How to become a Management Analyst

Official title: Management Analysts

Also called: Administrative Analyst, Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Employment Programs Analyst, Management Analyst, Management Consultant, Organizational Development Consultant, Performance Management Analyst, Program Management Analyst

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.

Main tasks

• 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.

How to become one

Management analysts typically need at least a bachelor's degree and several years of related work experience.

Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree

Read the full guide from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Business Analyst.
• Apprenticeship: Health Information Management Business Analyst.
• Apprenticeship: Health Information Management Data Analyst.
• College: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US
• Licence: A licence is required in 12 states.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $101,860 a year The middle half earn $77,950 to $133,370.
• About 1,077,100 people work in this job now, and about 1,186,300 are projected by 2035. (+10.1%)
• People already use generative AI for a good share of this work, which usually changes the job more than it replaces it. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as high.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Management Analyst?

Management analysts typically need at least a bachelor's degree and several years of related work experience.

How much does a Management Analyst earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $101,860 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $77,950 to $133,370.

Is a Management Analyst a growing career in the US?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 10% by 2035, from about 1,077,100 to about 1,186,300 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Management Analyst?

Usually. 79% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a Management Analyst?

People already use generative AI for a good share of this work, which usually changes the job more than it replaces it. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as high.

Sources

• Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook (2025-35 edition (published 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS); photographs excluded, retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

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