O*NET-SOC 13-1199.04

Business Continuity Planners

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.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Complex Problem Solving2.B.2.i4.008/2018
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e4.008/2018
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2018
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.8808/2018
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.8808/2018
Systems Analysis2.B.4.g3.8808/2018

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.1208/2018
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.008/2018
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2018
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2018
Written Expression1.A.1.a.44.008/2018
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.8808/2018

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
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.Core2208/2018
Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.Core2208/2018
Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.Core2208/2018
Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.Core2208/2018
Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.Core2208/2018

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Enterprising5.3111/2023
Conventional5.111/2023
Investigative4.4111/2023
Social3.0611/2023
Realistic2.0411/2023
Artistic1.6511/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.