Management Consultants and Analyst Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

A count of all the management consultants and analysts in the US adds up to about 678,000 positions. The jobless rate for workers is rated as very low. Approximately 2% of employees were not able to obtain work in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Management consultants and analysts are most common (per capita) in Tallahassee (Florida), Washington (District of Columbia), and Carson City (Nevada), and least common in Wheeling (West Virginia), Lake Charles (Louisiana), and Elkhart (Indiana).

Odessa (Texas), Naples (Florida), and Portsmouth (New Hampshire) offer the highest pay for this career, and Monroe (Louisiana), Abilene (Texas), and Midland (Texas) offer the lowest salaries.

Training and Education

A bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience is suggested for those who want to pursue this career. About 78% of management consultants and analysts have earned a degree. Those that started college, but did not earn a bachelor's degree, represent about 16% of workers. Employees with a high school education, but no college education, are about 7% of the total. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Government stats show that 13% of management consultants and analysts are working part-time. Workers who are self-employed total about 27%.

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Management Consultants and Analysts Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of management consultants and analysts compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for management consultants and analysts.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$81,000	1,720
Huntsville	$91,000	1,560
Montgomery	$58,000	420
Mobile	$78,000	230
Tuscaloosa	$106,000	190
Anniston	$82,000	100
Auburn	$90,000	60

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$68,000	360
Fairbanks	$77,000	60

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$72,000	10,280
Tucson	$60,000	1,100
Flagstaff	$54,000	190
Prescott	$50,000	180
Yuma	$70,000	120
Kingman	$55,000	90

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$61,000	1,030
Fayetteville	$60,000	420
Fort Smith	$59,000	160
Pine Bluff	$51,000	90
Jonesboro	$48,000	60

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
San Francisco	$107,000	9,610
Santa Ana	$81,000	8,850
San Diego	$95,000	6,570
San Jose	$105,000	6,350
Sacramento	$88,000	5,010
Oakland	$89,000	4,800
Riverside	$67,000	2,860
Oxnard	$97,000	1,760
Santa Barbara	$85,000	760
Fresno	$71,000	750
Bakersfield	$74,000	670
Stockton	$64,000	510
Salinas	$96,000	430
Santa Cruz	$82,000	430
Santa Rosa	$90,000	420
San Luis Obispo	$77,000	310
Vallejo	$81,000	290
Modesto	$62,000	200
Redding	$61,000	200
Visalia	$57,000	190
Chico	$55,000	160
Napa	$99,000	130
Yuba City	$57,000	90
El Centro	$63,000	90
Merced	$74,000	70
Madera	$78,000	60
Hanford	$67,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$88,000	6,260
Colorado Springs	$97,000	1,090
Boulder	$100,000	840
Greeley	$69,000	80
Pueblo	$69,000	50

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$75,000	3,960
Bridgeport	$115,000	2,600
New Haven	$83,000	600
Danbury	$80,000	280
Norwich	$80,000	160
Waterbury	$78,000	70

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$83,000	1,810
Dover	$59,000	170

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$91,000	44,550

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$76,000	4,920
Tallahassee	$53,000	4,890
Miami	$83,000	4,700
Orlando	$74,000	4,130
Jacksonville	$73,000	3,440
West Palm Beach	$92,000	3,260
Fort Lauderdale	$89,000	3,100
Sarasota	$59,000	1,300
Palm Bay	$79,000	1,150
Pensacola	$71,000	950
Cape Coral	$86,000	730
Fort Walton Beach	$73,000	470
Port St Lucie	$79,000	450
Naples	$137,000	380
Gainesville	$88,000	350
Lakeland	$62,000	310
Deltona	$74,000	230
Panama City	$66,000	210
Punta Gorda	$113,000	160
Sebastian	$82,000	150
Ocala	$77,000	120

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$92,000	24,230
Columbus	$68,000	680
Augusta	$81,000	380
Savannah	$101,000	250
Albany	$80,000	180
Athens	$73,000	170
Macon	$73,000	160
Dalton	$81,000	150
Gainesville	$65,000	140
Brunswick	$59,000	130
Hinesville	$74,000	90
Rome	$85,000	60

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$68,000	1,210

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$76,000	1,420
Idaho Falls	$108,000	180
Pocatello	$78,000	100
Coeur Dalene	$59,000	60

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$91,000	19,060
Bloomington	$76,000	790
Springfield	$75,000	320
Peoria	$74,000	280
Champaign	$53,000	150
Rockford	$88,000	140
Danville	$70,000	60
Decatur	$81,000	50

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$72,000	4,810
Evansville	$60,000	470
Fort Wayne	$60,000	350
Gary	$76,000	270
South Bend	$81,000	200
Bloomington	$133,000	120
Elkhart	$99,000	60
Columbus	$54,000	50
Lafayette	$90,000	40
Terre Haute	$65,000	40
Kokomo	$68,000	40
Anderson	$55,000	30
Muncie	$63,000	30
Michigan City	$47,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$64,000	2,840
Davenport	$75,000	510
Cedar Rapids	$71,000	330
Sioux City	$82,000	210
Iowa City	$76,000	140
Ames	$58,000	110
Waterloo	$67,000	90

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$72,000	730
Topeka	$57,000	480
Lawrence	$108,000	70

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$74,000	1,450
Lexington	$56,000	360
Elizabethtown	$64,000	100
Bowling Green	$81,000	90

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$73,000	780
Baton Rouge	$66,000	570
Lafayette	$68,000	190
Monroe	$40,000	130
Shreveport	$65,000	110
Houma	$65,000	90
Alexandria	$58,000	50
Lake Charles	$83,000	40

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$74,000	530

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$81,000	7,710
Bethesda	$86,000	5,670
Hagerstown	$74,000	200
Salisbury	$63,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$100,000	14,700
Framingham	$98,000	1,600
Springfield	$76,000	1,150
Worcester	$85,000	700
Lowell	$90,000	580
Haverhill	$107,000	170
Barnstable Town	$79,000	150
Brockton	$78,000	140
Pittsfield	$75,000	80
Lawrence	$90,000	70
Leominster	$82,000	60
New Bedford	$61,000	50

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$95,000	4,410
Detroit	$88,000	2,160
Lansing	$61,000	1,520
Grand Rapids	$74,000	760
Ann Arbor	$76,000	550
Kalamazoo	$59,000	350
Flint	$71,000	270
Battle Creek	$71,000	260
Holland	$65,000	150
Saginaw	$69,000	120
Jackson	$91,000	80
Niles	$115,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$88,000	8,970
Rochester	$70,000	220
Duluth	$75,000	100
St Cloud	$83,000	90

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$55,000	360
Gulfport	$75,000	150
Pascagoula	$78,000	40
Hattiesburg	$48,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Kansas City	$77,000	3,990
St Louis	$76,000	3,800
Springfield	$72,000	300
Jefferson City	$56,000	230
Columbia	$62,000	170
Joplin	$67,000	40

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$78,000	50

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$66,000	1,910
Lincoln	$61,000	570

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$80,000	1,970
Reno	$108,000	570
Carson City	$61,000	360

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$78,000	300
Manchester	$79,000	280
Portsmouth	$143,000	250
Rochester	$78,000	140

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$91,000	4,620
Edison	$85,000	3,380
Trenton	$86,000	2,540
Camden	$108,000	1,020
Atlantic City	$86,000	100

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$80,000	1,400
Santa Fe	$61,000	650
Las Cruces	$66,000	80

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$99,000	26,220
Nassau	$97,000	2,930
Albany	$64,000	2,450
Rochester	$79,000	1,380
Buffalo	$70,000	970
Syracuse	$66,000	690
Binghamton	$69,000	450
Poughkeepsie	$80,000	420
Utica	$57,000	370
Glens Falls	$66,000	110
Ithaca	$75,000	50
Kingston	$83,000	50
Elmira	$66,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$80,000	3,140
Raleigh	$71,000	1,410
Durham	$84,000	1,290
Greensboro	$69,000	660
Wilmington		410
Winston Salem	$84,000	410
Fayetteville	$64,000	280
Asheville	$66,000	130
Hickory		90
Greenville	$57,000	80
Jacksonville	$75,000	60
Rocky Mount	$74,000	60

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Bismarck	$73,000	90

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbus	$68,000	5,230
Cleveland	$85,000	4,770
Cincinnati	$79,000	4,350
Dayton	$75,000	1,670
Akron	$79,000	1,080
Toledo	$81,000	520
Youngstown	$59,000	260
Canton	$71,000	180
Sandusky	$63,000	90
Springfield	$55,000	70
Lima		60
Mansfield	$79,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$64,000	1,910
Tulsa	$56,000	1,360
Lawton	$59,000	80

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$74,000	2,530
Salem	$57,000	1,360
Eugene	$61,000	290
Medford	$91,000	70
Bend	$57,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$93,000	11,180
Pittsburgh	$78,000	3,740
Harrisburg	$69,000	1,850
Allentown	$81,000	770
Scranton	$79,000	590
Lancaster	$62,000	370
Reading	$98,000	350
Erie	$58,000	280
York	$64,000	230
State College	$101,000	180
Lebanon	$64,000	110
Johnstown	$70,000	90
Williamsport	$68,000	30
Altoona	$83,000	30

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$71,000	2,140

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$63,000	2,180
Charleston	$63,000	1,260
Greenville	$91,000	810
Florence	$57,000	190
Spartanburg	$76,000	150
Myrtle Beach	$73,000	120
Anderson	$54,000	50
Sumter	$67,000	50

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$65,000	770
Rapid City	$58,000	170

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$69,000	2,230
Memphis	$70,000	1,070
Knoxville	$80,000	850
Chattanooga	$71,000	340
Kingsport	$66,000	190
Johnson City	$50,000	140
Clarksville	$60,000	80
Jackson		50

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Dallas	$86,000	10,300
Houston	$79,000	9,860
Austin	$63,000	8,430
San Antonio	$62,000	2,600
Fort Worth	$65,000	2,110
El Paso	$57,000	400
Corpus Christi	$62,000	360
Killeen	$54,000	320
Lubbock	$53,000	250
Mcallen	$53,000	210
Brownsville	$53,000	150
Amarillo	$52,000	140
Beaumont	$57,000	140
Tyler	$56,000	130
Abilene	$42,000	120
Midland	$39,000	120
San Angelo	$49,000	120
Odessa	$106,000	110
Waco	$76,000	100
Wichita Falls	$50,000	90
College Station	$47,000	80
Texarkana	$53,000	60
Victoria	$65,000	40

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$64,000	1,520
Ogden	$71,000	850
Provo	$59,000	170

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$71,000	210

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$80,000	5,080
Richmond	$74,000	4,460
Charlottesville	$68,000	580
Roanoke	$60,000	520
Lynchburg	$59,000	170
Blacksburg	$88,000	170
Winchester	$78,000	160
Harrisonburg	$82,000	100
Danville	$54,000	50

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$86,000	9,110
Tacoma	$67,000	510
Bremerton	$73,000	440
Olympia	$66,000	360
Spokane	$66,000	220
Kennewick	$90,000	120
Bellingham	$66,000	80
Yakima	$58,000	40

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Parkersburg	$77,000	160
Charleston	$68,000	150
Huntington	$61,000	130
Wheeling	$61,000	30
Morgantown	$69,000	30

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$67,000	2,180
Madison	$65,000	2,070
Green Bay	$56,000	420
Oshkosh	$81,000	240
Wausau	$65,000	180
Eau Claire	$68,000	130
Appleton	$65,000	130
La Crosse	$73,000	120
Sheboygan	$60,000	110
Racine	$83,000	90
Fond	$57,000	60
Janesville	$96,000	40

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$58,000	180

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