Also called: All-Source Analyst
Pieces together secret and public information to warn leaders about threats.
Reads intelligence reports, satellite images, and foreign news, connects the dots, and writes a briefing that might reach the President.
Federal pay estimate.
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 in international relations, political science, or a language; top-secret clearance.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: International Relations, Political Science, Foreign Languages.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI sorts huge volumes of reports and imagery; connecting the dots and briefing leaders stay human.
Classes: AP World History, A critical language, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3021.
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