Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Rhode Island

For a service worker manager, Rhode Island is a land of educational and employment opportunities. For service worker managers in Rhode Island, the job pool is currently 600 and climbing. A 14 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 960 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.

Rhode Island photo by Whitney

The income for service worker managers is $20 per hour or $41,000 per year on average in Rhode Island. Nationally, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Home to 1,053,209 people, Rhode Island, known as Ocean State, has grown by 0.5 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Providence. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 612,258 and the average annual income in Rhode Island was $41,261, which is up from $40,147 the previous year. In Rhode Island, the unemployment rate went up by 3.6 percentage points to 11.2 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 25.6 percent, which is under the national average.

In Rhode Island, the top employers are in miscellaneous manufacturing, other miscellaneous manufacturing, component manufacturing and jewelry manufacturing.

One of the many things Rhode Island is known for, the world's largest bug is on the roof of New England Pest Control in Providence. It's a big blue termite, 58 feet long and 928 times actual termite size. Rhode Island has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge in Foster is the only remaining covered bridge in Rhode Island.

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.