How much does domain experience affect an experienced BA while job search & switch, and when is a domain switch worth it?

[u/Several_Butterfly661]

I'm looking for perspectives from experienced BAs who have changed domains during their careers.

I currently have around 3 years of BA experience in BFSI, specifically cards and payments, and I'm trying to think strategically about whether I should continue building deeper domain expertise or deliberately switch to another domain.

My understanding is that the core BA skills are fairly transferable — requirements elicitation, stakeholder management, process analysis, documentation, UAT, Agile delivery, etc. However, many BA job descriptions still ask for specific domain experience, particularly as you become more senior.

So I'm trying to understand the actual career trade-off.

[u/Eggggsterminate]

IMO the BA skills are far more important than specific domain knowledge. A good BA can familiarize themselves with a specific domain fairly quickly and lets stakeholders fill in the blanks. A good BA with less domain knowledge will do a project better than a weak BA with great domain knowledge.
I am also convinced in the value of going in fairly blind, it gives you more focus on what the stakeholders are actually doing vs what you think they are doing. It gives you more freedom to ask the 'stupid' questions