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Sports Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Alaska
In general, agents represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers and handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
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In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $39 hourly or $81,000 per year on average.
Nicknamed the Great Land, Alaska has a population of 698,473, which has grown by 11.4 percent in the last 10 years. Juneau is the state capital. There were a total of 452,986 jobs in 2008 and people in Alaska earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $43,922, up from $41,081. The unemployment rate in Alaska was 8.0 percent in 2009, which has grown by 1.5 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 24.7 percent of Alaska residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.
Oil extraction, transportation, general merchandise stores and other general merchandise stores are the top employing fields in Alaska.
One of the many things Alaska is known for, Prudhoe Bay, on the northern Alaskan coast, is North America's largest oil field. Alaska has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.
Sports Management
Agents represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers and handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
They regularly collect fees or other payments, in line with contract terms. They also arrange meetings concerning issues involving their clients.
They are required to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them and speak clearly and communicate with others.
Agents should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and read and understand documents and reports.
In order to be successful in the workplace, agents must be able to deal with stress and deal with situations calmly and be persistant in the face of problems and impediments.
