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Military Data Analysts
Median Salary
148,931
Workforce Count
4,721
Overview
What are the responsibilities of this role?
Military data analysts conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support a wide variety of military activities, including acquisition, combat operations, system development, logistics, and force design. They use scientific and mathematical methods to collect, record, store, and analyze data. Data analysts may utilize artificial intelligence methods and apply algorithms to solve complex problems, conduct risk analyses, and run combat simulations.
What is the work environment like?
Data analysts normally work in offices or computer sites. They may work outdoors while performing field studies or overseeing the installation of equipment and systems.
How many people have this role in the Military?
4,721
Compensation
Understanding How Military Pay is More Than Just a Salary
Base pay is the standard income you’ll earn as a service member, providing a stable foundation to start achieving your financial goals.
- Always fixed based on rank and service time.
- Distributed monthly.
What is the typical salary range?
Salary by Years of Service
$158,959
2 Years
$120,163
6 Years
$158,959
10+ Years
Median Salary
Military Details
What Service Branches offer this role?
Is this a staff or leadership role?
Officers are service members who plan, direct operations and manage enlisted personnel, developing a broad range of leadership-related skills.
Learn More About Enlisted and Officer PathsWhat does the training for this role entail?
Learn more about becoming an officer here . Like other officers, data analysts complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Additional training consists of classroom and field training. Job-specific training may include:
- Management engineering, internal review, and analysis techniques
- Operations research methodologies
- Data analysis, statistics, and probability
- Cost analysis, mathematical modeling, linear statistical modeling, simulation, and decision analysis
- Systems analysis procedures
- Organizational planning
Education
Which college majors best prepare you for this role?
- Mathematics, General
- Bioinformatics
- Management Science
- Computer Science
- Applied Statistics, General
- Data Science, General
- Business Analytics
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Business Statistics
- Information Technology
- Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
- Applied Mathematics, General
- Statistics, General
- Financial Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Computational Mathematics
- Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics, Other
- Data Analytics, General
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computational Science
- Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
- Data Analytics, Other
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
- Data Science, Other
- Mathematical Statistics and Probability
- Computational Biology
- Mathematics and Statistics, Other
- Financial Analytics
- Economics and Computer Science
- Linguistics and Computer Science
- Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics
- Data Visualization
- Mathematical Biology
Learn About How Military Can Pay for 100% of your College Degree
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