Senior business analyst
Average salary: $102,936
The work: Senior business analysts collect data in order in to understand a challenges and needs of a business. The role is very collaborative, and you’ll be working with managers across the organization to implement best practices and ensure the recommendations are working.
How to get the job: Serious problem-solving skills and good time-management is a must. Also, your communication skills need to be on point; you’ll be writing a lot of proposals and working with managers and their teams on various projects. Any work experience in management, human resources or information technology will increase your value.