Also called: Cyber Warfare Technician, Army 17C
Defends military networks and conducts cyber operations as an enlisted service member.
After months of intensive training, you monitor Defense networks or support offensive cyber missions. The military pays for your training and certifications, and your security clearance is valuable later.
Base pay plus housing, food, and benefits; total compensation higher. Clearance holders earn much more after leaving.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. HS diploma plus military technical training (often 6-12 months).
Ways in: Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Cybersecurity (military training).
Growing faster than average. All branches are expanding cyber forces.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI tools speed military cyber work, but troop numbers are set by policy and missions need cleared humans.
Classes: AP Computer Science Principles, JROTC, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 55-3019.
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