Median pay: $85,600
Top pay: $121,000
10-year job growth: 17%
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. You can find military-friendly companies at moaa.org/careerfair.
Quality of life ratings:
| Personal satisfaction |
Benefit to society |
Low stress |
Flexibility |
| B |
A |
C |
B |
By Anne C. Lee and Heather Muse
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