Leadership Jobs and MBA Programs in Louisiana

There are many career and education opportunities for operating officers in Louisiana. There are currently 1,410 jobs for operating officers in Louisiana and that number is growing. A eight percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 2,970 by 2016. This increase goes against the national trend for operating officers. National projections show a decline of one percent over the next 10 years. Operating officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

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The income for operating officers is $70 per hour or $145,000 per year on average in Louisiana. Nationally, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Home to 4,492,076 people, Louisiana, known as Pelican State, has grown by 0.5 percent in the last 10 years. Baton Rouge is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 2,576,960 and the average annual income in Louisiana was $36,091, which is up from $35,340 the previous year. In Louisiana, the unemployment rate went up by 2.3 percentage points to 6.8 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 18.7 percent, which is under the national average.

Petroleum products manufacturing, petroleum refineries, basic chemical manufacturing and natural gas liquid extraction are the top employing fields in Louisiana.

Having known landmarks is a staple for Louisiana. Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, The Superdome in New Orleans is the world's largest steel-constructed room unobstructed by posts.

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.