As of June 2026, Business Continuity Planners has an AI-exposure score of 64/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Business Continuity Planners
More exposed than 78% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$83,050. About 108,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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What this role usually involves
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.
Broad guidance for this preparation level; exact requirements vary by role and employer.
Source: O*NET 29.1 exact occupation - Business Continuity Planners, SOC 13-1199.04. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.
Business Continuity Planners tasks, by AI exposure
- Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
- 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.
- Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
- 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.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (65%).
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Business Continuity Planners — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$83,050. More states are being added.