Learn about the types of people who become business analysts. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2024
95% of business analysts work in full-time roles while 5% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a business analyst. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming business analysts at a ratio of 2.46 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
50% of business analysts are female and 50% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a business analyst and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a business analyst and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are significantly more men interested in becoming a business analyst than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of business analysts are White, making up 51% of the population. The next highest segments are South Asian and East Asian, making up 14% and 12% respectively.