Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in Oregon

Oregon is a good place to settle for marketing managers as there are many educational and career opportunities. For marketing managers in Oregon, the job pool is currently 3,000 and climbing. A 22 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 3,670 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.

Oregon photo by Kelvin Kay

The income for marketing managers is $49 per hour or $102,000 per year on average in Oregon. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Oregon, nicknamed the Beaver State, has seen its population grow 11.8 percent to 3,825,657 over the last decade. The capital is Salem. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 2,339,488 and the average annual income in Oregon was $36,365, which is up from $35,737 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 11.1 percent in 2009, a jump of 4.6 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 25.1 percent, which is under the national average.

In Oregon, the top employers are in wood product manufacturing, lumber construction materials merchant wholesalers, wood panel merchant wholesalers and footwear merchant wholesalers.

Having known landmarks is a staple for Oregon. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, in 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the world.

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.