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.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
Key knowledge
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Education and Training
- Computers and Electronics
- Economics and Accounting
- Personnel and Human Resources
What the work involves
- Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
- Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
- Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
- Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
- Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements.
- Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
- Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
- Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Investigative, Enterprising.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Bachelor's Degree (57.1% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (45%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (35%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Management Analysts is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Low | Lower on contact with others than 61% of occupations compared | 45% of surveyed respondents chose “Contact with others most of the time” |
| Dealing with the public | Moderate | Higher on dealing with the public than 58% of occupations compared | 33% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Teamwork | Moderate | Higher on teamwork than 56% of occupations compared | 50% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Moderate | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 50% of occupations compared | 38% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom” |
| Time pressure | High | Higher on time pressure than 61% of occupations compared | 62% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Conflict situations | Moderate | Higher on conflict situations than 58% of occupations compared | 37% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Moderate | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 51% of occupations compared | 53% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Moderate | Lower on consequence of error than 60% of occupations compared | 26% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: high
- Conflict situations: moderate
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: moderate
- Consequence of error: moderate
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 0%
- Contact with others about half the time: 15%
- Contact with others most of the time: 45%
- Constant contact with others: 40%
n = 20, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 9.52%
- Fairly important: 9.52%
- Important: 23.81%
- Very important: 23.81%
- Extremely important: 33.33%
n = 21, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 15%
- Very important: 35%
- Extremely important: 50%
n = 20, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 0%
- Limited freedom: 23.81%
- Some freedom: 38.1%
- A lot of freedom: 38.1%
n = 21, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 0%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 19.05%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 61.9%
- Every day: 19.05%
n = 21, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Conflict situations
- Never: 5.26%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 36.84%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 26.32%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 21.05%
- Every day: 10.53%
n = 19, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 52.63%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 21.05%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 21.05%
- Every day: 5.26%
n = 19, Occupational Expert 08/2022
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 15.79%
- Fairly serious: 26.32%
- Serious: 26.32%
- Very serious: 26.32%
- Extremely serious: 5.26%
n = 19, Occupational Expert 08/2022
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