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.
U.S. Workers
893,900
Median Salary
$101,190
10-Year Growth
+8.8%
Annual Openings
98,100
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
10 of 11 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
AI: Fully automatable - AI excels at gathering, extracting, and organizing information from documents, systems, and communications and can perform this task fully.
Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
AI: Partial - AI can draft study findings and implementation recommendations from analysis, but tailoring recommendations to political, cultural, and practical constraints needs human oversight and stakeholder negotiation.
Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze gathered data and generate alternative solutions, but evaluating feasibility, organizational fit, and stakeholder acceptance still requires human expertise and judgment.
Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
AI: Partial - AI can design study frameworks, methodologies, and metrics and produce draft plans, but prioritization, scoping, and stakeholder alignment in planning require human input.
Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
AI: Partial - AI can monitor implementations and automate follow-ups or flag issues, but nuanced problem-solving, negotiation, and relationship management to ensure adoption require human interaction.
Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
AI: Partial - AI can produce manuals and deliver digital training modules aligned with policy, but hands-on coaching and addressing learner-specific or complex equipment questions usually need human trainers.
Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, identifying problems and improvements.
AI: Partial - AI can analyze forms and reports and propose format/distribution improvements, but the consultations with management and users necessary for acceptance and change management require human facilitation.
Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
AI: Partial - By 2025 AI can design records policies, automate filing/indexing and monitor compliance indicators, but full implementation and legal/accountability sign-off across an organization still requires human leadership and on-site change management.
Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.
AI: Partial - AI can generate, evaluate, and recommend revisions to forms and reports using data and usability heuristics, but final approval and stakeholder negotiation typically remain human responsibilities.
Recommend purchase of storage equipment and design area layout to locate equipment in space available.
AI: Partial - AI can model storage needs, propose equipment purchases, and produce space-layout plans from dimensions, yet final procurement decisions and on-site safety/installation considerations require human oversight.
Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
AI: Not automatable - This task requires in-person interviews and contextual on-site observation that AI cannot reliably perform autonomously as of 2025.