Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

For a retail sales manager, Minnesota is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 22,740 jobs for retail sales managers in Minnesota and this is projected to grow by four percent to 27,650 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the state growth for retail sales managers projects to be less robust than the national trend that shows a five percent. 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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State figures show that retail sales managers in Minnesota earn $17 per hour or $35,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $19 hourly or $39,000 per year on average.

Also known as the North Star State, Minnesota has a population of 5,266,214. It has grown by 7.0 percent in the last 10 years. Saint Paul is the state capital. There were 3,567,295 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Minnesota earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,953, up from $41,693. The unemployment rate in Minnesota was 8.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.4 percent. This is below the national average.

Hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers are the top employing fields in Minnesota.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. One of the unique tidbits about Minnesota is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

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.