How to become a management consultant in Australia
Management Consultants assist organisations to achieve greater efficiency and solve organisational problems.
Pay and growth are for the wider management and organisation analysts group, which is as fine as the data goes. The all-jobs median is $1,852 a week. Jobs in the management and organisation analysts group are projected to grow 27.3% between May 2025 and May 2035, faster than the 13.3% projected for all jobs. Projections are indicative, not forecasts, and JSA says they don't yet reflect generative AI.
What the job involves
- Assists and encourages the development of objectives, strategies and plans aimed at achieving customer satisfaction and the efficient use of organisations' resources.
- Discusses business and organisational shortcomings with clients.
- Analyses and evaluates current systems and structures.
- Discusses current systems with staff and observes systems at all levels of organisation.
- Directs clients towards more efficient organisation and develops solutions to organisational problems.
- Undertakes and reviews work studies by analysing existing and proposed methods and procedures such as administrative and clerical procedures.
How to get there
What it usually takes. A bachelor degree or higher. This is the skill level Jobs and Skills Australia gives the management and organisation analysts group, and some roles differ.
What people in the job have. Highest qualification held: 77% a degree or higher, 8% a diploma, 4% a Certificate III or IV.
Many jobs also need registration, a licence or a specific accredited course. Check the professional body or regulator before you choose.
Courses that can lead here
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Victoria210 matches
VTAC lowest selection ranks, December 2025 offer round.
Commerce · Melbourne, Parkville92.00 Commerce · Monash, Clayton87.15 Business (Sport Management) · Deakin, Melbourne Burwood80.15 Commerce · Deakin, Melbourne Burwood80.15 Commerce (Degree) · RMIT, City80.05 Digital Business · Monash, Caulfield77.05 Business · Monash, Caulfield76.25 Business Professional Practice · RMIT, City75.20Diplomas and other ways in
Business (Associate Degree)/Business (Degree) · RMIT, City40.00 Business (Associate Degree) · RMIT, City42.20 Business (Associate Degree)/Accounting (Degree) · RMIT, City42.50Showing 12 of 210 matches. Search every course.
NSW and ACT282 matches
UAC lowest selection ranks, December Round 2, 2025-26 admissions.
Bachelor of Commerce (International) · UNSW97.90 Bachelor of Commerce · UNSW97.05 Bachelor of Commerce · Sydney96.00 Bachelor of Fashion Business · UTS91.45 Bachelor of Business · UTS87.45 Bachelor of Business · Charles Sturt86.05 Bachelor of Management (Sport Business) · UTS82.10 Bachelor of Commerce · Griffith81.65Diplomas and other ways in
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Queensland227 matches
QTAC course pages, ATAR/Selection Rank profile for semester 1, 2026.
Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) · UQ, St Lucia94.00 Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) · Griffith, Brisbane South (Nathan)84.75 Bachelor of Commerce · UQ, St Lucia82.25 Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) · Griffith, Gold Coast78.30 Bachelor of Business - International · QUT, Gardens PointOnline74.25 Bachelor of Business (Subject to final approval.) · Southern Cross, Gold Coast74.00 Bachelor of Business · UniSQ, Toowoomba73.00 Bachelor of Commerce · Griffith, Brisbane City72.70Diplomas and other ways in
Associate Degree in Business · UniSC, Online51.00Showing 12 of 227 matches. Search every course.
Western Australia69 matches
TISC Course Search: lowest ATAR offered for 2026 entry and guaranteed offer ATARs.
Bachelor of Commerce (Integrated Professional) · UWA, Perth80.00 guaranteed Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) · Curtin, Perth76.50 Bachelor of Global Sport Business Management (International) · ECU, City71.55 Bachelor of Business Analytics · ECU, City70.00 guaranteed Bachelor of Business in Accounting · Murdoch, Perth70.00 guaranteed Bachelor of Business in Business Law · Murdoch, Perth70.00 guaranteed Bachelor of Business in Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Murdoch, Perth70.00 guaranteed Bachelor of Business in Finance · Murdoch, Perth70.00 guaranteedDiplomas and other ways in
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Matched on course names, 788 across four admissions centres. A lowest selection rank includes adjustment points and moves every year. Check prerequisites and whether the course is accredited for this job.
Graduate outcomes, national
Undergraduates surveyed about four to six months after finishing, in 2025, across all providers. Full-time work is among those available for it. All graduates: 75.4% and $77,000. These are national figures for the study area, not for this course or uni, and a first-year salary says little about later pay. Source: QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025.
Does it fit your interests?
Strongest interest areas for this kind of work: Conventional, Investigative, Enterprising.
From O*NET ratings for "Management Analysts", the closest US occupation in JSA's correspondence (a acceptable match). US ratings are a guide to Australian jobs, not a measurement of them.
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Graduate outcomes: QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025, National Report Tables (Social Research Centre, for the Australian Government).
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