Management Consulting

How much do Management Consultants make? Here are some recent figures, according to www.ask.com

A management consultant helps a company change its structure, increase profits, or improve efficiency.
A company will hire a management consultant when it wants to become more competitive.
Management consultants are also known as management analysts.
Management consultants may be generalists or they may specialize in a particular industry.
Management consultants held about 678,000 jobs in 2006.
Management Consultants typical earn $70 to $300+ USD per hour billed.
Twenty-seven percent of those working in this field were self-employed.
Most worked in large metropolitan areas.

Educational Requirements for Management Consultants:

To work as a management consultant in private industry one must generally have a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) or a related field.
To work in a government agency, sometimes a master’s degree is preferred, but as often a bachelor’s degree will suffice.
In private industry, it is also required that one has experience in the field in which he or she wants to consult.

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