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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$224,402

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$210,400

Business Administration, Management and Operations(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$208,670

Business Administration, Management and Operations(professional)Harvard University, MA

$205,703

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$194,606

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Stanford University, CA

$193,776

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Yale University, CT

$192,686

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

$189,494

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

$188,502

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)New York University, NY

$184,729

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$182,930

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Cornell University, NY

$179,274

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$172,128

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Duke University, NC

$171,948

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

$165,798

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Arkansas, AR

$164,382

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$160,286

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)The University of Texas at Austin, TX

$159,326

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

$156,818

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Rice University, TX

$150,476

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA

$149,800

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Washington-Bothell Campus, WA

$149,800

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Washington-Tacoma Campus, WA

$149,800

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

$149,786

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Georgetown University, DC

$147,613