Sports Management Jobs and MBA Programs in North Dakota

In general, agents represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers and handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.

North Dakota photo by Bobak Ha'Eri

In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $39 hourly or $81,000 per year on average.

With a population of 646,844, North Dakota, also called Flickertail State, has grown by 0.7 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Bismarck. There were a total of 498,718 jobs in 2008 and people in North Dakota earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $39,874, up from $36,678. Unemployment in North Dakota jumped by 1.1 percentage points to 4.3 percent in 2009. Roughly 22.0 percent of North Dakota residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in North Dakota include farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, farm machinery merchant wholesalers, lawn equipment stores and farm supply stores.

One of the many things North Dakota is known for, Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan. Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean Bad Spirit. Bolstered by the many legends of drowned warriors and lake monsters the name evolved into Devils Lake. This very fertile prairie lake grows large numbers of the fish known as walleye, northern pike, and white bass. The lake has earned the reputation of being the Perch Capital of the World. North Dakota has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.

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.