Technology Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Maryland

For a technology manager, Maryland is a land of educational and employment opportunities. There are currently 6,730 jobs for technology managers in Maryland and this is projected to grow by 19 percent to 7,900 jobs by 2016. This is better than the national trend for technology managers, which sees the job pool growing at about 16 percent over the next 10 years. In general, technology managers create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

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State figures show that technology managers in Maryland earn $59 per hour or $123,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Also known as the Old Line State, Maryland has a population of 5,699,478. It has grown by 7.6 percent in the last 10 years. Annapolis is the state capital. There were 3,471,985 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Maryland earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $48,164, up from $46,922. The unemployment rate in Maryland was 7.0 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.6 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 31.4 percent. This surpasses the national average.

Engineering services, radio broadcasting communications equipment manufacturing, photofinishing and photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour) are the top employing fields in Maryland.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland showcases Muddy Creek Falls. At 63 feet it is the largest waterfall in Maryland. One of the unique tidbits about Maryland is Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

Technology Management

Technology managers create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

While working, they evaluate data processing proposals to gauge project feasibility and requirements. Also, they inspect and approve all systems charts and programs before their implementation.

They are required to evaluate the effectiveness of systems in order to improve their performance. Also, they must pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop.

Technology managers should be able to read and understand documents and reports and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, technology managers must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.