Management Analysts
Machines can already do 61% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 85%. Most of the work is changing now.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Management Analysts in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 61% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 24% of them.
- Forecast: machines can already do half of its tasks, and 85% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 898,280 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $101,860 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 72% for contact with people.
- Also called: Administrative Analyst, Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Employment Programs Analyst.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding | 21% | 60% to 90% | |
| Gather and organize information on problems or procedures | 19% | 85% to 97% | |
| Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes | 19% | 72% to 92% | |
| Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures | 10% | 30% to 54% | |
| Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used | 10% | 60% to 90% | |
| Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis | 8% | 52% to 85% | |
| Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy | 5% | 48% to 75% | |
| Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements | 5% | 30% to 54% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills management analysts use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Management Analysts?
Machines can already do half of its tasks. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of management analysts?
Machines can do 61% of the tasks of management analysts today and 85% by 2035. Most of the routine work moves to machines, and the people in the job move to oversight, judgement and client work.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 13-1111.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Management Analysts: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/management-analysts/