Information Systems / IT Jobs and MBA Programs in Maryland

Computer operations managers can find many career and educational opportunities in Maryland. For computer operations managers in Maryland, the job pool currently sits at 6,730 and is expected to grow by 19 percent to 7,900 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just 16 percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Maryland are better relative to the nation as a whole. In general, computer operations managers create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

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State figures show that computer operations managers in Maryland earn $59 per hour or $123,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Maryland, also known as the Old Line State, has a population of 5,699,478. It has seen its population grow by 7.6 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Annapolis. There were 3,471,985 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Maryland earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $48,164, up from $46,922. The unemployment rate in Maryland was 7.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 31.4 percent. This surpasses the national average.

In Maryland, the top employers are in engineering services, radio broadcasting communications equipment manufacturing, photofinishing and photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour).

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland showcases Muddy Creek Falls. At 63 feet it is the largest waterfall in Maryland. One of the unique tidbits about Maryland is Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

Information Systems / IT

Computer operations managers create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

While working, they inspect project plans to develop and direct project activity. Also, they meet with department heads to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.

They are required to evaluate the effectiveness of systems in order to improve their performance and pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop.

Computer operations managers must be able to articulate ideas and problems. They should also have the ability to listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, computer operations managers must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.