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Bachelor•Business/Analytics

Operations Research

Career paths
3
Salary range
$120K–$165K
Certifications
6
Master's options
5
Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Operations Research
    Business/Analytics
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level roleYou are here
    Operations Research Analyst
    Mid
    2–5 years typical
  3. Credentials that advance you
    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
    Professional
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MS Operations Research
    Business/Analytics
  5. Mid-level role
    No mid-level role mapped yet.
  6. Senior-level role
    No senior-level role mapped yet.
Overview

Jobs you can pursue

Business • Mid
Senior Operations Research Analyst
95% match

Curated BLS-aligned pathway (May 2025) — leads to Operations Research Analyst (inherited from source role)

Salary
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Business/Analytics • Mid
Operations Research Analyst
95% match

Curated BLS-aligned pathway (May 2025) — leads to Operations Research Analyst

Salary
— – —
Engineering/Operations • Mid
Industrial Engineer
85% match

Curated BLS-aligned pathway (May 2025) — leads to Industrial Engineer

Salary
$120K – $165K
Career ladder

Where the primary path leads

No advancement path mapped yet.
Salary range

What you can realistically earn

Entry / low
$120K
Average mid
$143K
Top of range
$165K
$120K$165K

Range aggregated across 3 mapped roles.

Certifications

Credentials worth earning

Engineering/Operations
High
Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
Professional
High
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Professional
Professional
Medium
PMP
Professional
Business/Analytics
Medium
Tableau
Business/Analytics
Medium
SAS
SAS
Business/Analytics
Medium
Python analytics certificate
Master's degrees

Graduate paths to consider

Business/Analytics
High
MS Industrial Engineering
Business/Analytics
High
MS Operations Research
Business
Medium
MBA
Business/Analytics
Medium
MS Analytics
Technology
Recommended
MS Statistics

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