Business Intelligence Analysts
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.
- Tasks
- 17 tasks17 core
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- Computer & MathematicalOne of its 38 occupations
- Code
- 15-2051.01SOC 2018: 15-2051
What the work is made of
All 17 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.Core taskTask 16150Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 2. Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.Core taskTask 16139Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 3. Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.Core taskTask 16140Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 4. Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.Core taskTask 16134Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 5. Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.Core taskTask 16141Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 6. Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs.Core taskTask 16142Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 7. Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs.Core taskTask 16144Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 8. Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources.Core taskTask 16146Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 9. Disseminate information regarding tools, reports, or metadata enhancements.Core taskTask 16143Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 10. Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs.Core taskTask 16145Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 11. Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.Core taskTask 16149Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 12. Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends.Core taskTask 16148Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 13. Identify or monitor current and potential customers, using business intelligence tools.Core taskTask 16136Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 14. Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.Core taskTask 16138Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 15. Maintain library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets.Core taskTask 16135Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 16. Create or review technical design documentation to ensure the accurate development of reporting solutions.Core taskTask 16137Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 17. Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products.Core taskTask 16147Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2024
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 15-2051
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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