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Program Codes
4157
Employment Percentage
2.746781116
SOC ID
15-2031
SOC Title
Operations Research Analysts
ONET ID
15-2031.00
ONET Concat ID
15203100
Median Salary
98324.86
EMSI Interest Area Term
Business Sciences
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
0
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
30
Ed Level Masters
70
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Master's or Professional degree
Career Description

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Core Tasks
  • Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
  • Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy and reformulate models as necessary.
  • Collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.
  • Present the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.
  • Collaborate with others in the organization to ensure successful implementation of chosen problem solutions.
  • Analyze information obtained from management to conceptualize and define operational problems.
  • Study and analyze information about alternative courses of action to determine which plan will offer the best outcomes.
  • Define data requirements and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests.
  • Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions.
  • Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them.
  • Observe the current system in operation and gather and analyze information about each of the parts of component problems, using a variety of sources.
  • Design, conduct, and evaluate experimental operational models in cases where models cannot be developed from existing data.
  • Educate staff in the use of mathematical models.
  • Specify manipulative or computational methods to be applied to models.
  • Develop and apply time and cost networks to plan, control, and review large projects.
Start Annual Earnings
58549.16
Top Annual Earnings
152664.6
EMSI Career Title Slug
operations-research-analyst