Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska

Those thinking about careers as retail sales managers can find educational and employment prospects in Alaska. The job pool for retail sales managers in Alaska is growing and currently sits at 2,590. A 15 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 1,760 by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for retail sales managers. National projections show a rise of just five percent over the next 10 years. 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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The income for retail sales managers is $19 per hour or $39,000 per year on average in Alaska. Nationally, their income is $19 hourly or $39,000 per year on average.

Home to 698,473 people, Alaska, known as Great Land, has grown by 11.4 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Juneau. 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. In Alaska, the unemployment rate went up by 1.5 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 24.7 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Alaska include oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores.

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.

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.