O*NET-SOC 15-2051.01

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.

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
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.008/2024
Active Learning2.A.2.b3.8808/2024
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.8808/2024
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.8808/2024
Speaking2.A.1.d3.8808/2024
Writing2.A.1.c3.7508/2024

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
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.008/2024
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2024
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2024
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.008/2024
Written Expression1.A.1.a.44.008/2024
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.7508/2024

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
Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.Core2208/2024
Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.Core2208/2024
Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.Core2208/2024
Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.Core2108/2024
Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.Core2208/2024

Work interests

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

InterestScoreDate
Conventional5.6111/2023
Investigative5.4611/2023
Enterprising4.4611/2023
Artistic1.9511/2023
Social1.8811/2023
Realistic1.1211/2023

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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.