Explore career options in business analytics
Here you can find information on the types of careers and employment roles a business analytics degree may land you.
You can also discover where to look for job vacancies, as well as professional associations, mentoring and international opportunities.
Opportunities
The field of business analytics is becoming increasingly important to the successful functioning of business enterprises of all types, with the aim of gaining competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Business analytics is the process of making sense of gathered information in order to measure business performance and help businesses make informed decisions about their future.
While business intelligence relates to the collection of data, business analytics puts that data to good use, using statistical methods and algorithms to inform long-term strategic objectives, make decisions and manage the business successfully.
Career fields
- Data mining
- Government—federal or state
- Defence forces
- Data science
- Business intelligence
- Consultancy services
- Statistics
- Machine learning
- Marketing
- Banking industry
- Information technology organisations
- Mining and energy sectors
- Accounting firms
- Transport and logistics companies
- Project management
Employment roles
- Business analyst
- Investment analyst
- Graduate data scientist
- Systems analyst
- Technology officer
- Data analyst/officer
- Market research analyst
- Quantitative analyst/modeler
- Research analyst
- Financial analyst
- Business solutions support analyst
- Graduate business consultant
- Business insights graduate
- Integration business analyst
- Mapping and data graduate
- Financial analyst graduate
- Technical business analyst
- Information analyst
- Business intelligence administrator
Occupation snapshot
Weekly earnings
$2,742
Future growth
23.2%
Employed
54,300
Full-time share
70%
This data is based on the occupation profile for Business Analyst, retrieved from the Government's Jobs and Skills Australia website and the Seek Explore Careers website July 2024.
Your employability
In addition to knowledge and skills directly related to your program of study, you will also develop a range of other skills such as teamwork, analytical, communication through academic study, employment, voluntary work, sporting and recreational activities and life experience.
Recognising the value employers place on these skills is an important factor in your graduate job search. You can further develop your employability with these resources:
Vacancies
Information on relevant vacancies can be found in a wide range of sources, including:
- CareerHub
- Prosple (formerly Grad Australia)
- GradConnection
- Australian Public Service jobs
- Australian Defence Force
- Brisbane City Council vacancies
- Queensland Courts
- Australian Local Government Directory
- Queensland Government jobs
- Queensland Government Graduate Portal
- NSW Government jobs
- Seek
- Hays
- Robert Half
- Adzuna
Job application resources
Craft a stand-out resume and cover letter, and learn how to prepare for job interviews.
Approach potential employers
Many work opportunities are not advertised, so we recommend approaching potential employers with the aim of researching their needs and how your skills, experience, interests and qualifications could match theirs.
This is called informational interviewing and will benefit you by:
- clarifying your specific career direction
- enhancing your professional network
- increasing your chances of being offered a job.
Industry outlook
The Your Career website includes helpful information such as job descriptions, employment prospects, average weekly earnings and skills requirements. Every job title in the database has a skills section to help you identify and describe essential skills for your future career.
The My Future website also has job descriptions and a useful career insight section.
The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching website has up-to-date information on graduate salaries, especially the Graduate Outlook Survey (GOS) National Report, which contains undergraduate salary figures.
More detailed information is available at the Labour Market Insights portal.
Professional associations
Joining a professional association is a great way to interact with people in your field who can assist you to explore your career options and potentially find employment opportunities. Such associations hold regular professional development and networking events.
Relevant professional associations include:
- Institute of Analytics Professionals Australia
- Australian Computer Society
- Australian Association for Information Systems.
Students are welcome to join and often receive a discount on their membership.
Mentoring
The award-winning Industry Mentoring Program provides an excellent opportunity to further develop your employability and build professional networks.
The Program is available to students with more than 80CP as well as recent graduates.
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Further careers information
Careers counselling
Individual career counselling sessions are available to all current students and recent graduates.
You can book an initial appointment via CareerHub.
Career planning
Our website has an array of career planning resources you can explore at any stage of your student journey.
Career Readiness
Check out our Career Readiness site in Learning@Griffith for additional information and resources for your career development learning:
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Please note: The content on this webpage is a guide only. Please refer to degree-specific information and accreditation requirements of your profession on the Degree and Course Finder website and with the relevant professional accreditation body for your degree.