What
you learned in uniform can carry over to the boardroom, especially
where vets like you are plentiful. Here are the top jobs in careers that
prize military skills.
1. Intelligence Analyst
Median pay: $85,600
Top pay: $121,000
10-year job growth: 17 percent
Total jobs: 40,000
The
job: If your job was to sift through information to determine how
reliable and significant it was while you were in the military, then you
can do that out of uniform, too. You'll find your skills are in demand
at government agencies -- and in private business as well -- where you
can analyze data or gather intelligence on competitors.
How to switch: Your security clearance makes you a hot commodity at government agencies.
2. Management Consultant
Median pay: $111,000
Top pay: $200,000
10-year job growth: 24 percent
Total jobs: 120,000
The
job: Vets thrive in consulting, says David Norman, CEO of the Institute
of Management Consultants (IMC). "They can really help clients, from a
leadership perspective and organizational perspective." In tough
economic times, companies need even more help streamlining and growing
their business efficiently.
How to switch: Having an MBA is common in this field, but substantial management experience in the military should suffice.
3. Logistics Analyst
Median pay: $60,800
Top pay: $89,400
10-year job growth: 20 percent
Total jobs: 30,000
The
job: As commerce becomes increasingly global, the demand for logistics
experts will increase, too. Military experience in managing supply
chains, including tracking inventory and transporting supplies
efficiently, can easily be transferred to many industries, from
manufacturing to food.
How to switch: Your experience is your ticket, particularly if you were a manager.
4. Program Manager, Aviation/Aerospace
Median pay: $115,000
Top pay: $160,000
10-year job growth: 7 percent
Total jobs: 30,000
The
job: You'll manage a project or contract, and your duties will include
developing timelines and supervising staff and budgets. You'll report to
senior management. Your military training transfers well to the
aviation or the aerospace arena, but you're in demand anywhere in
defense because employers are looking for hires who already have
security clearance.
5. Pilot
Median pay: $89,400
Top pay: $163,000
10-year job growth: 8 percent
Total jobs: 60,000
The
job: Airline pilots typically don't make as much as military pilots,
starting out, but "multiple combat tours are not good on family," says
Bob Worthington, president of the U.S. Airline Pilots Association. The
family-friendly aspects of flying a corporate or commercial aircraft
make the job particularly attractive for vets with young children. Also,
as you rise in rank in the military, you often fly less, while as a
civilian pilot your career will revolve around being in the air.
How
to switch: You'll have to convert your military flight certification
into an FAA one. The protocol varies depending on the type of planes you
flew.
6. FBI Agent
Median pay: $114,000
Top pay: $154,000
10-year job growth: 17 percent
Total jobs: 10,000
The
job: Because law enforcement has a structured chain of command similar
to the military's, vets often find the transition to an agency like the
FBI easy. The initial physical requirements are also familiar, and just
like people do in the military, FBI agents work on counterterrorism.
7. Systems Analyst
Median pay: $84,600
Top pay: $114,000
10-year job growth: 20 percent
Total jobs: 40,000
The
job: You'll analyze data to implement new systems or improve old ones.
You'll also audit business practices to seek out and improve inefficient
methods. Your analysis will help you recommend and implement more
efficient business processes, and you'll get to lead and develop a team
of computer or systems analysts on these projects.
8. Training & Development Specialist
Median pay: $58,900
Top pay: $83,300
10-year job growth: 23 percent
Total jobs: 20,000
The
job: As a training and development specialist, you'll design,
orchestrate and implement training programs for employees or clients,
helping them to improve various skills. You determine specific
educational needs by interviewing or surveying a sample of people from
your target population.
9. Security Manager
Median pay: $69,900
Top pay: $115,000
10-year job growth: 7 percent
Total jobs: 20,000
The
job: In this role, you supervise the security staff and create and
implement security standards. It's your job to plan and coordinate all
security activities in order to safeguard company assets, employees and
guests.
10. Senior Policy Analyst
Median pay: $91,400
Top pay: $126,000
10-year job growth: 24 percent
Total jobs: 10,000
The
job: A senior policy analyst conducts research and interviews in order
to gather information used to develop company-wide policies and
procedures. In this job, you not only create policies but you also
assess and recommend changes to existing policies.
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