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Business Continuity Planners
Makes sure a company follows the laws and rules for its industry.
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Compliance officers read laws and rules, check that their company follows them, train employees and write reports. Regulatory affairs managers get drugs and medical devices approved by the government. Financial examiners check that banks follow the rules and stay safe. Business continuity planners make plans so a company can keep running after a storm, fire or cyberattack. It's mostly careful reading, writing and asking questions.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Business Law · Career and Technical
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Business Continuity Planners on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.