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Date: 08/12/2025

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.

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  • Typical Education
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  • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
  • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
  • Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
  • Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation.
  • Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
  • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
  • Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
  • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.
  • Prepare reports summarizing operational results, financial performance, or accomplishments of specified objectives, goals, or plans.
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
  • Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.
  • Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • Create scenarios to reestablish operations from various types of business disruptions.
  • Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
  • Identify individual or transaction targets to direct intelligence collection.
  • Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
  • Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.

Work Activities

Work Activities

  • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
  • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
  • Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
  • Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation.
  • Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
  • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
  • Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
  • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.
  • Prepare reports summarizing operational results, financial performance, or accomplishments of specified objectives, goals, or plans.
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
  • Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.
  • Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • Create scenarios to reestablish operations from various types of business disruptions.
  • Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
  • Identify individual or transaction targets to direct intelligence collection.
  • Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
  • Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.

Skills

  • Systems Analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

  • Time Management

    Managing your time and the time of other people.

  • Mathematics

    Using math to solve problems.

  • Coordination

    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

  • Active Listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • Service Orientation

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • Technology Design

    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

  • Operation and Control

    Using equipment or systems.

  • Systems Evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Understanding people's reactions.

  • Negotiation

    Bringing people together to solve differences.

  • Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

  • Programming

    Writing computer programs.

  • Troubleshooting

    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

  • Complex Problem Solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • Science

    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

  • Operations Analysis

    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

  • Quality Control Analysis

    Testing how well a product or service works.

  • Installation

    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Reading work-related information.

  • Critical Thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • Active Learning

    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

  • Management of Financial Resources

    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

  • Equipment Selection

    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

  • Repairing

    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

  • Equipment Maintenance

    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

  • Management of Personnel Resources

    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

  • Learning Strategies

    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

  • Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

  • Management of Material Resources

    Managing equipment and materials.

WorkKeys®

Applied Math
5
Workplace Documents
5
Graphic Literacy
4

Abilities

  • Speed of Limb Movement

    Quickly moving your arms and legs.

  • Far Vision

    Seeing details that are far away.

  • Rate Control

    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

  • Visual Color Discrimination

    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

  • Oral Expression

    Communicating by speaking.

  • Auditory Attention

    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

  • Manual Dexterity

    Holding or moving items with your hands.

  • Near Vision

    Seeing details up close.

  • Inductive Reasoning

    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

  • Trunk Strength

    Using your lower back and stomach.

  • Peripheral Vision

    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

  • Extent Flexibility

    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Multilimb Coordination

    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

  • Speech Clarity

    Speaking clearly.

  • Written Comprehension

    Reading and understanding what is written.

  • Perceptual Speed

    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

  • Spatial Orientation

    Knowing where things are around you.

  • Control Precision

    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

  • Mathematical Reasoning

    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

  • Speech Recognition

    Recognizing spoken words.

  • Speed of Closure

    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

  • Selective Attention

    Paying attention to something without being distracted.

  • Sound Localization

    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

  • Number Facility

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

  • Gross Body Equilibrium

    Keeping your balance or staying upright.

  • Dynamic Flexibility

    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Deductive Reasoning

    Using rules to solve problems.

  • Dynamic Strength

    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

  • Time Sharing

    Doing two or more things at the same time.

  • Night Vision

    Seeing at night or under low light.

  • Problem Sensitivity

    Noticing when problems happen.

  • Originality

    Creating new and original ideas.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

    Keeping your arm or hand steady.

  • Written Expression

    Communicating by writing.

  • Memorization

    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

  • Oral Comprehension

    Listening and understanding what people say.

  • Glare Sensitivity

    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

  • Hearing Sensitivity

    Telling the difference between sounds.

  • Visualization

    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • Wrist-Finger Speed

    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

  • Fluency of Ideas

    Coming up with lots of ideas.

  • Gross Body Coordination

    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

  • Response Orientation

    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

  • Explosive Strength

    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

  • Information Ordering

    Ordering or arranging things.

  • Finger Dexterity

    Putting together small parts with your fingers.

  • Static Strength

    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

  • Stamina

    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

  • Reaction Time

    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

  • Category Flexibility

    Grouping things in different ways.

  • Flexibility of Closure

    Seeing hidden patterns.

  • Depth Perception

    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

Knowledge

  • Sociology and Anthropology

    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

  • Physics

    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

  • Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

  • Geography

    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

  • Administration and Management

    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

  • Psychology

    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

  • Philosophy and Theology

    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

  • Telecommunications

    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • Production and Processing

    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

  • Food Production

    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

  • Fine Arts

    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

  • Economics and Accounting

    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

  • Biology

    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Therapy and Counseling

    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

  • Administrative

    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Personnel and Human Resources

    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

  • Computers and Electronics

    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • Design

    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

  • Foreign Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Transportation

    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

  • History and Archeology

    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Sales and Marketing

    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • Communications and Media

    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

  • Chemistry

    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Pay

  • Typical Salary
  • $132,250
    $77,710
    $42,520
    Ohio
    US
    $147,830
    $81,270
    $46,230
  • Typical Hourly Wage
  • $64
    $37
    $20
    Ohio
    US
    $71
    $39
    $22

Ohio Employment Trends

  • Currently Employed 36,030
  • Yearly Projected Openings 3130

Typical Education

Personality

Enterprising: People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Persistence
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

Tools

  • Computer servers
  • Desktop computers
  • Laser printers
  • Mainframe computers
  • Network attached storage NAS device
  • Personal computers
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Tablet computers
  • Teleconference equipment

Technology

  • Backup or archival software
  • Business intelligence and data analysis software
  • Cloud-based data access and sharing software
  • Communications server software
  • Content workflow software
  • Data base management system software
  • Data base reporting software
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Document management software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Internet browser software
  • LAN software
  • Network operation system software
  • Office suite software
  • Operating system software
  • Presentation software
  • Process mapping and design software
  • Project management software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
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