Leadership Jobs and MBA Programs in Utah

Those thinking about careers as operating officers can find educational and employment prospects in Utah. For operating officers in Utah, the job pool is currently 2,800 and climbing. A projected rise of 17 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 3,930 jobs by 2016. This increase is opposite 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.

Utah photo by the U.S. National Park Service

Operating officers earn $71 per hour or $146,000 per year on average in Utah. Nationally, their income is $77 hourly or $160,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Beehive State, Utah has a population of 2,784,572, which has grown by 24.7 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Salt Lake City. There were a total of 1,702,493 jobs in 2008 and people in Utah earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $32,050, up from $31,800. The unemployment rate in Utah was 6.6 percent in 2009, which has grown by 2.9 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 26.1 percent of Utah residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Utah, the top employers are in activities related to credit intermediation, nonferrous metal production, sporting goods manufacturing and used car dealers.

Having known landmarks is a staple for Utah. Utah mountain peaks, on average, are the tallest in the country. The average elevation of the tallest peaks in each of Utah's counties is 11,222 ft.-higher than the same average in any other state. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Rainbow Bridge, Nature's abstract sculpture carved of solid sandstone, is the world's largest natural-rock span. It stands 278 feet wide and 309 feet high.

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.