Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Minnesota

Service worker managers can find many career and educational opportunities in Minnesota. The job pool for service worker managers in Minnesota is growing and currently sits at 4,070. A 21 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 7,210 by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for service worker managers. National projections show 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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The income for service worker managers is $17 per hour or $35,000 per year on average in Minnesota. Nationally, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Home to 5,266,214 people, Minnesota, known as North Star State, has grown by 7.0 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Saint Paul. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 3,567,295 and the average annual income in Minnesota was $42,953, which is up from $41,693 the previous year. In Minnesota, the unemployment rate went up by 2.6 percentage points to 8.0 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.4 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Minnesota include hospital equipment merchant wholesalers, general-line grocery merchant wholesalers, real estate credit and outpatient care centers.

One of the many things Minnesota is known for, Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country. Minnesota has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is the climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

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.