Also called: Network Analyst
Maps terrorist and adversary networks to identify key people and weak points.
Targeting analysts build diagrams of who's connected to whom in a terrorist group or weapons-smuggling network, tracing phone numbers, money, and travel. Their work guides counterterrorism operations and sanctions.
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, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: International Relations, Criminal Justice, Data Analytics, Middle Eastern Studies.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI maps networks and links data fast; legal and ethical judgment on targets must stay with humans.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP World History, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3021.
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