Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in South Carolina

Service worker managers can find many career and educational opportunities in South Carolina. At 2,280, the number of jobs in South Carolina for service worker managers is projected to rise eight percent to 2,860 jobs by 2016. This rise is below the projected rise of the national job pool, which shows an increase of 15 percent in the number of service worker manager jobs over the next 10 years. In general, service worker managers supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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In South Carolina, the income for service worker managers is $16 per hour or $33,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Palmetto State, South Carolina has a population of 4,561,242. It has grown by 13.7 percent in the last 10 years. Columbia is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 2,579,280 jobs and at $32,495, the average annual income in South Carolina was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $31,925. The unemployment rate in South Carolina was 11.7 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.8 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 20.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Power transmission equipment manufacturing, textile mills, plastics products manufacturing and fabric mills are the top employing fields in South Carolina.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, South Carolina's smallest county is McCormick at 360 square miles while the largest county is Horry at 1,134 square miles. One of the unique tidbits about South Carolina is Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina.

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.