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Will AI replace Business Intelligence Analysts?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Business Intelligence Analysts, aggregated from 7 research sources.

What this score means

Business Intelligence Analysts is among the more exposed roles in Technology. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 61 out of 100 it scores 6 points above the Technology average of 55. Across the 7 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 49 to 69, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Business Intelligence Analysts, most central first, showing 12 of 17.

  • 01Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
  • 02Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.
  • 03Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.
  • 04Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.
  • 05Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.
  • 06Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs.
  • 07Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs.
  • 08Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources.
  • 09Disseminate information regarding tools, reports, or metadata enhancements.
  • 10Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs.
  • 11Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
  • 12Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 7 research sources that scored Business Intelligence Analysts for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Business Intelligence Analysts?
Published research puts Business Intelligence Analysts at 61 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 7 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Business Intelligence Analysts?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Business Intelligence Analysts run from 49 to 69 out of 100 across the 7 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which technology roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published technology roles to Business Intelligence Analysts by score are Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other (61/100), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (61/100), and Web Developers (61/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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