Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Kentucky

Those thinking about careers as retail sales managers can find educational and employment prospects in Kentucky. For retail sales managers in Kentucky, the job pool currently sits at 20,930 and is expected to grow by four percent to 31,590 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by five percent, better than the state trend for retail sales managers. 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 Kentucky, the income for retail sales managers is $16 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.

Kentucky, also known as the Bluegrass State, has a population of 4,314,113. It has grown by 6.7 percent in the last 10 years. Frankfort is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 2,442,252 jobs and at $31,936, the average annual income in Kentucky was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $31,060. The unemployment rate in Kentucky was 10.5 percent in 2009. It rose by 3.9 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 17.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Tobacco product merchant wholesalers, alumina production, couriers and couriers are the top employing fields in Kentucky.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Thunder Over Louisville is the opening ceremony for the Kentucky Derby Festival and is the world's largest fireworks display. One of the unique tidbits about Kentucky is Cumberland is the only waterfall in the world to regularly display a Moonbow. It is located just southwest of Corbin.

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.