Growing Industries in Southwest Minnesota: Management of Companies and Enterprises

Management of Companies & Enterprises (Corporate Headquarters)

Industries in the Management of Companies and Enterprises subsector include three main types of establishments: (1) those that hold the securities of (or other equity interests in) companies and enterprises; (2) those (except government establishments) that administer, oversee, and manage other establishments of the company or enterprise but do not hold the securities of these establishments; and (3) those that both administer, oversee, and manage other establishments of the company or enterprise and hold the securities of (or other equity interests in) these establishments. Those establishments that administer, oversee, and manage normally undertake the strategic or organizational planning and decision making role of the company or enterprise.

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Occupations in Demand for Management of Companies & Enterprises

Bookkeeping, Acctg., & Auditing Clerks	$27,746	870		5.4%	744	Moderate on-the-job training
Accountants & Auditors	$49,898	490		7.9%	373	Bachelor's degree
Customer Service Representatives	$27,710	670		13.6%	879	Moderate on-the-job training
General & Operations Managers	$65,508	750		-4.1%	534	Bachelor's deg. + work exper.
Executive Secretaries & Admin. Assts.	$36,832	640		9.1%	308	Moderate on-the-job training
General Office Clerks	$23,690	1,560		7.6%	1,402	Short-term on-the-job training
Business Operations Specialists	$41,516	1,280	NA	16.7%	703	Bachelor's degree
Office Managers	$39,764	640		0.4%	312	Related work experience
Financial Managers	$87,667	260		4.6%	88	Bachelor's deg. + work exper.
Computer Systems Analysts	$70,390	110		20.1%	83	Bachelor's or higher degree
Management & Market Research Analysts	$58,625	140		7.2%	209	Bachelor's degree
Sales Representatives (Mfg. & Services)	$40,743	640		2.0%	369	Moderate on-the-job training
Secretaries, Exc. Legal, Medical & Exec.	$29,535	260		-1.6%	133	Moderate on-the-job training
Computer Support Specialists	$40,144	120		-1.0%	121	Associate degree
Laborers and Freight & Stock Movers	$26,615	950		-4.4%	790	Short-term on-the-job training
Computer & Info. Systems Managers	$89,583	110		6.5%	45	Bachelor's deg. + work exper.
Computer Software Engineers	$61,157	360		24.1%	151	Bachelor's degree
Sales & Marketing Managers	$106,201	240		1.5%	96	Bachelor's deg. + work exper.
Source: Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development 1st Quarter 2009 Median Salary Data from the Minnesota Salary Survey for Region 6W and Region 8 Current Demand Data from the Occupations in Demand Tool for Region 6W and Region 8 Projected Employment Data from the 2006-2016 Minnesota Employment Projections Program for Southwest Minnesota

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