Leadership Jobs and MBA Programs in Texas

People considering careers as operating officers can find employment and education prospects in Texas. There are currently 14,640 jobs for operating officers in Texas and this is projected to grow by 12 percent to 19,290 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.

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In Texas, the income for operating officers is $80 per hour or $166,000 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 Lone Star State, Texas has a population of 24,782,302. It's population has increased 18.8 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Austin. In 2008, there were a total of 14,469,900 jobs and at $37,809, the average annual income in Texas was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $36,838. The unemployment rate in Texas was 7.6 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.7 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 23.2 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Texas include petroleum products merchant wholesalers, petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations), other basic organic chemical manufacturing and computer equipment manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. One of the unique tidbits about Texas is Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

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.