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Business Operations Specialists in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Business Operations Specialist?

4.2% Jobs Projection
$62,570 Median Salary
320 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Business Operations Specialists in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Business Operations Specialists in Mississippi is growing slower than average.

  • Business Operations Specialists in Mississippi earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Business Operations Specialists Work in Mississippi?

3,220 people worked as Business Operations Specialists in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,000 Business Operations Specialists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 10,210 Business Operations Specialists working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Business Operations Specialists than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Business Operations Specialists in this state are growing at a rate of 4.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.8%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 320 annual job openings, and a total of 3,480 jobs for Mississippi Business Operations Specialists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 104,200 annual jobs and 1,114,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Business Operations Specialists Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Business Operations Specialists ranged from $33,400 to $96,040 with $62,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.06 to $46.17. The median hourly rate was $30.08.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.12 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.04.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Business Operations Specialists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Business Operations Specialists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 3,040 $57,340
Jackson, MS 1,040 $62,530
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 780 $68,720
Hattiesburg, MS 140 $58,740

Top States for Business Operations Specialists Employment

View the list below to see where most Business Operations Specialists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 179,050 $75,060
Texas 91,670 $72,730
Florida 72,340 $60,250
Illinois 48,780 $66,220
Colorado 43,800 $74,910
New Jersey 43,390 $73,910
Georgia 37,970 $69,380
Ohio 37,400 $65,930
Washington 37,160 $72,750
Michigan 32,960 $65,780
Virginia 32,510 $81,650
District of Columbia 32,500 $96,970
New York 31,370 $75,840
North Carolina 30,340 $67,660
Minnesota 24,660 $65,790
Maryland 22,910 $86,190
Louisiana 19,110 $52,930
Tennessee 17,460 $55,200
Pennsylvania 17,040 $76,930
Oregon 16,730 $64,190

Below are the states where Business Operations Specialists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $96,970
Maryland $86,190
Virginia $81,650
Massachusetts $81,060
Alabama $79,600
Rhode Island $78,400
Delaware $77,130
Alaska $76,990
Pennsylvania $76,930
New York $75,840

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