Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Idaho

Idaho has plenty of educational and career opportunities for retail sales managers. There are currently 6,990 jobs for retail sales managers in Idaho and this is projected to grow by 12 percent to 11,590 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just five percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Idaho 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.

Idaho photo by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

In Idaho, the income for retail sales managers is $17 per hour or $36,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $19 hourly or $39,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Gem State, Idaho has a population of 1,545,801. It has seen its population grow by 19.5 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Boise. In 2008, there were a total of 939,793 jobs and at $32,994, the average annual income in Idaho was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $32,837. The unemployment rate in Idaho was 8.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.1 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 21.7 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Idaho, the top employers are in semiconductor electronic component manufacturing, fruit preserving food manufacturing, frozen food manufacturing and vegetable manufacturing.

Idaho is known for having important landmarks. Bruneau Dunes State Park contains North America's tallest single structured sand dune. It stands 470 feet high. One of the many things Idaho is known for, Rexburg is home to Ricks College, the largest private two-year college in the nation.

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.