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Business Continuity Planners — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$83,050
United States, 2025
Employment
1,087,090
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 13-1199.04
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
- Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
- Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
- Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
- Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
- Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
- Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$47,880
25th percentile
$62,640
75th percentile
$114,010
90th percentile
$150,010
Most important skills
- Complex Problem Solving4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Judgment and Decision Making4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Active Learning4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Systems Evaluation4.0
- Systems Analysis4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Writing4.0
- Coordination3.8
- Monitoring3.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 20 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
20
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.1 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Business Continuity PlannersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park, MD | $136,660 | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | $124,950 | 3,100 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $108,330 | 11,970 | 2025 |
| DC | $108,160 | 37,790 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $105,250 | 2,360 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $104,770 | 76,600 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $104,500 | 23,400 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | $102,660 | 4,370 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $101,920 | 38,800 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $101,500 | 110 | 2025 |
| MD | $101,500 | 39,820 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $101,380 | 1,120 | 2025 |
| WA | $100,360 | 51,650 | 2025 |
| AL | $100,240 | 6,990 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $98,650 | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $98,340 | 14,230 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $98,060 | 16,400 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | $97,720 | 360 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $96,580 | 15,690 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $96,100 | 3,520 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.