Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Oregon

Those looking for careers as retail sales managers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Oregon. For retail sales managers in Oregon, the job pool currently sits at 15,490 and is expected to grow by 15 percent to 18,410 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just five percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Oregon 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.

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In Oregon, the income for retail sales managers is $20 per hour or $41,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $19 hourly or $39,000 per year on average.

Oregon, also known as the Beaver State, has a population of 3,825,657. It has seen its population grow by 11.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Salem. In 2008, there were a total of 2,339,488 jobs and at $36,365, the average annual income in Oregon was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $35,737. The unemployment rate in Oregon was 11.1 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 25.1 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Oregon, the top employers are in wood product manufacturing, lumber construction materials merchant wholesalers, wood panel merchant wholesalers and footwear merchant wholesalers.

Oregon is known for having important landmarks. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. One of the many things Oregon is known for, in 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the world.

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.