Business Intelligence Analysts
Official O*NET title: Business Intelligence Analysts (15-2051.01)
Also called: bi analyst, business intelligence, business analyst, business intelligence analyst, business intelligence consultant
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders
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How AI is changing business intelligence analysts work
12 of 17 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Red (lots of AI use) — 71%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Create business intelligence tools or systems (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Share information regarding tools, reports, or metadata enhancements (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Maintain library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Conduct or coordinate tests to make sure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Identify or monitor current and potential customers, using business intelligence tools (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Create or review technical design documentation to make sure the accurate development of reporting solutions (main task) — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders”. Try the prompt for: “Create business intelligence tools or systems”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and business intelligence analysts
Will AI replace business intelligence analysts?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 12 of the 17 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Red rating (lots of AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 5 of the 17 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which business intelligence analyst tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders; create business intelligence tools or systems; synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
Which business intelligence analyst tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods; manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users; conduct or coordinate tests to make sure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 98% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a business intelligence analyst start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Business Intelligence Analysts ranks #52 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #11 of 30 in Tech.
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