Management Analysts
Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 13-1111.00United States
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.
- Median annual earnings
- $101,802
- Projected change
- +11.9%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 1.11M jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
66.7% of the workforce
Growing to 1.24M by 2035
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The work
What management analysts do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
- Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
- Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
- Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
- Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
- Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
- Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
- Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements.
- Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
- Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $53,801
- 25th percentile
- $72,939
- 50th percentile
- $101,802
- 75th percentile
- $149,088
- 90th percentile
- $220,913
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $101,802 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+11.9%faster than average
20251,108,231 jobs
2035 projected1,239,700 jobs
131,469 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 66.7%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 23.8%
- Some college
- 9.5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Business Analysts18,729 postings
- 02Business Systems Analysts7,921 postings
- 03Program Analysts2,544 postings
- 04IT Business Analysts2,052 postings
- 05Technical Business Analysts1,666 postings
- 06Business Process Analysts1,571 postings
- 07Business Data Analysts1,519 postings
- 08Commercial Advisors1,460 postings
- 09Business Operations Analysts1,425 postings
- 10Implementation Consultants1,292 postings
- 11Management Analysts1,029 postings
- 12Business Consultants1,021 postings
- 13Lead Business Analysts952 postings
- 14Salesforce Business Analysts935 postings
- 15Principal Business Analysts843 postings
- 16Servicenow Business Analysts826 postings
- 17Business Advisors739 postings
- 18Treasury Management Officers683 postings
- 19Business Transformation Consultants677 postings
- 20Business Process Consultants610 postings
Top employers
- 01Accenture1,900 postings
- 02Cardinal Health1,882 postings
- 03PNC1,298 postings
- 04Robert Half1,152 postings
- 05Wells Fargo1,083 postings
- 06JPMorgan Chase821 postings
- 07GovCIO798 postings
- 08Insight Global746 postings
- 09Capital One701 postings
- 10CVS Health668 postings
- 11Cai665 postings
- 12Deloitte638 postings
- 13Public Consulting Group592 postings
- 14Prime Therapeutics571 postings
- 15Elevance Health559 postings
- 16Crowe517 postings
- 17Wolters Kluwer508 postings
- 18Maximus503 postings
- 19Allied Universal479 postings
- 20Beacon Hill Staffing Group477 postings
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