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Management Analysts

Part of Business Management & Administration, in the Operations Management pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 13-1111.00

What the work is

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 a typical day

  • Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
  • Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
  • Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
  • Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
  • Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements.
  • Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.

What it pays

$95,760
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $62,240
Experienced workers reach $139,010
  1. $62k10th
  2. $74k25th
  3. $96kMedian
  4. $118k75th
  5. $139k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $62,240, 25th $74,060, Median $95,760, 75th $118,270, 90th $139,010

About 5,020 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+22.9%

employment change in the Alamo region, 5,706 to 7,014 jobs · U.S. +9%

633

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 98,100

5,706

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 1,075,100

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · Experience: Less than 5 years

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Reading Comprehension4.1
  2. Active Listening4.1
  3. Critical Thinking4.1
  4. Judgment and Decision Making4.1
  5. Writing4.0
  6. Speaking4.0
  7. Complex Problem Solving4.0
  8. Monitoring4.1

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Some college10%
  2. Bachelor's degree67%
  3. Master's degree24%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northeast Lakeview
  • Northwest Vista
  • Palo Alto
  • St. Philip's
  • San Antonio
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