Occupations/13-1199.04
Business Continuity Planners
Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
41%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
31%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
- Task
Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
- Task
Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
- 02Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
- 03Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
- 04Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
- 05Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
- 06Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.45
- Degree of automation2.43
- Time sitting4.52
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations2.57
- Hands-on objects/tools1.36
- Outdoors / weather1.32
- Disease exposure1.19
- Decision freedom3.83
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.38
- Inductive Reasoning4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Information Ordering4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.25
- Monitoring3.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,516 2 yr $163,337 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,356 2 yr $170,426 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $160,423 2 yr $189,565 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $150,006 2 yr $145,543 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $112,701 2 yr $114,046 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $88,639 2 yr $96,183 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $87,942 2 yr $83,177 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $76,041 2 yr $73,823 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $73,549 2 yr $81,456 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $73,112 2 yr $77,283 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |