Also called: Intelligence Briefer
Personally delivers the top-secret daily intelligence briefing to the President or senior officials.
Briefers wake up around 2 a.m. to review overnight intelligence, then sit with the President or a cabinet secretary to walk through the President's Daily Brief, answering tough questions. It's a short rotation given to elite analysts.
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.
Master's degree, about 14 years after high school. Senior intelligence analysts selected for the role, usually 10+ years in.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: International Relations, Political Science, History, Foreign Languages.
Growing slowly. A handful of positions.
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts summaries of overnight intel; answering the President's questions face-to-face stays a trusted human job.
Classes: AP World History, AP Government, Speech and Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3094.
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