Also called: Embassy Facility Manager, FM
Keeps U.S. embassies and diplomats' homes overseas running: power, water, security systems, and repairs.
Facility managers lead local crews maintaining generators, plumbing, and blast-resistant windows, and plan emergency fixes when the power grid fails in a foreign capital. It's ideal for people with trade or engineering backgrounds who want to travel.
Foreign Service pay plus overseas allowances. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 6 years after high school. Trade, military, or engineering background with years of facilities experience; Foreign Service Specialist exam.
Ways in: Trade school, Military, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Facilities Management, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Construction Management.
Growing about average. Hiring depends on State Department budgets.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps schedule maintenance; fixing generators and leading local repair crews overseas stays hands-on.
Classes: Construction or HVAC CTE class, Physics, A foreign language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3013.
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