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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.

Currently Employed: 23,609

Yearly Projected Openings: 620

Typical Hourly Wage: $31.04 - $49.64

Typical Annual Salary: $64,600 - $103,300

• Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
• Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
• Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
• Develop and implement records management program for filing, protection, and retrieval of records, and assure compliance with program.
• Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, and to identify problems and improvements.
• Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
• Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
• Prepare manuals and train workers in use of new forms, reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy.
• Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
• Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.

• Desktop computers
• High capacity removable media drives
• Liquid crystal display projector
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers

• Analytical or scientific software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Project management software