Classified Document Control Specialist

Also called: Security Assistant, Document Custodian

Tracks, stores, and logs classified documents and media so nothing goes missing.

A day in the life

Document control specialists log every classified document and hard drive, check them in and out, and run inventories. When something must be destroyed, they witness its shredding. It's an entry point into cleared work.

Pay over a career

Starting
$38k
Typical
$52k
High
$72k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; security clearance.

Ways in: On-the-job training, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Outlook

Growing slowly. Approximate.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Digital tracking and automated inventory cut much of the logging; physical handling of media keeps some people.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business or office tech class, Keyboarding, Government.

Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4199.

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