Business Intelligence Analysts
Machines can already do 75% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 94%. Most of the work is changing now.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Business Intelligence Analysts in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 75% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 46% of them.
- Forecast: machines can already do half of its tasks, and 94% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 262,440 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $120,230 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 52% for contact with people.
- Also called: Business Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst (BI Analyst), Business Intelligence Consultant (BI Consultant), Business Intelligence Coordinator (BI Coordinator).
- Competency here means how well the best AI model, tool or robot available can do a task, scored out of 100: today using the best available now, and for later years the 311 prediction of what AI and robots will be able to do.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders | 17% | 82% to 97% | |
| Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods | 14% | 85% to 97% | |
| Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs | 11% | 81% to 97% | |
| Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools | 9% | 81% to 97% | |
| Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action | 8% | 77% to 97% | |
| Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources | 6% | 84% to 97% | |
| Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users | 5% | 50% to 85% | |
| Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications | 5% | 71% to 91% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills business intelligence analysts use most, most used first.
Human value: what makes people in this job hard to replace
How much business intelligence analysts rely on each one, from 0 to 10. 311 estimates, medium confidence.
- Go-to problem solver7/10
- Trust and reliability10/10
- Know-how about the organisation5/10
- Network and relationships4/10
- Mentoring and developing others2/10
- Culture and morale4/10
- Initiative beyond the role6/10
- Calm in a crisis8/10
- Bridge between teams5/10
- Reputation and influence4/10
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Business Intelligence Analysts?
Machines can already do half of its tasks. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of business intelligence analysts?
Machines can do 75% of the tasks of business intelligence analysts today and 94% by 2035. Most of the routine work moves to machines, and the people in the job move to oversight, judgement and client work.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 15-2051.01 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring, forecast and human value: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit (human value scores are 311 estimates, medium confidence); after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Business Intelligence Analysts: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/business-intelligence-analysts/