Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Arkansas

Those looking for careers as service worker managers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Arkansas. There are currently 760 jobs for service worker managers in Arkansas and this is projected to grow by 14 percent to 1,260 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the state growth for service worker managers projects to be less robust than the national trend that shows a 15 percent. In general, service worker managers supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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State figures show that service worker managers in Arkansas earn $13 per hour or $27,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Natural State, Arkansas has a population of 2,889,450. It's population has increased 8.1 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Little Rock. There were 1,599,446 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Arkansas earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $32,257, up from $31,517. The unemployment rate in Arkansas was 7.3 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 16.7 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Arkansas include poultry processing, plumbing equipment merchant wholesalers, commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, North Little Rock offers one of the nation's largest municipal parks. One of the unique tidbits about Arkansas is In 1783 the Colbert Incident occurred at Arkansas Post. It was the only Revolutionary War skirmish in the state.

Service Management

Service worker managers supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

While working, they collaborate with staff members to plan and develop programs of events, schedules of activities, or menus. Also, they analyze and record personnel and operational data, and write related activity reports.

They are required to make use of strategies for learning about new situations and problems as they arise and note the reactions and responses of others in both work and social situations.

Service worker managers must be able to articulate ideas and problems. They should also have the ability to listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, service worker managers must have strong self control in the face of challenging situations and be able to deal with stress and deal with situations calmly.