Technology Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Oregon

For a technology manager, Oregon is a land of educational and employment opportunities. For technology managers in Oregon, the job pool is currently 3,380 and climbing. A 15 percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 3,300 by 2016. This is lower than the national growth trend for technology managers. National projections showing a rise of just 16 percent over the next 10 years. Technology managers create and implement information systems for a client firm and supervise their maintenance.

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The income for technology managers is $56 per hour or $116,000 per year on average in Oregon. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Home to 3,825,657 people, Oregon, known as Beaver State, has grown by 11.8 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Salem. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 2,339,488 and the average annual income in Oregon was $36,365, which is up from $35,737 the previous year. In Oregon, the unemployment rate went up by 4.6 percentage points to 11.1 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 25.1 percent, which is under the national average.

In Oregon, the top employers are in wood product manufacturing, lumber construction materials merchant wholesalers, wood panel merchant wholesalers and footwear merchant wholesalers.

Having known landmarks is a staple for Oregon. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, 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.

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.