Operations Management Jobs and MBA Programs in North Dakota

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for operations managers in North Dakota. For operations managers in North Dakota, the job pool is currently 3,860 and climbing. A projected rise of 13 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 4,300 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.

North Dakota photo by Bobak Ha'Eri

In North Dakota, the income for operations managers is $46 per hour or $94,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

With a population of 646,844, North Dakota, also called Flickertail State, has grown by 0.7 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Bismarck. There were a total of 498,718 jobs in 2008 and people in North Dakota earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $39,874, up from $36,678. Unemployment in North Dakota jumped by 1.1 percentage points to 4.3 percent in 2009. Roughly 22.0 percent of North Dakota residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In North Dakota, the top employers are in farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, farm machinery merchant wholesalers, lawn equipment stores and farm supply stores.

One of the many things North Dakota is known for, Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan. Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean Bad Spirit. Bolstered by the many legends of drowned warriors and lake monsters the name evolved into Devils Lake. This very fertile prairie lake grows large numbers of the fish known as walleye, northern pike, and white bass. The lake has earned the reputation of being the Perch Capital of the World. North Dakota has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.

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.