Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in Oklahoma

Those considering careers as marketing managers can find education and job opportunities in Oklahoma. For marketing managers in Oklahoma, the job pool currently sits at 1,270 and is expected to grow by 10 percent to 1,220 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 12 percent, better than the state trend 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 Oklahoma earn $40 per hour or $82,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Oklahoma, also known as the Sooner State, has a population of 3,687,050. It's population has increased 6.9 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Oklahoma City. There were 2,206,469 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Oklahoma earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $35,969, up from $34,298. The unemployment rate in Oklahoma was 6.4 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 20.3 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Oklahoma include shipping container manufacturing, pump manufacturing, oil field machinery manufacturing and all other industrial machinery manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Turner Falls Park in Davis is the oldest park in Oklahoma. Many springs from the world famous Arbuckle Mountains form Honey Creek that cascades down a seventy-seven foot fall to a natural swimming pool making the majestic Turner Falls the largest waterfall in Oklahoma. One of the unique tidbits about Oklahoma is Anadarko is home to the only authentic Indian City in the United States. It is located in the beautiful Washita river valley in southwest Oklahoma.

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.