Business Intelligence Analyst
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Business Intelligence Analyst collects and analyzes data that provides an accurate picture of business operations and performance for a company. Completes statistical analysis of current and historic business data, identifies trends and develops projections. Presents data analysis that informs planning and strategic decision making for a company.
Job Outlook
There were 573 Business Intelligence Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 17289 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Business Intelligence Analyst industry, which includes the Business Intelligence Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Business Intelligence Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $94,659.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $92,626.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Business Intelligence Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $76,095.
Education and Experience
Posted Business Intelligence Analyst jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 73.93% |
| Master's Degree | 26.96% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.99% |
| Other | 4.4% |
Posted Business Intelligence Analyst jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 24.23% |
| 3 to 5 years | 55.44% |
| 6 to 8 years | 13.99% |
| 9+ years | 6.34% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Business Intelligence Analyst positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (49.18%)
- Leadership (34.98%)
- Management (31.72%)
- Problem Solving (31.2%)
- Microsoft Excel (28.64%)
- Decision Making (25.01%)
- Operations (24.69%)
- Mathematics (22.93%)
- Detail Oriented (22.23%)
- Presentations (18.98%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) (4.99%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (49.52%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (71.14%)
- Statistics (26.8%)
- Power BI (53.94%)
- Python (Programming Language) (35.21%)
- Finance (30.48%)
- Data Visualization (41.04%)
- Data Modeling (28.02%)
- Computer Science (33.85%)
- Dashboard (54.51%)
- Business Intelligence (78.34%)
- Data Analysis (61.13%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Reporting Solutions (6.82%)
- Business Problems (16.5%)
- Business Decisions (13.6%)
- Programming Languages (5.81%)
- Advanced Analytics (7.25%)
- Amazon Redshift (8.12%)
- Reporting Tools (8.55%)
- Data Science (20.53%)
- Scripting (8.19%)
- Process Improvement (14.31%)
- Business Strategies (9.26%)
- SAS (Software) (14.47%)
- Predictive Modeling (7.03%)
- Machine Learning (6.86%)
- Project Management (15.8%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (17.37%)
- Marketing (14.23%)
- Scalability (10.88%)
- R (Programming Language) (18.33%)
- Economics (17.65%)
- Data Warehousing (25.25%)
- Relational Databases (7.02%)
- Data Governance (7.78%)
- Data Integrity (8.17%)
- Extract Transform Load (ETL) (17.29%)
- Data Management (12.96%)
- Data Manipulation (5.06%)
- Data Mining (15.78%)
- Data Quality (12.92%)
- Information Systems (8.45%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (6.45%)
- Customer Relationship Management (4.87%)
- Business Analysis (9.11%)
- Business Analytics (13.26%)
- Business Intelligence Tools (11.97%)
- Business Process (11.7%)
- Business Requirements (23.98%)
- Automation (16.61%)
- Microsoft Azure (5.7%)
- Amazon Web Services (8.83%)
- Analytics (8.89%)
- Agile Methodology (9.05%)
- Artificial Intelligence (4.14%)
- Data-Driven Decision Making (11.44%)
- Microsoft Access (8.49%)
- Snowflake (Data Warehouse) (10.82%)
- Business Operations (7.63%)
- Workflow Management (9.08%)
- Strategic Decision Making (6.33%)
- Statistical Analysis (10.27%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions (7.92%)
- Business Intelligence Reporting (5.58%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions (9.3%)
- Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) (5.86%)
- Computer Science (39.76%)
- Data Modeling (32.91%)
- Data Visualization (48.2%)
- Finance (35.8%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (58.18%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Business Intelligence Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Business Intelligence Engineer
- Reporting Analyst
- Lead Business Intelligence Analyst
- Business Intelligence Lead
- Business Intelligence Data Analyst
- Analytics Analyst
- Business Intelligence Manager
- Business Intelligence Intern
- Data and Reporting Analyst
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Developer / Architect
- Business Analysis Manager
- Healthcare Analyst
- Data Specialist
- Data Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Business Intelligence Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Amazon (990)
- Humana (975)
- Centerwell Limited Partnership (722)
- Prime Therapeutics (412)
- USAA (347)
- Lumen Technologies (223)
- GovCIO (220)
- CVS Health (210)
- CBRE (205)
- TD Bank (114)
North Carolina
- USAA (33)
- UNC Health (20)
- Lowe's (18)
- Truist Financial (14)
- Bank of America (14)
- Centerwell Limited Partnership (13)
- Quick Services Llc (Qsl) (12)
- Humana (12)
- TD Bank (10)
- Prime Therapeutics (9)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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