Management analysts

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Total Workforce

785k

Average Age

44.9

Average Salary

$100,379

Average Male Salary

$111,097

Average Female Salary

$85,342

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Management analysts are most often employed by the Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry. The average yearly wage for Management analysts was $100,379 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Management analysts by wage are Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, Other managers, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Management analysts are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Management analysts are Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Management analysts are Arlington County (North) PUMA, VA, Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL, and District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Management analysts and on wages and locations 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 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers. Management analysts are paid most in Warren, Libertyville (North & East) & Shields Townships PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Arlington County (North) PUMA, VA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$100,379

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,561

In 2018, Management analysts earned an average of $100,379, $46,491 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers make somewhat more than Management analysts while Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Management analysts as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Management analysts had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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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HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Management analysts.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Management analysts

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Management analysts.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Management analysts, by number of employees, are Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Computer Systems Design, and Insurance carriers.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Management analysts, by average wage, are Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, Support activities for mining, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

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Industries by Share

785k

2018 Workforce

± 21,699

0.597%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.89%

The number of people employed as Management analysts has been growing at a rate of 0.597%, from 780,590 people in 2017 to 785,252 people in 2018.

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 51.4%, followed by Computer Systems Design with 5.27% and Insurance carriers with 3.89%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Management analysts in the US. The average age of male Management analysts in the workforce is 45.5 and of female Management analysts is 44, and the most common race/ethnicity for Management analysts is White.

Gender Composition

458k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 16,598

327k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 14,019

58.4% of Management analysts are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Management analysts.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Management analysts

White
Asian
Black

76.2% of Management analysts are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.2% of Management analysts, Asian is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Management analysts.

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Age by Gender

45.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.53

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.546

The median age of Management analysts is 44.9, and Male employees are generally 1.51 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

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 a relatively high number of Management analysts hold a major in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Majors

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Skills

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, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management analysts need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Systems Evaluation, and Systems Analysis.