Sports Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Oregon

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for agents in Oregon. For agents, there are 80 jobs in Oregon and this is projected to grow by 16 percent to 70 jobs by 2016. However, this is not quite as good as the national trend for agents, which sees the job pool growing at about 22 percent over the next 10 years. 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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State figures show that agents in Oregon earn $23 per hour or $46,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $39 hourly or $81,000 per year on average.

Oregon, also known as the Beaver State, is home to 3,825,657 people. It's population has increased 11.8 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Salem. There were 2,339,488 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Oregon earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $36,365, up from $35,737. The unemployment rate in Oregon was 11.1 percent in 2009. It went up by 4.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 25.1 percent. This is under the national average.

The top employing fields in Oregon include wood product manufacturing, lumber construction materials merchant wholesalers, wood panel merchant wholesalers and footwear merchant wholesalers.

Oregon is known for having important landmarks. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. One of the many things Oregon is known for, in 1880 a sea cave was discovered near what is now known as Florence. Sea Lion Caves is known to be the largest sea cave in the world.

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.