Employment for well-qualified people in the military will be very good through 2028, according to the Department of Labor. Political and economic conditions have an influence on the military's duties and employment outlook, but the United States will always need the armed forces, both for defense and to protect its interests and citizens around the world. In the coming years, the primary barrier to obtaining a position in the services will not be a lack of available jobs but rather the increasingly high education standards that new recruits must meet. As jobs become more complex and integrated with new technologies, those with solid educational backgrounds, including at least some college training, will have the best chances for entering the services.
- Aeronautical and Aerospace Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Ambassadors
- Architects
- Aviation Safety Inspectors
- Avionics Engineers
- Avionics Technicians
- Bailiffs
- Bank Examiners
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Campaign Workers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- City Managers
- Civil Engineers
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Congressional Aides
- Construction Inspectors
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Customs Officials
- Demographers
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Drone Pilots
- Economists
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Emergency Management Directors
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- EPA Special Agents
- FBI Agents
- Federal and State Officials
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Flight Instructors
- Fluid Power Technicians
- Foreign Service Officers
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Gunsmiths
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Hypersonics Engineers
- Hypersonics Technicians
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Security Specialists
- Interpreters
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Laser Technicians
- Lobbyists
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Meteorologists
- Military Pilots
- Military Police
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Officers
- National Park Service Employees
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Optical Engineers
- Park Rangers
- Physicists
- Pilots
- Policy Analysts
- Political Consultants
- Political Scientists
- Press Secretaries
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radiation Protection Technicians
- Recycling Coordinators
- Regional and Local Officials
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Technicians
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Space Pilots
- Traffic Engineers
- Translators
- Transportation Planners
- Urban and Regional Planners