Also called: SAP Consultant, Enterprise Systems Consultant
Sets up the giant business software that runs a company's finances, factories, and supply chains.
You spend months with a manufacturer configuring SAP so every order, invoice, and shipment flows through one system. It's not flashy, but experienced consultants are very well paid.
Estimate; independent consultants can bill $150+/hour.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in business, IT, or accounting plus vendor certifications.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Information Systems, Accounting, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average. Steady demand; AI is being added into these systems.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI assistants in SAP and Oracle automate setup and data mapping; untangling a company's real processes stays human.
Classes: Accounting, Business, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1211.
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