Knowledge Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

Computer services directors can find prosperity in Mississippi as the state has an abundance of educational and career opportunities. There are currently 920 jobs for computer services directors in Mississippi and that number is growing. A projected rise of 20 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 930 jobs by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for computer services directors. National projections show 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.

Mississippi photo by Nathan Culpepper

Computer services directors earn $36 per hour or $75,000 per year on average in Mississippi. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

With a population of 2,951,996, Mississippi, also called Magnolia State, has grown by 3.8 percent in the last 10 years. Jackson is the state capital. There were a total of 1,558,262 jobs in 2008 and people in Mississippi earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $30,383, up from $29,542. Unemployment in Mississippi jumped by 2.8 percentage points to 9.6 percent in 2009. Roughly 16.9 percent of Mississippi residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

Furniture product manufacturing, household furniture cabinet manufacturing, household furniture manufacturing and upholstered household furniture manufacturing are the top employing fields in Mississippi.

One of the many things Mississippi is known for, the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. Mississippi has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is S.B. Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.

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.