Retail Enterprise Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Texas

People considering careers as retail sales managers can find job and education opportunities in Texas. There are currently 97,950 jobs for retail sales managers in Texas and this is projected to grow by 13 percent to 159,100 jobs by 2016. With the national projections showing a rise of just five percent over the next 10 years, the prospects in Texas 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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State figures show that retail sales managers in Texas earn $19 per hour or $39,000 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 Lone Star State, Texas has a population of 24,782,302. It has seen its population grow by 18.8 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Austin. There were 14,469,900 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Texas earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $37,809, up from $36,838. The unemployment rate in Texas was 7.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.7 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 23.2 percent. This falls short of the national average.

In Texas, the top employers are in petroleum products merchant wholesalers, petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations), other basic organic chemical manufacturing and computer equipment manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. One of the unique tidbits about Texas is Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

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.