Process Mining Analyst

Also called: Process Intelligence Analyst, Celonis Analyst

Uses the digital footprints in company software to map how work really flows, like how an order moves to delivery, and find where it gets stuck.

A day in the life

You pull a year of data from the company's order system: 2 million time-stamped steps. Your software draws a map showing that 18% of orders loop back for price changes, adding nine days. You show the sales team where the bottleneck is and track whether their fix works.

Pay over a career

Starting
$72k
Typical
$100k
High
$145k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business analytics, information systems, industrial engineering or computer science.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Business Analytics, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science.

Outlook

Growing much faster than average. A newer field growing with company automation projects.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI finds bottlenecks in event data quickly; asking why, persuading teams and leading changes stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, Computer science, Business class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2051.

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