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Business and Financial Operations

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

All business operations specialists not listed separately.

Also called: Business Continuity Administrator (Business Continuity Admin), Business Continuity Analyst, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultant, Business Continuity Consultant, Business Continuity Coordinator, Business Continuity Professional

Median pay in Greater Boston
$98,340
$47.28/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
14,230
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+4.0%
1,780 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$57,800$75,900$98,340$120,000$155,150

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure78 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 75
  • Language-model AIOE 72
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 86

Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)

This group covers many different business operations jobs, so daily tasks vary by role. As a group, it has higher AI exposure, and observed AI use is substantial, so AI tools may help with or change some computer-based tasks. Work that depends on judgment, teamwork, and knowing your own organization is less likely to be handled by AI tools alone.

Likely to change

  • Computer-based information and writing tasks
  • Routine data and paperwork tasks

Still relies on people

  • Business judgment and decision-making
  • Working with coworkers, managers, and customers

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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59 programs near Boston (plus 29 graduate)

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