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Business Continuity Planners

Business Continuity Planners score 57 out of 100, which is elevated exposure to AI. That ranks #114 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 21 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 3 on its own and 18 more with extra software built on top of it. In April–May 2026, 8 of these tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant.

57/ 100
Elevated
Rank
#114of 923 jobs
US workers
1,087,090for Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Median pay
$83,050a year
In real AI use
8 of 21tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

  • AI can speed this up on its own: 3 (14%)
  • AI can speed this up with extra software: 18 (86%)
  • Little or no AI speed-up: 0 (0%)
  • Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.AI can speed this up on its own · core task
  • Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.AI can speed this up on its own · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • 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.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Create scenarios to reestablish operations from various types of business disruptions.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Prepare reports summarizing operational results, financial performance, or accomplishments of specified objectives, goals, or plans.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task · Seen in real AI use
  • Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
  • Identify individual or transaction targets to direct intelligence collection.AI can speed this up with extra software · supplemental task

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Questions about business continuity planners and AI

Will AI replace business continuity planners?

Not entirely. Parts of the job are likely to change as AI takes over routine tasks. Business Continuity Planners score 57 out of 100 (elevated exposure), #114 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 21 of the job's 21 tasks, 3 of them on its own. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which business continuity planners tasks can AI do?

The most exposed tasks include "Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations"; "Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster"; "Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials".

Which business continuity planners tasks are hardest for AI?

Every task in this job has some AI exposure, though 18 of them need extra software built around the AI.

Are people already using AI for this work?

Yes. In April–May 2026, 8 of the 21 tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as business continuity planners, and what do they earn?

About 1,087,090 people in the US (figure for Business Operations Specialists, All Other), with median pay of $83,050 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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