Business and Financial Operations · Holland code CIE

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: Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Management Analyst, Management Consultant, Administrative Analyst, Employment Programs Analyst, Organizational Development Consultant, Performance Management Analyst.

O*NET 13-1111.00

At a glance

US median annual pay: $101,860; Middle half earn $77,950 to $133,370. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: Bachelor's Degree; 57% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 4 of 5; Considerable preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034: +9% · Much faster than average; 1,075,100 jobs in 2024, projected 1,169,700. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Management analysts".

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

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.
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.
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.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Reading Comprehension4.1 / 5
Active Listening4.1 / 5
Critical Thinking4.1 / 5
Writing4.0 / 5
Speaking4.0 / 5
Monitoring3.9 / 5

Knowledge areas

English Language4.7 / 5
Administration and Management4.4 / 5
Customer and Personal Service4.0 / 5
Mathematics3.6 / 5
Education and Training3.6 / 5
Computers and Electronics3.5 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic6
Investigative74
Artistic10
Social30
Enterprising63
Conventional84

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

diplomat · DE Diplomat/Diplomatin · FR diplomate
embassy counsellor · DE Botschaftsrat/Botschaftsrätin · FR conseiller spécialisé d'ambassade/conseillère spécialisée d'ambassade
defence administration officer · DE Verwaltungsangestellter im Bereich Verteidigung/Verwaltungsangestellte im Bereich Verteidigung · FR attaché des services administratifs de la défense/attachée des services administratifs de la défense
budget analyst · DE Haushaltsanalyst/Haushaltsanalystin · FR analyste budgétaire
middle office analyst · DE Middle-Office-Mitarbeiter/Middle-Office-Mitarbeiterin · FR analyste middle-office
business analyst · DE Unternehmensanalyst/Unternehmensanalystin · FR analyste de gestion

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Chartered and certified accountants (2421)233,600 employed
Management consultants and business analysts (2431)245,700 employed
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. (2439)104,500 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Professionals, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€61,714
Germany	€59,529
Ireland	€56,877
Austria	€55,374
Netherlands	€53,595
Sweden	€43,567
France	€41,515
Spain	€35,735
Italy	€33,649
Portugal	€26,072
Poland	€14,380

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the higher third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +1.43. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (13-1111).

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