Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in California

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for service worker managers in California. In California, there are currently 16,020 jobs for service worker managers and this is projected to grow by 12 percent to 27,700 jobs by 2016. This growth falls short of the projected rise of the national job pool for service worker managers, which shows an increase of 15 percent over the next 10 years. In general, service worker managers supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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In California, the income for service worker managers is $20 per hour or $41,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Golden State, California is home to 36,961,664 people. It has grown by 9.1 percent in the last 10 years. Sacramento is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 21,063,338 jobs and at $43,852, the average annual income in California was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $43,402. The unemployment rate in California was 11.4 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.2 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 26.6 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers, payroll services, wineries and toy goods merchant wholesalers are the top employing fields in California.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, the largest three-day rodeo in the United States is held on the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff. One of the unique tidbits about California is An animal called the riparian brush rabbit calls Caswell Memorial State Park (near Manteca) its home. Endemic only to the state's park system, the critter lives in approximately 255 acres stretching along the area's once-vast hardwood forest.

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.