Management Analysts

What Management Analysts Do

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.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

13.7%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• English Languageimportance 4.7/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 4.4/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.0/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.6/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 3.6/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.5/5
• Economics and Accountingimportance 3.5/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.3/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail5.0/5
• Telephone Conversations4.9/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.3/5
• Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.3/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.3/5

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Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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• Urban and Regional Planners98% skill match
• Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists97% skill match
• Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
• Public Relations Specialists97% skill match
• Sociologists97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 4.0/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 4.0/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.9/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
• Systems Evaluationimportance 3.9/5
• Systems Analysisimportance 3.8/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.5/5
• Instructingimportance 3.3/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Achievement Orientation
• Innovation
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Dependability
• Adaptability

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• ConventionalHigh
• InvestigativeHigh
• EnterprisingMedium
• SocialLow
• ArtisticLow
• RealisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where management analysts make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Tallahassee, FL5.73× national avg
2. 2Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA4.10× national avg
3. 3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA3.69× national avg
4. 4Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3.44× national avg
5. 5Salem, OR3.43× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsLateral Move
• LogisticiansLateral Move
• Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsLateral Move
• Training and Development SpecialistsLateral Move

See the full career path from Management Analysts →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.