Leadership Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

Minnesota has plenty of educational and career opportunities for operating officers. There are currently 4,350 jobs for operating officers in Minnesota and this is projected to grow by one percent to 5,640 jobs by 2016. Prospects are significantly better for operating officers in the state when compared to the national trend, which projects a one percent drop in the number of jobs 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.

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In Minnesota, the income for operating officers is $83 per hour or $171,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Also known as the North Star State, Minnesota has a population of 5,266,214. It has seen its population grow by 7.0 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Saint Paul. In 2008, there were a total of 3,567,295 jobs and at $42,953, the average annual income in Minnesota was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $41,693. The unemployment rate in Minnesota was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 27.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Minnesota, the top employers are in hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. One of the unique tidbits about Minnesota is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

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.