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Project Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Missouri
Those looking for careers as project managers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Missouri. There are currently 31,760 jobs for project managers in Missouri and that number is growing. A five percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 27,410 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.
Missouri photo by Andrew Selman
State figures show that project managers in Missouri earn $46 per hour or $96,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.
Missouri, nicknamed the Show Me State, has seen its population grow 7.0 percent to 5,987,580 over the last decade. Jefferson City is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 3,672,794 and the average annual income in Missouri was $36,356, which is up from $35,120 the previous year. Unemployment increased to 9.3 percent in 2009, a jump of 3.2 percentage points from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.6 percent, which is under the national average.
Stationery supplies merchant wholesalers, specialized freight trucking, related equipment merchant wholesalers and used household goods moving are the top employing fields in Missouri.
One of the many things Missouri is known for, Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri is the largest beer producing plant in the nation. Several important people were born in Missouri such as President Harry S. Truman, who was born in Lamar, May 8, 1884.
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.
