Headline risk
15%
Low RiskSustainability Manager
AI displacement pressure score based on US employment data, wages, and demand signals. Built from 4 related occupations weighted by relevance.
Why this score
76% of tasks overlap with current AI
74% human advantage from judgment & presence
58% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
Share of tasks AI can handle today
Work that requires human presence or coordination
How strong local hiring demand is for this role
How complete the underlying data is
Workflow profile
How this role's daily work breaks down across different dimensions.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
US employment data
Employment overview
Share of job tasks AI can currently perform
Annual median wage
Projected employment change 2024–2034
Education and training typically needed
Key metrics
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 101,190USD 76,770 to USD 133,140
Openings
98.1K8.8% projected change
Median age
45.21.1M employed
What this job involves
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.
Entry requirements: Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Wage context
Median annual
USD 101,190
Mean annual
USD 114,710
10th percentile: USD 59,720
25th percentile: USD 76,770
75th percentile: USD 133,140
90th percentile: USD 174,140
Hourly median: USD 49
Employment: 893,900 workers
Demand outlook
Current employment
1075.1K
Projected employment
1169.7K
Openings: 98.1K
Projected change: 8.8%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: Less than 5 years
On-the-job training: None
Median wage: USD 101,190
Employment of management analysts is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Workforce profile
Based on a survey of workers currently in this occupation.
Protects from AI displacement
- Can telework 74.6% of workers
- License required 7.7% of workers
Typical background
- Certificate <5% of workers
- No education requirement <5% of workers
- High school diploma 9.0% of workers
- Master's degree <10% of workers
- Bachelor's degree 84.0% of workers
- On-the-job training 48.57% of workers
Day-to-day work
Management analysts recommend ways to improve an organization’s efficiency.
Management analysts may travel frequently to meet with clients. Some work more than 40 hours per week.
Management analysts typically need at least a bachelor’s degree and several years of related work experience.
Key tasks
- 1. Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures. · AI can do 0%
- 2. Gather and organize information on problems or procedures. · AI can do 100%
- 3. Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding. · AI can do 0%
- 4. Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes. · AI can do 74%
- 5. Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used. · AI can do 0%
- 6. Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis. · AI can do 0%
Tools commonly used
Work environment
- E-Mail 5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations 4.9/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.7/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.3/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.3/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.3/5
Who does this work
Median age: 45.2
1.1M employed · Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 67% · 55+: 29%
Data sources: O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Management analysts
13-1111 · 30% weight
Management consultant
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Computer programmers
15-1251 · 30% weight
Environmental engineer
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Managers, all other
11-9199 · 20% weight
Research and development manager
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Advertising and promotions managers
11-2011 · 20% weight
Business development manager
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
How this score works
The score measures how much this role's tasks overlap with current AI capabilities, adjusted for human-only requirements and local job market demand. This is a structural pressure estimate, not a prediction of job losses. Learn how scores work →