Business Operations Specialists, All Other
All business operations specialists not listed separately.
What it pays
Business Operations Specialists, All Other earn a median of $39.93/hr — about $83,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $23.02/hr; the top 10% earn $72.12/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Business Operations Specialists, All Other earn a median of $39.93/hr — about $83,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $23.02/hr; the top 10% earn $72.12/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- 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.
- Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
- Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
- Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
- Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation: considerable preparation (Job Zone 4 of 5).
Working for yourself
About 1.4% of business operations specialists, all other are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are organized and detail-focused, take-charge and analytical.
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Quick questions
- How much does a business operations specialists, all other make?
- The median pay is $39.93 per hour — roughly $83,000 a year, with the real range running from about $23.02/hr (10th percentile) to $72.12/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a business operations specialists, all other?
- The typical entry-level education is: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation level: considerable preparation (Job Zone 4 of 5).
- What does a business operations specialists, all other actually do all day?
- 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. Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers. Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
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