Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska

There are many career and education opportunities for marketing managers in Alaska. At 280, the number of jobs in Alaska for marketing managers is projected to rise 14 percent to 310 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 12 percent, short of the state growth for marketing managers. In general, marketing managers determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers and develop strategies for maximizing profits while ensuring customer satisfaction.

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State figures show that marketing managers in Alaska earn $39 per hour or $81,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Great Land, Alaska has a population of 698,473. It's population has increased 11.4 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Juneau. There were 452,986 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Alaska earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $43,922, up from $41,081. The unemployment rate in Alaska was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 1.5 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Alaska include oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. One of the unique tidbits about Alaska is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.

Marketing

Marketing managers determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers and develop strategies for maximizing profits while ensuring customer satisfaction.

While working, they conduct economic and commercial surveys to pinpoint potential markets for products and services. Also, they work with developers and production managers to direct promotional efforts and trade shows aimed at marketing products and services.

They are required to talk through and persuade others when needed and speak clearly and communicate with others.

Marketing managers should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, marketing managers must be reliable and be thorough and dependable.