Management Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$101,860
United States, 2025
Employment
898,280
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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 code
- 13-1111.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$60,640
25th percentile
$77,950
75th percentile
$133,370
90th percentile
$171,640
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Writing4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Systems Evaluation3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Systems Analysis3.8
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Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Persuasion | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Management AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $136,670 | 9,020 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $135,640 | 26,450 | 2025 |
| MA | $134,720 | 30,060 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $132,140 | 140 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $131,470 | 980 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $130,020 | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $126,830 | 62,360 | 2025 |
| Daphne, AL | $126,810 | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $126,730 | 23,560 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $126,340 | 16,930 | 2025 |
| DC | $126,140 | 19,000 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $126,110 | 1,840 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $125,010 | 140 | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $124,400 | 280 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $124,390 | 67,630 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $122,180 | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | $122,080 | 120 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | $121,970 | 1,710 | 2025 |
| MD | $121,680 | 19,170 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $119,430 | 340 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.