Occupation

Business Intelligence Analysts

Human Advantage 66%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Moderate Risk
3.1 / 10

Some tasks in this role may be augmented by AI, but human oversight and interpersonal skills remain important.

Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.

Also Known As: Analytical Data Miner, Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Business Data Analyst, Business Database Analyst, Business Information Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst (BI Analyst), Business Intelligence Consultant (BI Consultant) +19 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
  2. Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.
  3. Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.
  4. Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.
  5. Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.
  6. Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs.
  7. Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs.
  8. Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources.
  9. Disseminate information regarding tools, reports, or metadata enhancements.
  10. Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs.
  11. Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
  12. Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends.
  13. Identify or monitor current and potential customers, using business intelligence tools.
  14. Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.
  15. Maintain library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets.
  16. Create or review technical design documentation to ensure the accurate development of reporting solutions.
  17. Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products.

Education & Training

Job Zone 4 Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

Bachelor's Degree
68%
Master's Degree
23%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
5%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
5%

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Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

Data Science & AI Advanced Manufacturing

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Market Research, Analytics, & Ethics Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 4
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Financial Strategy & Investments Advanced Manufacturing

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Statisticians 77% match

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