Management analysts

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    963k
    Average Age
    44
    Estimated Job Growth
    8.8%
    10-year projection
    Average Salary
    $124,360
    Average Male Salary
    $139,222
    Average Female Salary
    $106,035

    About

    Management analysts are most often employed by the Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry. The average yearly wage for Management analysts was $124,360 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Management analysts workforce. Management analysts workforce in 2024 was 962,572 people, of which 44.8% were women and 55.2% were men.

    Management analysts are paid most in Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC.

    Employment Over Time

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    531,512
    Male Workforce
    ± 17.9k
    431,060
    Female Workforce
    ± 16.1k

    The Management analysts workforce in 2024 was 962,572 people (44.8% women and 55.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 51.8% between 2014 (634,046) and 2024 (962,572).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Management analysts.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($181,371), District of Columbia ($154,313), and New York ($151,566).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $124,360
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #32 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Management analysts earned an average of $124,360, $54,483 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.394
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Management analysts had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.394, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Management analysts (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Management analysts and on wages for those in the field. Management, scientific & technical consulting services is the industry that employs the most Management analysts, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Management analysts, by average wage, is Book retailers & news dealers ($247,925).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    963k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 24,013
    3.58%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 3.44%

    This graphic shows the share of Management analysts employed by various industries. Management, scientific & technical consulting services employs the largest share of Management analysts at 79.2%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 9.4% and Insurance carriers with 6.85%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Management analysts in the US. The workforce of Management analysts in 2024 was 962,572 people, with 44.8% woman, and 55.2% men. The average age of male Management analysts in the workforce is 44.7 and of female Management analysts is 43.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Management analysts is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Management analysts in 2024 was 962,572 people, with 44.8% woman, and 55.2% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (126,394 people), 35 to 39 years (119,319  people), and 25 to 29 years (112,294 people). Among them they concentrated 37.2% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 9.72% of Management analysts workers were Hispanic and 90.3% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (42.9%), Puerto Rican (13.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.71)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 67.1% of the Management analysts workforce were White, of which 42.9% were women and 57.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (11.7%) and Black (9.23%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Management analysts from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Management analysts is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Social Sciences.

    Among the necessary skills for Management analysts, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management analysts need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis.

    Majors

    ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
    Type of Majors
    Degree

    The most common majors achieved by Management analysts in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (235,960 people), Social Sciences (94,627 people), and Engineering (77,937 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Management analysts workers were Bachelors Degree (429,266 people), Graduate Degree (328,544 people), and Some college (101,641 people).

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    Skills

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    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Management analysts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Management analysts need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

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    Projections

    Projections on job growth for Management Analysts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Management Analysts are expected to see a growth of 8.8% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

    Job Growth

    8.8%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.07%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Management analysts. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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