Knowledge Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Hawaii

Those thinking about careers as computer services directors can find educational and employment prospects in Hawaii. The job pool for computer services directors in Hawaii is growing and currently sits at 650. A 10 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 750 by 2016. This is lower than the national growth trend for computer services directors. National projections showing a rise of just 16 percent over the next 10 years. Computer services directors create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

Hawaii photo by Christopher P. Becker

The income for computer services directors is $48 per hour or $100,000 per year on average in Hawaii. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Home to 1,295,178 people, Hawaii, known as Aloha State, has grown by 6.9 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Honolulu. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 873,749 and the average annual income in Hawaii was $42,078, which is up from $40,924 the previous year. In Hawaii, the unemployment rate went up by 2.8 percentage points to 6.8 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 26.2 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Hawaii include hotels, clothing accessories stores, full-service restaurants and clothing stores.

Having known landmarks is a staple for Hawaii. Two of the tallest mountains in the Pacific - Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa - dominate the center of the island. Most of the world's macadamia nuts are grown on the island. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Haleakala Crater (Ha-lay-ah-ja-lah), is the world's largest dormant volcano.

Knowledge Management

Computer services directors create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

They regularly design computer data resources, providing for data security and control and disaster recovery and evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements.

They are required to evaluate the effectiveness of systems in order to improve their performance. Also, they must use core mathematical skills in problem solving.

Computer services directors 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 services directors must be reliable and believe in an agile approach to problem solving and deal with change.