Also called: Management Consultant
Works at a top consulting firm helping CEOs answer huge questions, like whether to enter a new country or buy a competitor.
Monday you fly to a client's headquarters, interview executives all day, and spend the evening in a hotel conference room building charts. By Thursday you're presenting to the CEO, then flying home for a Friday at the office.
Top-firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) new-grad pay is about $110k-$125k with bonus; MBA hires start near $200k; partners earn $1M+.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's from a target school for analysts; an MBA for the next level up.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Any major.
Growing much faster than average (about 10% over 10 years). Part of management analysts.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI does much of the research, modeling and slide work, so firms hire fewer juniors; client trust and sharp judgment stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Microeconomics, Speech and debate, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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