Employers
Business intelligence analysts are employed in various industries, such as health care, technology/software, banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, government, and education. Many types of businesses hire intelligence analysts to help them have a realistic view of their past and current business operations, with the aim to improve efficiency and profits. Business intelligence analysts may also work as management analysts or operations research analysts. There are approximately 838,140 management analysts and 117,880 operations research analysts employed in the United States, according to the Department of Labor.
Starting Out
Business intelligence officers often get their start through an internship or part-time job. They may have a background in information technology, business management, or human resources. They find internship and job opportunities through their career services office while in school, through professional associations, and through employment agencies and Web sites.
- Accountants
- Agricultural Consultants
- Arbitrators
- Artificial Intelligence Auditors
- Artificial Intelligence Ethicists
- Artificial Intelligence Prompt Engineers
- Artificial Intelligence Trainers
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Auditors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Bank Examiners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Brand Strategists
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Medical Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Strategy Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Compliance Managers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Contract Administrators
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Governance Managers
- Data Scientists
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Energy Consultants
- Entrepreneurs
- Environmental Consultants
- Ergonomists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Franchise Owners
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Go-to-Market Managers
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Care Managers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- Human Resources Consultants
- Human Resources Managers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Life Coaches
- Localization Specialists
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Mobile Software Developers
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Proposal Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Remote Work Coordinators
- Retail Business Owners
- Retail Managers
- Risk Managers
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Software Application Developers
- Space Port Managers
- Space Tourism Managers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Typists and Word Processors
- User Experience Designers
- Wealth Management Risk Managers
- Wealth Management Vice Presidents
- Wind Energy Project Managers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
