Missouri Business Analytics Salary

After a couple of years of relative stagnation, Missouri’s economy grew by nearly 5% in 2017-18 alone and has expanded by nearly 30% since the depths of the great recession, with gross domestic product growing to more than $315 billion in 2018.

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More than 150,000 employer firms are operating across the Show-Me State, and nearly 3 million people are employed throughout Missouri, and the state’s unemployment level is just 3.1%, putting Missouri in the top quarter of the nation.

Home to nearly two dozen Fortune 500 companies and closing in on $70 million in startup investment in the third quarter of 2019 alone, Missouri has a vast and diverse economy that’s got feet in both traditional and emerging industries.

That’s what makes Missouri such an ideal location for individuals who have education and expertise in the business analytics field. After all, any organization that collects or produces numbers needs to hire professionals who can harness and take advantage of those numbers.

Let’s take a look at the business analytics employment landscape in Missouri, including how the state stands among others and what educational opportunities exist in Missouri for people seeking further training in business analytics and related areas.

Business Analytics Salaries in Missouri

The big tent of business analytics covers literally dozens of possible job titles that exist across industries and sectors. That includes, of course, the job of Business Analyst, but it also extends to less-obvious jobs like Data Scientist, Management Consultant and Marketing Specialist. Many jobs are ideal for those with hands-on technology experience, while others may be more creative in nature.

Business analytics job titles you can find in Missouri include:

  • Data Scientist
  • Management Consultant
  • Product Analyst
  • Transaction Monitor
  • Financial Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Budget Analyst
  • Insights Analyst
  • Business Banking Specialist
  • Research Executive
  • Decision Engineer
  • Quantitative Modeler
  • Operations Research Analyst

To understand the strength of business analytics employment in Missouri, we’ll dig into data published recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on five specific job titles that apply to the business analytics field. We’ll look at wages, employment and growth projections in Missouri and around the United States.

For each of the five jobs we studied, Missouri’s median annual wage is lower than the overall U.S. median wage, though usually not by very much. However, in all cases, the business analytics jobs here are far more lucrative than the average job in Missouri, which pays just over $36,000 per year.

Median annual wage, Missouri vs. U.S.

Job TitleMissouriU.S.
Budget Analyst$63,870$76,220
Financial Analyst$81,990$85,660
Management Analyst$76,230$83,610
Market Research Analyst$56,710$63,120
Operations Research Analyst$72,020$83,390

While Missouri tends to lag behind the U.S. as a whole when it comes to pay for business analytics roles, the state performs well when compared to its regional neighbors. In fact, Missouri has the second-highest wage for Financial Analysts in the entire Midwestern region.

Median annual wage, Financial Analyst, Midwestern states

Minnesota$85,940
Missouri$81,990
Illinois$79,310
Michigan$78,490
Iowa$73,710
Indiana$72,320
Ohio$71,920
Wisconsin$71,330
North Dakota$69,990
Kansas$69,870
South Dakota$69,240
Nebraska$68,850

Business analytics jobs in Missouri account for a relatively high percentage of all jobs. Missouri ranks 22nd overall for Financial Analyst employment per 1,000 jobs, better than the majority of the Midwest.

Financial Analyst employment per 1,000 jobs, top 25

Delaware7.665
New York5.673
District of Columbia5.403
Connecticut3.758
Massachusetts3.752
New Jersey2.606
Illinois2.473
Virginia2.23
California2.229
Texas2.216
Minnesota2.205
Maryland2.103
Rhode Island2.098
Pennsylvania2.049
North Carolina2.038
Utah1.989
Washington1.987
Arizona1.912
Ohio1.71
Georgia1.684
Iowa1.564
Florida1.556
Missouri1.525
Tennessee1.524
Wisconsin1.472

Missouri is expected to see all five job titles become more common over the next several years, with double-digit growth expected in four of the five jobs through 2026.

Missouri job opening growth rate, short- and long-term

Job TitleShort-termLong-term
Budget Analyst2.7%7.0%
Financial Analyst1.4%11.9%
Management Analyst3.0%14.4%
Market Research Analyst5.1%24.7%
Operations Research Analyst4.4%24.3%

Note: Short-term 2016-2020; long-term 2016-2026

Salaries for business analytics, as one would expect, vary depending on the area of the state, and the state’s two largest cities, St. Louis and Kansas City, tend to offer higher wages for all five business analytics roles.

Median annual wage, Missouri vs. select cities

Job TitleMissouriSt. LouisKansas CityColumbia
Budget Analyst$63,870$67,990$71,880
Financial Analyst$81,990$82,840$75,470$75,980
Management Analyst$76,230$79,970$81,250$68,500
Market Research Analyst$56,710$61,090$60,640$44,160
Operations Research Analyst$72,020$77,530$77,220$65,040

Missouri Business Analytics Degree Programs

Missouri is home to several well-regarded institutions of higher learning, offering many options both in public and private education. Here’s a look at some of the colleges and universities in Missouri that offer applicable degrees:

Business Analytics Degree Jobs in Missouri

We’ve already seen that rapid growth is expected for most business analytics jobs in the coming years, but what sorts of jobs are available now? The good news is that regardless of the sector, industry or even type of employer, for business analytics professionals in Missouri, job openings should be readily available.

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Here is a sampling of the companies, organizations, agencies and other groups that had posted openings for business analytics professionals in Missouri in late 2019:

  • Cerner Corp.
  • Spirit of ’76 Fireworks
  • EDCO Health Information Solutions
  • Americo
  • ABI Document Support Services
  • Schaeffer Manufacturing
  • Quaker Windows
  • Datix
  • Enterprise
  • O’Reilly Automotive
  • Codeforce 360
  • Verizon
  • Wells Fargo
  • FormFast
  • Boom Lab
  • Infosys
  • BJC Healthcare
  • University of Missouri Hospital
  • EquipmentShare
  • Sun Life Financial
  • Kansas City Police Department

Conclusion

Seeking advanced education in business analytics in Missouri looks to be quite a wise investment, indeed, as the state is home to a bustling and diverse economy that’s likely to keep on producing challenging and interesting jobs for years to come.

References

Note: Information on recent job openings was gathered from Indeed.com and Glassdoor.com in late 2019.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance, Missouri. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.mo.htm

PWC/CB Insights, MoneyTree Report, Q3 2019. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.pwc.com/us/en/moneytree-report/assets/moneytree-report-q3-2019.pdf

U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Query System, Custom Tables. (Undated). Accessed from https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/home

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Total Gross Domestic Product for Missouri. (2019). Retrieved from https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MONGSP

U.S. Census Bureau, Quick Facts, Missouri. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MO/PST045218