Field of degree: Military
Table 1. Military degree, 2019
Data |
Military |
All fields |
Employment
|
6,900 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
70,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
19 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
49 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
51 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of military major, 2019
Military major |
Major share |
Military Technologies
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a military degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Management occupations
|
22% |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
16 |
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
13 |
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
10 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
10 |
Other
|
30 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a military degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Software developers
|
26% |
Bachelor's degree |
5% |
34% |
Financial managers
|
17 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
21 |
Management analysts
|
11 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
32 |
Bus drivers, transit and intercity
|
8 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
2 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
8 |
20 |
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
15 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
|
4 |
No formal educational credential |
5 |
1 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
48 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
|
4 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
3 |
1 |
Physicians, all other
|
2 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
5 |
100 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022