Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Mississippi

There are many career and education opportunities for retail sales managers in Mississippi. In Mississippi, there are currently 14,560 jobs for retail sales managers and this is projected to grow by 17 percent to 31,590 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just five percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Mississippi 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.

Mississippi photo by Nathan Culpepper

In Mississippi, 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 Magnolia State, Mississippi is home to 2,951,996 people. It has seen its population grow by 3.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Jackson. In 2008, there were a total of 1,558,262 jobs and at $30,383, the average annual income in Mississippi was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $29,542. The unemployment rate in Mississippi was 9.6 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.8 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 16.9 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Mississippi, the top employers are in furniture product manufacturing, household furniture cabinet manufacturing, household furniture manufacturing and upholstered household furniture manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. One of the unique tidbits about Mississippi is S.B. Sam Vick of Oakland played for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He was the only man ever to pinch hit for the baseball great Babe Ruth.

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.