I usually start my day catching up on email and following up on any messages in our internal team communications channels. I'll then have meetings either with my team, usually around product development, or with potential clients and organizers. A good part of my day is spent talking to people that have used or may use our platform in order to understand what they need and how we can better help them. My day usually ends by working on presentations or materials for meetings and pitches.
CAREER
Business Intelligence Analysts
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$100,910
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+35.8% (much faster than the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Business Intelligence Analysts Do
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.
Other Job Titles Business Intelligence Analysts May Have
Business Intelligence Analyst, Competitive Intelligence Analyst, Market Intelligence Consultant, Strategic Business and Technology Intelligence Consultant
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Likely to see a few meetings throughout the day: project team meeting for overall status on data quality progress, meetings with customers to gather data quality requirements and supporting information to help move project to next phase.
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
- Maintain library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets.
- Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs.
- Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Business Intelligence Analysts
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (76%)
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-baccalaureate certificate
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Business/Commerce, General
Bachelor
Computer Science
Graduate
Business Administration and Management, General
Certification / License
Computer Programming/Progra...
Certification / License
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Cer...
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Business Administration and Management, General
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
Working in a team is the most important skill needed for what I do. Knowing what others can do better and empowering them to do so is something learned through experience. Being able to communicate clearly and effectively is also incredibly important, and something that I've only really built through practice.
Communication is important in any role. It's important that you understand numbers and results, but if you aren't able to properly explain those items you might lose your message. Also, being comfortable learning new technological tools will help make you successful as companies are stressing the importance of being digitally innovative.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
Middle School Students
Take school seriously and do your personal best in each class. Take advantage of the privilege to learn things you think you will never use because the workforce is extremely different from the school atmosphere.
Think about your interests and subjects you enjoy learning about. Attempt to see examples from family and friends about the work they do and what they like and don't like about their jobs. Think about what's important to you (spending time with friends, learning as much as you can, being near family, traveling, experiencing different cultures).
High School Students
College Students
Everyone
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