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Operations Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Vermont
For a operations manager, Vermont is a land of educational and employment opportunities. The job pool for operations managers in Vermont is shrinking and currently sits at 2,490. A four percent dip in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 2,010 by 2016. This is below 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.
Vermont photo by Jared C. Benedict
State figures show that operations managers in Vermont earn $47 per hour or $97,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.
Home to 621,760 people, Vermont, known as Green Mountain State, has grown by 2.1 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Montpelier. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 434,917 and the average annual income in Vermont was $38,700, which is up from $37,735 the previous year. In Vermont, the unemployment rate went up by 2.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 29.4 percent, which is above the national average.
In Vermont, the top employers are in computer product manufacturing, nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing, sporting goods merchant wholesalers and fixture manufacturing.
One of the many things Vermont is known for, Montpelier, is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S. Vermont has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
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.
