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.
- O*NET-SOC code
13-1111.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$101,860
Employment, U.S.898,280
Median hourly wage$48.97
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $60,640 | $77,950 | $101,860 | $133,370 | $171,640 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,900 | $108,040 | 0.40 |
| Alaska | 460 | $100,190 | 0.24 |
| Arizona | 17,190 | $93,310 | 0.92 |
| Arkansas | 6,250 | $72,950 | 0.83 |
| California | 137,280 | $101,460 | 1.30 |
| Colorado | 14,360 | $104,750 | 0.86 |
| Connecticut | 8,000 | $104,960 | 0.82 |
| Delaware | 4,120 | $99,480 | 1.47 |
| District of Columbia | 19,000 | $126,140 | 4.68 |
| Florida | 71,060 | $88,610 | 1.24 |
| Georgia | 38,390 | $99,600 | 1.36 |
| Hawaii | 2,920 | $101,750 | 0.80 |
| Idaho | 3,700 | $88,710 | 0.75 |
| Illinois | 45,820 | $104,270 | 1.30 |
| Indiana | 11,770 | $95,560 | 0.64 |
| Iowa | 4,150 | $85,530 | 0.46 |
| Kansas | 5,280 | $81,210 | 0.64 |
| Kentucky | 4,550 | $95,630 | 0.39 |
| Louisiana | 4,760 | $95,540 | 0.43 |
| Maine | 2,910 | $75,530 | 0.79 |
| Maryland | 19,170 | $121,680 | 1.20 |
| Massachusetts | 30,060 | $134,720 | 1.43 |
| Michigan | 13,010 | $93,640 | 0.51 |
| Minnesota | 20,700 | $100,790 | 1.21 |
| Mississippi | 3,160 | $69,390 | 0.47 |
| Missouri | 10,030 | $97,270 | 0.59 |
| Montana | 1,590 | $97,470 | 0.54 |
| Nebraska | 2,740 | $75,360 | 0.46 |
| Nevada | 4,550 | $81,600 | 0.51 |
| New Hampshire | 2,670 | $104,270 | 0.68 |
| New Jersey | 22,080 | $105,820 | 0.89 |
| New Mexico | 3,910 | $93,180 | 0.78 |
| New York | 69,150 | $112,250 | 1.24 |
| North Carolina | 22,200 | $98,560 | 0.78 |
| North Dakota | $90,220 | ||
| Ohio | 25,120 | $94,270 | 0.78 |
| Oklahoma | 5,760 | $99,420 | 0.58 |
| Oregon | 10,840 | $101,840 | 0.95 |
| Pennsylvania | 34,420 | $93,830 | 0.98 |
| Rhode Island | 4,100 | $99,640 | 1.42 |
| South Carolina | 12,340 | $100,660 | 0.93 |
| South Dakota | 2,980 | $83,620 | 1.13 |
| Tennessee | 13,700 | $99,260 | 0.72 |
| Texas | 50,990 | $101,400 | 0.63 |
| Utah | 5,670 | $83,530 | 0.57 |
| Vermont | 730 | $107,520 | 0.41 |
| Virginia | 59,620 | $117,580 | 2.51 |
| Washington | 24,760 | $109,170 | 1.21 |
| West Virginia | 1,740 | $97,470 | 0.43 |
| Wisconsin | 11,670 | $98,780 | 0.69 |
| Wyoming | 390 | $98,540 | 0.24 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Sustainability Officers | 5 | 0.972 |
| 2 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.972 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 4 | 0.970 |
| 4 | Marketing Managers | 4 | 0.969 |
| 5 | Social and Community Service Managers | 4 | 0.968 |
| 6 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 4 | 0.968 |
| 7 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 4 | 0.966 |
| 8 | Information Technology Project Managers | 4 | 0.966 |
| 9 | Purchasing Managers | 4 | 0.966 |
| 10 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 4 | 0.965 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Management Analysts, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 1.26 | 0.968 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Management of Financial Resources | 1.25 | 0.965 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | Management of Financial Resources | 1.50 | 0.962 |
| Business Continuity Planners | Complex Problem Solving | 0.88 | 0.960 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | Management of Personnel Resources | 0.88 | 0.958 |
| Project Management Specialists | Management of Financial Resources | 1.62 | 0.958 |
| Gambling Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 0.88 | 0.958 |
| Training and Development Specialists | Learning Strategies | 1.25 | 0.958 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | Management of Financial Resources | 2.25 | 0.957 |
| Loss Prevention Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 0.88 | 0.955 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Management Analysts, excluding software Management Analysts already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ads | 7 of 20 | 10.8x |
| Social media sites | 7 of 20 | 7.5x |
| SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports | 5 of 20 | 12.1x |
| 10 of 20 | 3.4x | |
| Human resource information system (HRIS) | 4 of 20 | 20.5x |
| Constant Contact | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Scheduling software | 7 of 20 | 4.6x |
| HubSpot software | 4 of 20 | 10.3x |
| YouTube | 6 of 20 | 3.7x |
| Intuit QuickBooks | 6 of 20 | 3.3x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.88 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.75 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 1.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.38 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 4.71 | 5.33 |
| Administration and Management | 4.38 | 4.90 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.00 | 5.29 |
| Mathematics | 3.62 | 4.57 |
| Education and Training | 3.60 | 5.25 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.50 | 4.24 |
| Economics and Accounting | 3.48 | 4.05 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.33 | 4.38 |
| Law and Government | 3.33 | 3.48 |
| Sales and Marketing | 3.30 | 4.45 |
| Psychology | 3.10 | 3.62 |
| Communications and Media | 3.05 | 3.71 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 3.00 | 3.90 |
| Production and Processing | 2.90 | 3.71 |
| Administrative | 2.81 | 4.29 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.65 | 3.10 |
| Design | 2.45 | 2.70 |
| Geography | 2.40 | 2.71 |
| Telecommunications | 2.38 | 1.90 |
| Transportation | 2.24 | 1.90 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 2.14 | 2.29 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.10 | 2.19 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.00 | 2.33 |
| Foreign Language | 2.00 | 2.24 |
| History and Archeology | 1.95 | 1.90 |
| Building and Construction | 1.71 | 1.48 |
| Mechanical | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Chemistry | 1.48 | 1.29 |
| Physics | 1.43 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.40 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.38 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.38 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.38 | 0.95 |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Originality | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 2.50 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Visualization | 2.12 | 2.62 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Depth Perception | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Atlassian JIRA in demand
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Power BI in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Microsoft SharePoint in demand
- Microsoft Visio in demand
- Python in demand
- Salesforce software in demand
- Structured query language SQL in demand
- Tableau in demand
- AJAX hot
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Adobe InDesign hot
- Alteryx software hot
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 hot
- Amazon Redshift hot
- Amazon Web Services AWS software hot
- Ansible software hot
- Apache Cassandra hot
- Apache Hadoop hot
- Apache Hive hot
- Apache Kafka hot
- Apache Maven hot
- Apache Spark hot
- Apache Subversion SVN hot
- Apache Tomcat hot
- Apple macOS hot
- Atlassian Confluence hot
- Bash hot
All 216
- C hot
- C# hot
- C++ hot
- Cascading style sheets CSS hot
- Chef hot
- Cisco Webex hot
- ESRI ArcGIS software hot
- Eclipse IDE hot
- Elasticsearch hot
- Epic Systems hot
- Extensible markup language XML hot
- Git hot
- GitHub hot
- Go hot
- Google Analytics hot
- Google Angular hot
- Google Docs hot
- Hibernate ORM hot
- Hypertext markup language HTML hot
- IBM SPSS Statistics hot
- JUnit hot
- JavaScript hot
- JavaScript Object Notation JSON hot
- Linux hot
- MEDITECH software hot
- Marketo Marketing Automation hot
- Microsoft .NET Framework hot
- Microsoft ASP.NET hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP hot
- Microsoft Azure software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerShell hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft SQL Server hot
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS hot
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS hot
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server hot
- Microsoft Teams hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA hot
- Microsoft Visual Studio hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- MongoDB hot
- MySQL hot
- NoSQL hot
- Node.js hot
- Oracle Database hot
- Oracle Java hot
- Oracle PL/SQL hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management hot
- PHP hot
- Perl hot
- PostgreSQL hot
- Puppet hot
- R hot
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux hot
- Ruby hot
- SAP software hot
- SAS hot
- Scala hot
- Selenium hot
- Shell script hot
- Splunk Enterprise hot
- Spring Framework hot
- Swift hot
- Teradata Database hot
- The MathWorks MATLAB hot
- Transact-SQL hot
- Trimble SketchUp Pro hot
- UNIX hot
- jQuery hot
- 3M Post-it App
- ADP Workforce Now
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Airtable
- Apache Ant
- Apache Groovy
- Apache HTTP Server
- Apache Pig
- Apache Solr
- Apache Struts
- Atlassian Bamboo
- Backbone.js
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Blackboard software
- Ceridian Dayforce enterprise HCM
- Citrix cloud computing software
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Customer information control system CICS
- Database software
- Delphi Technology
- Dropbox
- Drupal
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Eko
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- Ext JS
- Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
- FileMaker Pro
- Fund accounting software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Google Drive
- Google Meet
- Google Slides
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- Human resource management software HRMS
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Cognos ReportNet
- IBM Domino
- IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- IBM Notes
- IBM Power Systems software
- IBM Rational RequisitePro
- IBM WebSphere
- Information Builders WebFOCUS
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Job control language JCL
- Jupyter Notebook
- KornShell
- LexisNexis
- LogMeIn GoToMeeting
- McAfee
- Medical condition coding software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Mentimeter
- MicroFocus GroupWise
- MicroStrategy
- Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Microsoft Business Intelligence BI
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft OneNote
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Minitab
- Nagios
- NetSuite ERP
- NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
- Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management PLM
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Eloqua
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle JDBC
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Oracle Solaris
- Oracle Taleo
- Oracle WebLogic Server
- Perforce Helix software
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Quest Erwin Data Modeler
- Red Hat WildFly
- Relational database management software
- Ruby on Rails
- SAP Business Objects
- SAP Crystal Reports
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Salesforce Visualforce
- Screencastify
- Skype
- Slido interaction software
- SmugMug Flickr
- StataCorp Stata
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Tax software
- Ubuntu
- Unified modeling language UML
- VMware
- Veritas NetBackup
- Virtual private networking VPN software
- Web browser software
- Wireshark
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee, FL | 6,160 | 5.73 | $58,860 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 25,600 | 4.10 | $82,990 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 2,770 | 3.69 | $88,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 62,360 | 3.44 | $126,830 |
| Salem, OR | 3,740 | 3.43 | $99,090 |
| Carson City, NV | 590 | 3.18 | $85,400 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 1,300 | 3.18 | $130,020 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2,810 | 2.02 | $102,020 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 23,560 | 1.72 | $126,730 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 26,450 | 1.69 | $135,640 |