Knowledge Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Maine

Those considering careers as computer services directors can find education and job opportunities in Maine. For computer services directors in Maine, the job pool is currently 850 and climbing. A projected rise of eight percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 940 jobs 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.

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Computer services directors earn $43 per hour or $90,000 per year on average in Maine. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Pine Tree State, Maine has a population of 1,318,301, which has grown by 3.4 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Augusta. There were a total of 840,874 jobs in 2008 and people in Maine earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $36,368, up from $35,028. The unemployment rate in Maine was 8.0 percent in 2009, which has grown by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 22.9 percent of Maine residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Maine, the top employers are in paper manufacturing, paperboard mills, direct selling establishments and fuel dealers.

One of the many things Maine is known for, The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres. The forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains. Maine has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is in Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

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.