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.

$101,190

Median Annual Pay

Jobs growth:

+9% projected 2024–2034

Bachelor's degree

Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Management analysts examine how organizations operate and identify ways to make them more efficient and profitable. They spend their days collecting and analyzing data about business processes, interviewing employees at all levels, and observing daily operations to understand where problems exist. They review financial statements, organizational charts, and workflow patterns to pinpoint inefficiencies or areas for improvement. Much of their work involves creating detailed reports and presentations that explain their findings and recommendations to executives and managers.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)University of Chicago, IL

Business/Commerce(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

Business/Commerce(masters)Northwestern University, IL

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)New York University, NY

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Georgetown University, DC

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

Business/Commerce(masters)Emory University, GA

Business/Commerce(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

Business/Managerial Economics(masters)Suffolk University, MA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(grad-cert)University of Southern California, CA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)University of California-Davis, CA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(professional)University of Notre Dame, IN

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Northwestern University, IL

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)University of San Francisco, CA

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

Business/Commerce(masters)Michigan State University, MI

Business/Commerce(masters)University of Denver, CO

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)Indiana University-Bloomington, IN

Business/Commerce(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods(masters)University of Rochester, NY

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