Service Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Washington

Service worker managers can find prosperity in Washington as the state has an abundance of educational and career opportunities. The job pool for service worker managers in Washington is growing and currently sits at 3,230. A 21 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 6,760 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.

Washington photo by Kelvin Kay

The income for service worker managers is $21 per hour or $43,000 per year on average in Washington. Nationally, their income is $18 hourly or $38,000 per year on average.

Home to 6,664,195 people, Washington, known as Evergreen State, has grown by 13.1 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Olympia. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 4,012,270 and the average annual income in Washington was $42,747, which is up from $41,919 the previous year. In Washington, the unemployment rate went up by 3.5 percentage points to 8.9 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.7 percent, which is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Washington include software publishers, offices of dentists, monorail system manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing.

One of the many things Washington is known for, Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant. Washington has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.

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.