Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in Maine

Maine has an abundance of educational and career opportunities for marketing managers. The job pool for marketing managers in Maine is growing and currently sits at 570. A seven percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 640 by 2016. This is lower than the national growth trend for marketing managers. National projections showing a rise of just 12 percent over the next 10 years. 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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The income for marketing managers is $43 per hour or $88,000 per year on average in Maine. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Maine, nicknamed the Pine Tree State, has seen its population grow 3.4 percent to 1,318,301 over the last decade. The state capital is Augusta. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 840,874 and the average annual income in Maine was $36,368, which is up from $35,028 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 8.0 percent in 2009, a jump of 2.7 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 22.9 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Maine include paper manufacturing, paperboard mills, direct selling establishments and fuel dealers.

One of the many things Maine is known for, The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres. The forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains. Maine has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is in Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

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.