Also called: Security Clearance Processor
Processes paperwork, fingerprints, and badges for people getting security clearances.
Security assistants collect forms, schedule fingerprints, issue badges, and answer employees' questions about the clearance process. It's a common first job that leads to adjudicator or security specialist roles.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; clearance eligibility.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly. Approximate.
High risk for 10 years. Online forms and automated processing handle most clearance paperwork; few assistants needed.
Classes: Business class, Keyboarding, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4199.
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