Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Maine

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for service worker managers in Maine. For service worker managers in Maine, the job pool is currently 840 and climbing. A projected rise of 10 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 1,320 jobs by 2016. This is lower than the national growth trend for service worker managers. National projections showing a rise of just 15 percent over the next 10 years. Service worker managers supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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Service worker managers earn $15 per hour or $32,000 per year on average in Maine. Nationally, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

With a population of 1,318,301, Maine, also called Pine Tree State, has grown by 3.4 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Augusta. There were a total of 840,874 jobs in 2008 and people in Maine earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $36,368, up from $35,028. Unemployment in Maine jumped by 2.7 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009. Roughly 22.9 percent of Maine residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Maine, the top employers are in paper manufacturing, paperboard mills, direct selling establishments and fuel dealers.

One of the many things Maine is known for, The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres. The forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains. Maine has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is in Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

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.