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Field of degree: Military

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Military field of degree. Employment: 6,900. Median annual wage: $70,000.

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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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of military major, 2019
Military major	Major share
Military Technologies	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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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
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a military degree.

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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
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Military,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/military/military-field-of-degree.htm (visited April 13, 2023).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022