AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 13-1111.00
Will AI replace Management Analysts?
Management Analysts: AI can already handle 6 of 11 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 11 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Management Analysts, from most to least exposed. 6 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding. | Observed | Standard | |
| Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Gather and organize information on problems or procedures. | Observed | Standard | |
| Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Recommend purchase of storage equipment and design area layout to locate equipment in space available. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 4 of 11 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 7 of 11. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 898,280
- Median annual wage
- $101,860
- Middle half of earners
- $77,950 to $133,370
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +8.8%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Computer Systems Analysts 76% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure67
- Operations Research Analysts 71% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure64
- Business Intelligence Analysts 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure65
- Budget Analysts 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure57
- Financial and Investment Analysts 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure58
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Management Analysts and AI
Will AI replace Management Analysts?
AI already handles 6 of the 11 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 55 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +8.8% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Management Analysts?
55 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 4 of the 11 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 7 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Management Analysts tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes; Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding; Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements. They are three of the 6 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Management Analysts, and what do they earn?
898,280 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $101,860 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +8.8% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Management Analysts. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/management-analysts
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