Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

People considering careers as marketing managers can find employment and education prospects in Mississippi. For marketing managers in Mississippi, the job pool is currently 710 and climbing. A 19 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 850 by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for marketing managers. National projections show 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.

Mississippi photo by Nathan Culpepper

The income for marketing managers is $37 per hour or $76,000 per year on average in Mississippi. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Home to 2,951,996 people, Mississippi, known as Magnolia State, has grown by 3.8 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Jackson. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 1,558,262 and the average annual income in Mississippi was $30,383, which is up from $29,542 the previous year. In Mississippi, the unemployment rate went up by 2.8 percentage points to 9.6 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 16.9 percent, which is under the national average.

In Mississippi, the top employers are in furniture product manufacturing, household furniture cabinet manufacturing, household furniture manufacturing and upholstered household furniture manufacturing.

One of the many things Mississippi is known for, the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. Mississippi has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is S.B. Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.

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.