow drop than the national projection, which shows the job pool falling at seven percent over the next 10 years for industrial production managers. In general, industrial production managers plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

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In Indiana, the income for industrial production managers is $41 per hour or $85,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $44 hourly or $91,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Hoosier State, Indiana has a population of 6,423,113. It has seen its population grow by 5.6 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Indianapolis. In 2008, there were a total of 3,718,148 jobs and at $34,543, the average annual income in Indiana was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $33,702. The unemployment rate in Indiana was 10.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.3 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 19.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Indiana, the top employers are in manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, iron mills manufacturing and motor vehicle transmission train parts manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Most of the state's rivers flow south and west, eventually emptying into the Mississippi. However, the Maumee flows north and east into Lake Erie. Lake Wawasee is the states largest natural lake. One of the unique tidbits about Indiana is Crawfordsville is the home of the only known working rotary jail in the United States. The jail with its rotating cellblock was built in 1882 and served as the Montgomery County jail until 1972. It is now a museum.

Industrial Management

Industrial production managers plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

They regularly direct the production, processing and marketing efforts of industrial organizations. They also recommend processes for facility and equipment maintenance or modification.

They are required to direct the development of teams and individuals with the aim of problem solving and task completion and evaluate and judge the efficacy of solutions.

Industrial production managers should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, industrial production managers must be reliable and want to innovate to meet new challenges.

Industrial Management opportunities by state

Local Industrial Management MBA opportunities in Indiana

News about Industrial Management in Indiana

  • The SinterCast System 3000 process control system has been configured at the PurePOWER Technologies Indianapolis casting facility to provide SinterCast's measure-and-correct feed forward control of the CGI production process, along with automated ...

    Wed, January 25
  • Indiana Department of Transportation chief of staff Bob Zier speaks during a news conference held Wednesday on the now-closed Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River. Ben Zion Hershberg/The Courier-Journal $100000 - incentive is offered for each day ...

    Thu, January 26
  • Indianapolis-based TeleServices Direct has opened a call center in Anderson and intends to create up to 180 jobs by 2015. The company, which provides outsourced call center services, plans to begin hiring sales and administrative associates this month.

    Wed, January 25
  • Sandy Navaejas, left, quality control inspector for El Popular, and owner Edward Garza look through recently packaged sausage at the Mexican food vendor's Valparaiso packaging plant. Garza's grandfather, company founder Vicente F. Garza, came to the US ...

    Sat, January 21
  • The Indianapolis Colts released more members from their coaching staff Thursday, just days after firing Jim Caldwell. Defensive Coordinator Mike Murphy announced his retirement Thursday, the same day that the Colts let go of eight more members of its ...

    Thu, January 19
  • By Joe Duggan LINCOLN - The US Labor Department has dismissed a complaint by an Indiana engineer who alleged he was fired after raising safety concerns during construction of an oil pipeline that runs through eastern Nebraska.

    Fri, January 20
  • Many businesses in northeastern Indiana have tackled tough economic times by broadening their horizons through manufacturing new products or offering additional services to new markets - in effect doing many things well. For some, the expansion of ...

    Sat, January 21
  • In legal news relating to the mortgage biz, last month the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions adopted an "Emergency Rule" on mortgage lender and originator licensing. It updated Title 750, Article 9 of the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC), ...

    Tue, January 10

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