Also called: Information Management Specialist
Runs the classified computer and communications systems inside U.S. embassies.
IT specialists in the Foreign Service keep embassy networks, radios, and secure phones running, sometimes in war zones. They get the same overseas life as diplomats but with a tech focus.
Federal Foreign Service pay scale; overseas posts add housing and hardship/danger pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. IT experience or degree; Top Secret clearance.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, Military, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Administration.
Growing slowly.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI automates some network monitoring; hands-on work with classified systems in embassies stays human.
Classes: Computer science, IT/networking CTE class, A foreign language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1244.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.