Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Oklahoma

Those looking for careers as service worker managers should consider the educational and employment opportunities in Oklahoma. For service worker managers in Oklahoma, the job pool currently sits at 690 and is expected to grow by nine percent to 1,420 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 15 percent, better than the state trend for service worker managers. In general, service worker managers supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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In Oklahoma, the income for service worker managers is $13 per hour or $27,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Oklahoma, also known as the Sooner State, has a population of 3,687,050. It has seen its population grow by 6.9 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Oklahoma City. In 2008, there were a total of 2,206,469 jobs and at $35,969, the average annual income in Oklahoma was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $34,298. The unemployment rate in Oklahoma was 6.4 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.7 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 20.3 percent of state residents have college degrees. This falls short of the national average.

In Oklahoma, the top employers are in shipping container manufacturing, pump manufacturing, oil field machinery manufacturing and all other industrial machinery manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Turner Falls Park in Davis is the oldest park in Oklahoma. Many springs from the world famous Arbuckle Mountains form Honey Creek that cascades down a seventy-seven foot fall to a natural swimming pool making the majestic Turner Falls the largest waterfall in Oklahoma. One of the unique tidbits about Oklahoma is Anadarko is home to the only authentic Indian City in the United States. It is located in the beautiful Washita river valley in southwest Oklahoma.

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.