Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Michigan

For a service worker manager, Michigan is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 4,140 jobs for service worker managers in Michigan and this is projected to grow by 12 percent to 6,990 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 Michigan earn $18 per hour or $37,000 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 Great Lakes State, Michigan has a population of 9,969,727. It has grown by 0.3 percent in the last 10 years. Lansing is the state capital. There were 5,397,807 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Michigan earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $34,953, up from $34,185. The unemployment rate in Michigan was 13.6 percent in 2009. It went up by 5.3 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 21.8 percent. This is below the national average.

Transportation equipment manufacturing, motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing and motor vehicle supplies parts merchant wholesalers are the top employing fields in Michigan.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. One of the unique tidbits about Michigan is Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. They have been operating for 125 years.

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.