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Field of degree: Military

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Military field of degree. Employment: 5,530. Median annual wage: $70,000.

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Table 1. Military degree, 2021
Data	Military	All fields
Employment	5,530	59,687,450
Median wage	70,000	63,000
Percent employed part time	11	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	47	62
Percent with an advanced degree	42	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of military, 2021
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, 2021
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	25%
Transportation and material moving occupations	16
Life, physical, and social science occupations	12
Computer and mathematical occupations	7
Educational instruction and library occupations	6
Other	35
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 2022–32	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021
Lawyers	8%	Doctoral or professional degree	4%	91%
Art directors	6	Bachelor's degree	4	13
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	4	Bachelor's degree	4	15
Biological scientists, all other	4	Bachelor's degree	8	52
General and operations managers	4	Bachelor's degree	3	13
Managers, all other	3	Bachelor's degree	7	21
Machinists	2	High school diploma or equivalent	3	1
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	1	Bachelor's degree	4	55
Packers and packagers, hand	-1	No formal educational credential	7	1
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	5	4
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 18, 2024).

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023