Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Nevada

Those thinking about careers as service worker managers can find educational and employment prospects in Nevada. For service worker managers in Nevada, the job pool is currently 1,810 and climbing. A projected rise of 42 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 3,300 jobs 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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Service worker managers earn $18 per hour or $38,000 per year on average in Nevada. Nationally, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Silver State, Nevada has a population of 2,643,085, which has grown by 32.3 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Carson City. There were a total of 1,638,004 jobs in 2008 and people in Nevada earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $40,936, up from $40,930. The unemployment rate in Nevada was 11.8 percent in 2009, which has grown by 5.1 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 18.2 percent of Nevada residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

In Nevada, the top employers are in accommodation services, accommodation, traveler accommodation and casino hotels.

One of the many things Nevada is known for, Nevada is the seventh largest state with 110,540 square miles, 85% of them federally owned including the secret Area 51 near the little town of Rachel. Nevada has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Pershing County located in Cowboy Country features one of only two round courthouses in the United States.

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.