Business Continuity Planner / Analyst
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Business Continuity Planner or Analyst researches company operations and develops strategies for companies to implement in the event of a disaster or significant unexpected problems affecting operations.
Job Outlook
There were 120 Business Continuity Planner / Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2135 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Business Continuity Planner / Analyst industry, which includes the Business Continuity Planner / Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Business Continuity Planner / Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $111,122.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $125,967.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Business Continuity Planner / Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $81,930.
Education and Experience
Posted Business Continuity Planner / Analyst jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 68.76% |
| Master's Degree | 16.58% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.84% |
| Other | 4.68% |
Posted Business Continuity Planner / Analyst jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 21.6% |
| 3 to 5 years | 45.26% |
| 6 to 8 years | 17.1% |
| 9+ years | 16.04% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Business Continuity Planner / Analyst positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (61.03%)
- Management (50.59%)
- Resilience (47.45%)
- Planning (46.14%)
- Operations (43.89%)
- Leadership (37%)
- Coordinating (29.27%)
- Problem Solving (28.62%)
- Governance (22.9%)
- Information Technology (20.19%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Risk Analysis (38.98%)
- Risk Management (36.78%)
- Project Management (35.11%)
- Emergency Management (22.57%)
- Disaster Recovery (66.51%)
- Crisis Management (47.42%)
- Business Continuity (88.88%)
- Business Continuity Planning (72.66%)
- Business Operations (19.75%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Operational Resilience (10.83%)
- Industry Standards (21.33%)
- Process Mapping (1.81%)
- Mitigation (15.89%)
- Process Improvement (12.74%)
- Vulnerability (3.96%)
- Regulatory Requirements (7.54%)
- Operational Risk (3.91%)
- Microsoft Visio (4.29%)
- Incident Management (19.61%)
- Financial Services (13.17%)
- Incident Response (14.46%)
- Finance (6.3%)
- Disaster Recovery Plan (15.98%)
- Cyber Security (11.02%)
- Regulatory Compliance (11.64%)
- Computer Science (14.41%)
- Information Systems (7.25%)
- Contingency Planning (15.08%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (14.22%)
- Business Process (18.89%)
- Business Requirements (3.48%)
- Automation (6.44%)
- Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery (27.72%)
- Data Analysis (6.06%)
- Auditing (30.68%)
- Agile Methodology (2%)
- Resilience Planning (8.59%)
- IT Infrastructure (8.92%)
- Risk Mitigation (10.78%)
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) (8.87%)
- Organizational Change Management (1.43%)
- Emergency Response (12.88%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Business Continuity Risk (5.53%)
- Recovery Testing (1.81%)
- Recovery Time Objective (5.53%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Business Continuity Risk (11.26%)
- Crisis Management (96.5%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Business Continuity Planner / Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Business Continuity Analyst
- Business Continuity Manager
- Business Continuity Specialist
- Disaster Recovery Analyst
- Resiliency Architect
- Disaster Recovery Manager
- Disaster Recovery Specialist
- Business Continuity Planner
- Business Continuity Program Manager
- Enterprise Director
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Business Continuity Planner / Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- PNC (91)
- Autodesk (72)
- SS&C Technologies (38)
- Molina Healthcare (38)
- Ssc (36)
- Ensono (36)
- Truist Financial (35)
- KPMG (35)
- Fisher Investments (33)
- Bank of America (32)
North Carolina
- Truist Financial (18)
- Royal Bank of Canada (6)
- Wells Fargo (5)
- Regions Financial (5)
- Bank of America (5)
- First Citizens Bank (4)
- Disability Solutions (4)
- Sparks (3)
- Akaasa Technologies (2)
- Eaton Corporation (2)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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