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Purchasing Managers
Average Salary:
$105,867
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military buys billions of dollars worth of equipment, supplies, and services from private industry each year. The services must make sure their purchases meet military specifications and are made at a fair price. Purchasing and contracting managers negotiate, write, and monitor contracts for purchasing equipment, materials, and services.
Human Resources Managers
Average Salary:
$94,649
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Personnel management helps individuals develop their military careers. It also serves the military's need to fill jobs with qualified workers. Personnel specialists collect and store information about the people in the military, such as training, job assignment, promotion, and health information. They work directly with service personnel and their families.
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Average Salary:
$116,477
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Average Salary:
$74,534
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Millions of paychecks are issued and large amounts of materials are purchased by the services each year. To account for military spending, exact financial records must be kept of these transactions. Finance and accounting specialists organize and keep track of financial records. They also compute payrolls and other allowances, audit accounting records, and prepare payments for military personnel.
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
Average Salary:
$65,081
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Personnel management helps individuals develop their military careers. It also serves the military's need to fill jobs with qualified workers. Personnel specialists collect and store information about the people in the military, such as training, job assignment, promotion, and health information. They work directly with service personnel and their families.
Human Resources Specialists
Average Salary:
$68,673
Most Common Degree:
Not Available
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
Logisticians
Average Salary:
$90,533
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
In order for the military to operate successfully, the proper materials, equipment, and people need to be in the right place at the right time. Logisticians develop, review, and implement plans for coordinating many different variables such as, requirements for and availability of supplies, equipment, personnel, and transportation. In developing their plans, they also take into account maintenance and scheduling considerations, and cost factors. Some logisticians specialize in an area such as, aviation logistics.
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.
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Average Salary:
$67,054
Most Common Degree:
Not Available
The military must keep accurate information for planning and managing its operations. Paper and electronic records are kept on equipment, funds, personnel, supplies, and all other aspects of the military. Administrative support specialists record information, fill out reports, and maintain files to assist in the operation of military offices.
Business Continuity Planners
Average Salary:
$71,956
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
The military prepares for emergencies or natural disasters by developing detailed warning, control, and evacuation plans. Emergency management specialists prepare emergency plans and respond to all types of disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, or enemy attack.
Information Security Analysts
Average Salary:
$59,747
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
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.
Database Administrators
Average Salary:
Not Available
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Average Salary:
$57,418
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
Document Management Specialists
Average Salary:
$53,895
Most Common Degree:
Not Available
The military must keep accurate information for planning and managing its operations. Paper and electronic records are kept on equipment, funds, personnel, supplies, and all other aspects of the military. Administrative support specialists record information, fill out reports, and maintain files to assist in the operation of military offices.
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.
Computer Hardware Engineers
Average Salary:
$93,345
Most Common Degree:
Bachelor's Degree
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
Engineers, All Other
Average Salary:
$82,672
Most Common Degree:
Not Available
Overall responsibilities for the military and civilian categories of this career are similar, but specific tasks may vary depending on service branch.
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.