Also called: Security Contractor, Diplomatic Protection Contractor
Provides armed protection for diplomats, aid workers, or companies in dangerous places abroad.
Security contractors escort diplomats in armored convoys, guard compounds, and plan routes in places like Iraq or Somalia. Rotations are long and risky, so pay is high. Almost all have military or police special-operations backgrounds.
Includes hazard pay on overseas contracts.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 6 years after high school. Extensive military or police experience; security clearance.
Ways in: Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, International Relations.
Growing slowly. Approximate.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones and trackers aid convoys; armed protection in dangerous places stays human.
Classes: PE / strength training, A foreign language, World history.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-9032.
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