Also called: CT Analyst
Tracks terrorist groups and threats to help stop attacks.
Counterterrorism analysts at the National Counterterrorism Center or FBI read threat reports, watch extremist online activity, and write warnings for police and policymakers. During a crisis they work around the clock.
Federal GS or agency pay scale; DC-area locality pay is higher.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, U.S. citizenship, and a Top Secret security clearance (background check and often a polygraph).
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, Criminal Justice, Political Science.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI flags threats in huge data streams; deciding which ones are real and warning officials stays human.
Classes: AP World History, Arabic or another language, AP Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3021.
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