Management Analysts
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.
Knowledge
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
Skills
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
Abilities
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
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
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
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
master's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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