Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Ohio

Ohio is a great place to settle for retail sales managers as there are many educational and employment prospects. In Ohio, there are currently 42,390 jobs for retail sales managers and this is projected to fall by one percent to 63,280 jobs by 2016. This is opposite the national trend for retail sales managers, which sees the job pool growing at five percent over the next 10 years. 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 Ohio earn $19 per hour or $38,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $19 hourly or $39,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Buckeye State, Ohio is home to 11,542,645 people. It has grown by 1.7 percent in the last 10 years. Columbus is the state capital. There were 6,819,050 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Ohio earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $35,889, up from $35,174. The unemployment rate in Ohio was 10.2 percent in 2009. It went up by 3.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.1 percent. This is below the national average.

Fabricated metal product manufacturing, soap detergent manufacturing, forging and other rubber product manufacturing are the top employing fields in Ohio.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Columbus is the state capital and Ohio's largest city. One of the unique tidbits about Ohio is The Y Bridge in Zanesville was first built in 1814 to span the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The current bridge is the fifth construction at the same location. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" proclaimed it the only bridge in the world which you can cross and still be on the same side of the river.

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.