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Operations Research Analysts

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$91290	9600	21.5%
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National

State

City

State

City

$91290

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

9600

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

21.5%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, 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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Master's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Present research results to others.
Train others on work processes.
Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
Develop scientific or mathematical models.
Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
Evaluate data quality.
Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields.
Determine appropriate methods for data analysis.
Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
Document operational activities.
Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
Design computer modeling or simulation programs.
Develop detailed project plans.
Manage budgets for appropriate resource allocation.
Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Present the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.
Define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests.
Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy, and reformulate models, as necessary.
Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions.
Collaborate with others in the organization to ensure successful implementation of chosen problem solutions.
Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
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.
Collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.
Specify manipulative or computational methods to be applied to models.
Design, conduct, and evaluate experimental operational models in cases where models cannot be developed from existing data.
Develop and apply time and cost networks to plan, control, and review large projects.
Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them.
Educate staff in the use of mathematical models.
Develop business methods and procedures, including accounting systems, file systems, office systems, logistics systems, and production schedules.
Review research literature.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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