Hiring Business Operations Specialists, All Other

What do business operations specialists, all other do?

• 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.
• Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
• Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
• Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
• Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.

Core tasks, O*NET OnLine, 13-1199.00.

What does it take to become one?

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

O*NET Job Zone 4, SVP (7.0 to < 8.0). O*NET OnLine.

Employers commonly list experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, Inventory management systems for this role.

What do business operations specialists, all other get paid?

BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for business operations specialists, all other in 90 of the metro areas we publish data for. The median ranges from $59,170 to $124,950 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $80,020. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.

BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 13-1199.

What does hiring one cost?

The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest median any metro we publish data for pays business operations specialists, all other is $124,950 a year, place of work (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $24,990 to $37,485 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.

Frequently asked

How fast can a business operations specialist search fill?

Typically 23 to 35 days, and typically 2 to 3x faster than a contingency search, per our recruiting partner's published figures. Both are typical rather than guaranteed.

What if the hire does not work out?

A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.