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Management Analysts

Also called: Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Management Analyst, Management Consultant

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • management
  • customer service

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
  • psychology

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative

Web platform development software

  • Google Angular
  • Spring Framework

Data base user interface and query software

  • Blackboard software
  • Transact-SQL

Development environment software

  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Maven

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $95,290

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.