Management Analysts
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.
Also called: Administrative Analyst · Business Analyst · Business Consultant · Employment Programs Analyst · Management Analyst · Management Consultant
Median pay (national)
$101,190
$59,720–$174,140 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
893,900
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+8.8%
~98,100 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for management analysts shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $174,140 versus $59,720 at the bottom 10% — 2.9x. The median of $101,190 leaves roughly 72% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +8.8% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 98,100 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 52 states with released data, Massachusetts pays the most for this role (median $131,840, +30% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $65,680 — a 101% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Atlassian JIRA, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Power BI as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
- Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
- Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
- Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
- Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
- Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements.
- Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.
- Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
- Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
- Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
Tools & technology
- Atlassian JIRA
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Visio
- Python
- Salesforce software
- Structured query language SQL
- Tableau
- Adobe InDesign
- AJAX
- Alteryx software
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Education and Training
- Computers and Electronics
- Economics and Accounting
- Personnel and Human Resources