Leadership Jobs and MBA Programs in Michigan

Michigan has an abundance of educational and career opportunities for operating officers. There are currently 13,040 jobs for operating officers in Michigan and that number is on the decline. A one percent dip in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 17,290 by 2016. This drop equals to the national trend for operating officers. In general, operating officers recognize and create policies for the overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations.

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State figures show that operating officers in Michigan earn $72 per hour or $150,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Michigan, nicknamed the Great Lakes State, has seen its population grow 0.3 percent to 9,969,727 over the last decade. The state capital is Lansing. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 5,397,807 and the average annual income in Michigan was $34,953, which is up from $34,185 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 13.6 percent in 2009, a jump of 5.3 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.8 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Michigan include transportation equipment manufacturing, motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing and motor vehicle supplies parts merchant wholesalers.

One of the many things Michigan is known for, Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. Michigan has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. They have been operating for 125 years.

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.