Operations Management Jobs and MBA Programs in New Mexico

People considering careers as operations managers can find job and education opportunities in New Mexico. There are currently 12,910 jobs for operations managers in New Mexico and that number is growing. A projected rise of four percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 11,380 jobs by 2016. This is above a steady national projection. 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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In New Mexico, the income for operations managers is $43 per hour or $89,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the The Land of Enchantment, New Mexico has a population of 2,009,671, which has grown by 10.5 percent in the last 10 years. Santa Fe is the state capital. There were a total of 1,117,433 jobs in 2008 and people in New Mexico earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $33,389, up from $32,093. The unemployment rate in New Mexico was 7.2 percent in 2009, which has grown by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 23.5 percent of New Mexico residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

Casinos (except casino hotels), other nonmetallic mineral mining, all other miscellaneous ambulatory health care services and other technical schools are the top employing fields in New Mexico.

One of the many things New Mexico is known for, each October, Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta. New Mexico has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

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.