Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Alabama

Alabama is a great place to settle for retail sales managers as there are many educational and employment prospects. At 25,830, the number of jobs in Alabama for retail sales managers is projected to rise 12 percent to 36,460 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just five percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Alabama are better relative to the nation as a whole. In general, retail sales managers directly supervise sales workers in a retail establishment or department and participate in purchasing, budgeting and personnel decisions.

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In Alabama, the income for retail sales managers is $17 per hour or $34,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $19 hourly or $39,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Heart of Dixie, Alabama has a population of 4,708,708. It has seen its population grow by 5.9 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Montgomery. In 2008, there were a total of 2,640,717 jobs and at $33,655, the average annual income in Alabama was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $32,803. The unemployment rate in Alabama was 10.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.9 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 19.0 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Alabama, the top employers are in manufacturing magnetic media, asphalt shingle materials manufacturing, perishable prepared food manufacturing and ornamental metal work manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.

Retail Enterprise Management

Retail sales managers directly supervise sales workers in a retail establishment or department and participate in purchasing, budgeting and personnel decisions.

While working, they supervise employees working on sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, and performing services for clients and work with company officials to evolve methods to increase sales and promote business.

They are required to pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop and train others in tasks and process.

Retail sales managers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, retail sales managers must have strong self control in the face of challenging situations and be reliable.