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Business Continuity Planners

Part of Business Management & Administration, in the Operations Management pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 13-1199.04

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
  • Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
  • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
  • Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.
  • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.

What it pays

$82,130
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $49,270
Experienced workers reach $131,040
  1. $49k10th
  2. $61k25th
  3. $82kMedian
  4. $106k75th
  5. $131k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $49,270, 25th $61,370, Median $82,130, 75th $105,600, 90th $131,040

About 11,970 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+13.7%

employment change in the Alamo region, 11,630 to 13,222 jobs · U.S. +3%

1,220

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 108,200

11,630

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 1,205,700

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Complex Problem Solving4.8
  2. Speaking4.0
  3. Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  4. Critical Thinking4.5
  5. Reading Comprehension4.1
  6. Writing4.0
  7. Systems Analysis4.0
  8. Active Listening3.9

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Certificate5%
  2. Some college9%
  3. Associate degree9%
  4. Bachelor's degree68%
  5. Doctoral or professional9%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

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  • Northwest Vista
  • Palo Alto
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  • San Antonio
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