Operations Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

Those thinking about careers as operations managers can find educational and employment prospects in Minnesota. For operations managers in Minnesota, the job pool currently sits at 31,340 and is expected to remain level through 2016. In general, operations managers create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

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State figures show that operations managers in Minnesota earn $52 per hour or $108,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

Minnesota, also known as the North Star State, has a population of 5,266,214. It has grown by 7.0 percent in the last 10 years. Saint Paul is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 3,567,295 jobs and at $42,953, the average annual income in Minnesota was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $41,693. The unemployment rate in Minnesota was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 27.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers are the top employing fields in Minnesota.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. One of the unique tidbits about Minnesota is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

Operations Management

Operations managers create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

While working, they oversee the movement of goods into and out of production facilities and decide on staffing requirements and interview hire and train new employees.

They are required to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them. Also, they must listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

Operations 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, operations managers must be reliable and be able to take change and lead.