Project Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Tennessee

The education and job opportunities are plentiful for project managers in Tennessee. There are currently 41,500 jobs for project managers in Tennessee and that number is growing. A projected rise of four percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 51,890 jobs 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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In Tennessee, the income for project managers is $42 per hour or $88,000 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 6,296,254, Tennessee, also called Volunteer State, has grown by 10.7 percent in the last 10 years. Nashville is the state capital. There were a total of 3,759,569 jobs in 2008 and people in Tennessee earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $34,833, up from $34,156. Unemployment in Tennessee jumped by 3.8 percentage points to 10.5 percent in 2009. Roughly 19.6 percent of Tennessee residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

Bakeries manufacturing, bread product manufacturing, commercial bakeries and household cooking appliance manufacturing are the top employing fields in Tennessee.

One of the many things Tennessee is known for, The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. Tennessee has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is the only person in American history to be both an Admiral in the Navy and a General in the Army was Samuel Powhatan Carter who was born in Elizabethton.

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.