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Chief Executives
Average Salary:
$161,126
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Military combat operations require careful planning and coordination of combat resources. Combat mission support officers ensure that everything is in the right place at the right time during military operations. They provide battle management from specialized aircraft, ground locations, and ships. Combat mission support officers normally specialize according to their area of expertise.
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers
Average Salary:
$108,548
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The services have public information officers to keep the public informed about the military. These officers answer questions from the news media, members of Congress, private citizens, and service personnel. They also prepare reports and news releases about activities on military bases and service policies and operations.
Training and Development Managers
Average Salary:
$105,383
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military places great importance on training to prepare service men and women for their military careers. Programs include training in technical skills, physical fitness, academic subjects, and leadership development. Training and education directors plan, develop, and manage education and training programs for military personnel.
Training and Development Specialists
Average Salary:
$62,549
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military trains new personnel in the job skills needed to begin their careers in the service. The military also offers advanced training and retraining to nearly all personnel. Instruction in electronics, health care, computer sciences, and aviation are just a few of the many vocational and technical areas for which the military has training programs. Training specialists and instructors teach classes and give demonstrations to provide military personnel with the knowledge needed to perform their jobs.
Computer Programmers
Average Salary:
$50,122
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military uses computers to store and process data on personnel, weather, communications, finances, and many other areas, as well as to operate sophisticated equipment during combat and peace time maneuvers.
Software Developers, Systems Software
Average Salary:
Not Available
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military uses computers in almost every aspect of its operations. Military computers are used to process payroll and personnel information, control the targeting and firing of weapons systems, account for money, gather and analyze intelligence data, and make it easier to communicate around the world. Computer systems officers direct the operations of computer centers and are involved in the planning and development of computer systems.
Operations Research Analysts
Average Salary:
$122,532
Most Common Degree:
Advanced Degree
Good management and planning reduces waste and inefficiency. By improving its management techniques, the military makes the best use of its human and material resources. Management analysts and planners study operations and organizations, identify and evaluate problems, and develop recommendations based on their findings.
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Average Salary:
$84,560
Most Common Degree:
Advanced Degree
Airfields, roads, bridges, buildings, power plants, docks, and water treatment plants on military bases around the world are continually being built, repaired, and improved. Civil engineers plan, design, and direct the construction of military facilities.
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Average Salary:
$50,997
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military builds and repairs many airstrips, docks, barracks, roads, and other projects each year. Surveying, mapping, and drafting technicians conduct land surveys, make maps, and prepare detailed plans and drawings for construction projects. Surveys and maps are also used to locate military targets and plot troop movements.
Surveyors
Average Salary:
$54,464
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military builds and repairs many airstrips, docks, barracks, roads, and other projects each year. Surveying, mapping, and drafting technicians conduct land surveys, make maps, and prepare detailed plans and drawings for construction projects. Surveys and maps are also used to locate military targets and plot troop movements.
Aerospace Engineers
Average Salary:
$86,810
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Although private companies build the military's aerospace equipment, military engineers are responsible for seeing that all equipment meets service needs. Aerospace engineers design and direct the development of military aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft.
Biomedical Engineers
Average Salary:
$94,935
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The services take great care to ensure safe working conditions and a clean environment. A clean, safe, and healthy environment results in happier employees and better work. Environmental health and safety officers study the air, ground, and water to identify and analyze sources of pollution and its effects. They also direct programs to control safety and health hazards in the work place.
Civil Engineers
Average Salary:
$86,200
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Airfields, roads, bridges, buildings, power plants, docks, and water treatment plants on military bases around the world are continually being built, repaired, and improved. Civil engineers plan, design, and direct the construction of military facilities.
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Average Salary:
$107,372
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Equipment such as radar, missile guidance systems, and communication equipment depends on advanced electronics. Electrical and electronics engineers design, develop, and test electrical and electronic equipment. They also direct equipment installation and repair.
Environmental Engineers
Average Salary:
$85,679
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The services take great care to ensure safe working conditions and a clean environment. A clean, safe, and healthy environment results in happier employees and better work. Environmental health and safety officers study the air, ground, and water to identify and analyze sources of pollution and its effects. They also direct programs to control safety and health hazards in the work place.
Marine Engineers
Average Salary:
$120,182
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Ships and submarines must be designed for speed, strength, stability, and safety. Improvements in ship equipment, hull design, and deck layout can improve operations. Marine engineers design ships, submarines, and other watercraft for military use. They also oversee the construction and repair of ships and marine equipment.
Marine Architects
Average Salary:
Not Available
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Ships and submarines must be designed for speed, strength, stability, and safety. Improvements in ship equipment, hull design, and deck layout can improve operations. Marine engineers design ships, submarines, and other watercraft for military use. They also oversee the construction and repair of ships and marine equipment.
Civil Engineering Technicians
Average Salary:
$47,861
Most Common Degree:
Work Experience Only
The military builds and repairs many airstrips, docks, barracks, roads, and other projects each year. Surveying, mapping, and drafting technicians conduct land surveys, make maps, and prepare detailed plans and drawings for construction projects. Surveys and maps are also used to locate military targets and plot troop movements.
Food Scientists and Technologists
Average Salary:
$94,193
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military conducts studies of human and animal diseases to understand their causes and to find treatments. Harmful pests and bacteria are studied to find ways to protect people and food against illness or infection. Life scientists study the biology and chemistry of living organisms.
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Average Salary:
$100,383
Most Common Degree:
Advanced Degree
The military conducts studies of human and animal diseases to understand their causes and to find treatments. Harmful pests and bacteria are studied to find ways to protect people and food against illness or infection. Life scientists study the biology and chemistry of living organisms.