Business Intelligence Manager
Impact: Strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, revenue growth
Leads the development and execution of business intelligence strategies, leveraging data to drive informed decision-making and overseeing teams responsible for delivering reports, dashboards, and insights.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-50
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $130,000 - $165,000
- Entry-level
- $90,000 - $110,000
- Senior
- $180,000 - $220,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10% (faster than average)
- Demand
- Growing Fast
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Analysis
- SQL
- Data Visualization
- ETL
- Project Management
- Business Acumen
Soft skills
- Communication
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Business Intelligence Manager
- Director of Business Intelligence
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to strategic and leadership components
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing Fast
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.9/10
- Meaning
- 3.8/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- Low