Leadership Jobs and MBA Programs in Idaho

Those looking for careers as operating officers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Idaho. There are currently 2,630 jobs for operating officers in Idaho and this is projected to grow by eight percent to 4,910 jobs by 2016. This goes against the national trend for operating officers, which sees the job pool actually falling at one percent over the next 10 years. In general, operating officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

Idaho photo by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

State figures show that operating officers in Idaho earn $62 per hour or $128,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Gem State, Idaho has a population of 1,545,801. It's population has increased 19.5 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Boise. There were 939,793 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Idaho earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $32,994, up from $32,837. The unemployment rate in Idaho was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.7 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Idaho include semiconductor electronic component manufacturing, fruit preserving food manufacturing, frozen food manufacturing and vegetable manufacturing.

Idaho is known for having important landmarks. Bruneau Dunes State Park contains North America's tallest single structured sand dune. It stands 470 feet high. One of the many things Idaho is known for, Rexburg is home to Ricks College, the largest private two-year college in the nation.

Leadership

Operating officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

They regularly present data at meetings or conventions to promote services and accomplish objectives and direct business or departmental efforts concerned with the production or distribution of products.

They are required to evaluate and judge the efficacy of solutions and manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources.

Operating officers should be able to think through problems and come up with general rules and piece together evidence to, in some sense, diagnose what is going on in a situation.

In order to be successful in the workplace, operating officers must have exceptional integrity and want to innovate to meet new challenges.