Missouri·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1199

Best Business Operations Specialist, All Other programs in Missouri, ranked by enrollment

All business operations specialists not listed.

50 schools in Missouri run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,840 people a year. The job pays a median of $80,420 in Missouri across about 15,770 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSecurity AdvisorSecurity AnalystSecurity ConsultantSecurity SpecialistOnline Services ManagerSustainability ConsultantSustainability SpecialistSustainability Coordinator
Graduates / yr
3,840
in Missouri
Median pay · Missouri
$80,420
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
15,770
people employed
Schools
50
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
51%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,095
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Missouri that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in Missouri that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Missouri (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Missouri page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Missouri
3,651
95.1%
48$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.1101In Missouri
96
2.5%
10$51,261$23,361
3
CIP 52.0208In Missouri
57
1.5%
1$43,506$25,000
4
CIP 52.0904In Missouri
36
0.9%
2$34,218$23,364

Top 25 schools in Missouri

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 31 of the 50 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Webster University
Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
435Business Administration and Management, General$45,11964%$25,09086%
2Park University
Parkville, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
414Business Administration and Management, General$53,20138%$16,013
3Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO Public · 3 feeder programs
295Business Administration and Management, General$40,96858%91%
4Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO Public · 2 feeder programs
278Business Administration and Management, General$43,67254%86%
5Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
256Business Administration and Management, General94%$14,12612%
6Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO Public · 2 feeder programs
195Business Administration and Management, General$41,60458%74%
7University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
165Business Administration and Management, General55%72%
8Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
161Business Administration and Management, General$51,88775%$21,89070%
9Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
127Business Administration and Management, General$34,64433%
10University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO Public · 3 feeder programs
118E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce75%78%
11University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO Public · 2 feeder programs
115Business Administration and Management, General$42,58854%64%
12William Woods University
Fulton, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
106Business Administration and Management, General$40,01047%$22,20371%
13Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
99Business Administration and Management, General$48,37180%$24,88675%
14St Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
93Business Administration and Management, General25%
15Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
92Business Administration and Management, General$48,29666%$24,92195%
16Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
77Business Administration and Management, General$42,46148%$25,40769%
17Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
70Business Administration and Management, General$41,90239%
18William Jewell College
Liberty, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
58Business Administration and Management, General$44,06468%$14,07238%
19Culver - Stockton College
Canton, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
54Business Administration and Management, General$41,98539%$21,26999%
20Truman State University
Kirksville, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
54Business Administration and Management, General$50,42269%84%
21Columbia College
Columbia, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
50Business Administration and Management, General$53,74842%$23,247
22Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
47Business Administration and Management, General$38,55434%
23Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
40Business Administration and Management, General$37,53622%$18,42869%
24Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
40Business Administration and Management, General55%$20,93968%
25Harris - Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
33Business Administration and Management, General$31,14628%

All 50 schools in Missouri

Every school in Missouri with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Missouri that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Webster UniversitySaint LouisPrivate not-for-profit4351
Park UniversityParkvillePrivate not-for-profit4142
Missouri State University - SpringfieldSpringfieldPublic2953
Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryvillePublic2782
Washington University in St LouisSt. LouisPrivate not-for-profit2561
Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape GirardeauPublic1952
University of Missouri - Kansas CityKansas CityPublic1651
Rockhurst UniversityKansas CityPrivate not-for-profit1611
Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldPublic1271
University of Missouri - ColumbiaColumbiaPublic1183
University of Central MissouriWarrensburgPublic1152
William Woods UniversityFultonPrivate not-for-profit1061
Saint Louis UniversitySaint LouisPrivate not-for-profit992
St Charles Community CollegeCottlevillePublic931
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint LouisPrivate not-for-profit921

What business operations specialists, all other earn in Missouri

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Missouri
$80,420
Mean annual
$89,780
Jobs in state
15,770
What the range looks like
10th pct$49,150Median$80,42090th pct$135,030
Versus the national median
-3.2%

U.S. median $83,050. Missouri pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.77×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL
$95,470median
7,320 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$90,060median
8,350 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$77,230median
180 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$75,930median
170 jobs
Springfield, MO
$72,700median
570 jobs
Columbia, MO
$61,600median
990 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$62,660median
120 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$64,060median

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.0%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
108,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
36,300
1,205,700 → 1,242,000
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Business Operations Specialists, All Other page.

How to become a Business Operations Specialist, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Missouri

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to Business Operations Specialists, All Other5 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0208E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • 52.0499Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other
  • 52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • 52.1101International Business/Trade/Commerce

Common questions

Answers for people weighing business operations specialists, all other programs in Missouri.

What degree do you need to become a Business Operations Specialist, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 3,651 degrees in Missouri in 2024-25, 95.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Business Operations Specialist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, International Business, Hospitality Administration/Management. Together they graduate about 3,840 people a year in Missouri.

How much do business operations specialists, all other earn in Missouri?+

The median is $80,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.2% below the U.S. median of $83,050. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for business operations specialists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +3.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 108,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Missouri?+

50 institutions in Missouri reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do business operations specialists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Security Advisor, Security Analyst, Security Consultant, Security Specialist, Online Services Manager, Sustainability Consultant among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1199.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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