Best Nebraska MBA Schools and Programs

Financial Analyst
Basic annual salary of $44,000 to $82,000

Primarily, Financial Analysts work behind a desk all day and often put in overtime. They are responsible for implementing cost control activities, organizing departments for efficiency, examining data sets and documents, reporting conclusions to their superiors for appropriate judgments, internal and inventory controls, standard cost setting, analyses, forecasts, and budgets. These financial experts must be able to endure high stress and be very keen while possessing critical thinking skills to compute copious amounts of information while taking on multiple projects. Although some companies may hire individuals with an associate’s degree for this position, higher paying jobs prefer that you have a bachelor’s or Master’s in finance, economics, business administration, or the like.

Private Client Advisor
Basic annual salary of $63,000 to $84,000

It is a Private Client Advisor’s (PCA’s) job to provide wealthy clients — who may have sophisticated and complex investment needs — with expert opinions and advice by delivering successful planning, depository and credit services, management of specialized assets, and other full-service financial management and investment planning strategies. It is important for a PCA to be trustworthy and knowledgeable in all phases of finance and investment services as well as adhere to and understand bank laws, policies, programs, and SEC/FINRA regulations. Thus, the PCA is mainly responsible for wealth management, and growth emphasizing on business development, both external and internal, investing assets, and broadening the scope of the client relationship.

Human Resources Director
Basic annual salary of $56,000 to $112,000

Human resource directors manage the human resource (HR) department; lead the HR team; oversee staff operations; regulate, administer, and develop company policies and procedures, such as corrective actions, maternity leave, and bereavement. They also create budgets and develop business planning fundamentals while guiding the departments' overall activities. Generally, they report to the CEO or another executive staff leader, while serving as advocates to maintain consistent and fair interactions of employees and the company, as well as ensuring the compliance of federal and state regulations and concerns, employee relations, and improving employee performance. In addition, HR directors are responsible for business planning, staff operations, hiring, training, and firing employees. HR directors must maintain strict confidentiality at all times, have strong leadership, organizational, communication skills, good judgment, and integrity. Typically, a bachelor’s degree might be sufficient for employment, however, most company’s would rather you have a master’s degree.

General Operations Manager
Basic annual salary of $55,000 to $94,000

This position requires that you work with higher management and location personnel to maintain and manage a business by ensuring the service delivery and business functions run smoothly. The general operation manager oversees the processes of delivered and shipped inventory, the cleanliness and safe maintenance of a location, and is also responsible for cash deposits and store budgets. They generally manage supervisory, personnel staff, and employees by establishing promotions, hiring, firing, implementing training programs, controlling benefits and wages, as well as maintaining safe working environments while improving company policies. General Managers’ report to corporate and regional managers and may assist them with strategies to improve the company’s future development. Because this position requires you to interact with customers and their concerns, it is important to have strong customer service and problem-solving skills.

Project Manager
Basic annual salary of $54,000 to $103,000

The job of a Project Manager is to direct and support a project team while overseeing specific company projects. This position requires strategic development, planning, budgeting, and resource negotiating to achieve project goals. The Project Manager is also responsible for providing problem-solving solutions, documenting, coordinating, and assigning tasks to the project team. Thus, they may also report to stakeholders on progress. If there is a senior project manager, they will report to him or her. This job will typically involve being in an office environment half the time while spending the other half doing field work managing projects. Being a project manager takes strong problem solving, organizational, communication, and leadership skills and at least a bachelor’s degree is required for employment, although having an MBA is preferred.

Digital Marketing Manager
Basic annual salary of $42,000 to $82,000

The Digital Marketing Manager will lead a team of digital marketers and utilize digital marketing techniques to develop, organize, and complete company-marketing projects, thereby raising awareness of products or services. In doing so, they must create and coordinate online campaigns and hold marketing events in all digital and social media platforms while ensuring the digital space advertising techniques and strategies used are effective and efficient to promote and deliver brand loyalty and increase sales, satisfaction, and awareness.

In order to establish positive company growth, the Digital marketing manager will manage multiple projects, oversee all phases of digital communication with clients and customers, lead website development, track growth, build and supervise strong teams between departments to collaborate effectively, and maintain up-to-date information and analytic reports for higher management. The holder of this position must possess expert knowledge of the digital marketplace, e-commerce, and reasonable understanding of internet standards and regulations. It is also necessary to have technical and SEO abilities to develop and maintain recognition of the company’s online brand. Other skills necessary to fulfill these job duties are communication, organization, and strong leadership. The digital marketing manager reports to the marketing department president. A Master’s in marketing is preferred; however, those with a bachelor’s degree may also be considered for this position.