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Project Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska
Alaska has plenty of educational and career opportunities for project managers. There are currently 8,150 jobs for project managers in Alaska and that number is growing. A five percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 3,800 by 2016. This is above a steady national projection. In general, project 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 project managers in Alaska earn $37 per hour or $77,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.
Alaska, nicknamed the Great Land, has seen its population grow 11.4 percent to 698,473 over the last decade. Juneau is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 452,986 and the average annual income in Alaska was $43,922, which is up from $41,081 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 8.0 percent in 2009, a jump of 1.5 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent, which is under the national average.
Oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores are the top employing fields in Alaska.
One of the many things Alaska is known for, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. Alaska has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.
Project Management
Project managers create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.
While working, they often decide on staffing requirements for projects and assign specific duties and prepare project schedules.
They are required to speak clearly and communicate with others and listen well to others and take in their information and issues.
Project managers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and read and understand documents and reports.
In order to be successful in the workplace, project managers must be reliable and be thorough and dependable.
