Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in South Dakota

There are many career and education opportunities for service worker managers in South Dakota. The job pool for service worker managers in South Dakota is growing and currently sits at 420. A projected rise of 16 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 560 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.

South Dakota photo by Dean Franklin

Service worker managers earn $16 per hour or $32,000 per year on average in South Dakota. Nationally, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Mount Rushmore State, South Dakota has a population of 812,383, which has grown by 7.6 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Pierre. There were a total of 566,490 jobs in 2008 and people in South Dakota earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $38,644, up from $36,428. The unemployment rate in South Dakota was 4.8 percent in 2009, which has grown by 1.7 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 21.5 percent of South Dakota residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in South Dakota include nonstore retailers, gasoline stations with convenience stores, sign manufacturing and metal window manufacturing.

Having known landmarks is a staple for South Dakota. Bowdle is known for the tallest water tower in South Dakota. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.

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.