2010 - 2020 Job Outlook for Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Business and financial operations occupations are projected to add 1.2 million new jobs, growing 17 percent, from 2010 to 2020.

As a whole, business operations specialists—such as management analysts and human resources specialists— are projected to have slightly faster employment growth and to add more new jobs than financial specialists, such as loan officers and budget analysts.

Business and financial operations workers are employed in many different industries, but the largest numbers are found in government, professional and business services, and the finance and insurance industries. Meeting, convention, and event planners and market research analysts are expected to experience particularly strong job growth in these industries.