| daily reports indicate massive private sector layoffs in | | | | Navy, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) . |
| the United States, government employment appears | | | | State and local agencies also employ intelligence |
| to be relatively safe. A recent Bureau of Labor | | | | analysts. Among other initiatives, the Department of |
| Statistics report indicated that government job | | | | Homeland Security (DHS) has worked with state and |
| growth will come primarily from increased homeland | | | | local governments and law enforcement agencies to |
| security needs ("Career Guide to Industries 2008: | | | | create Intelligence Fusion Centers located around the |
| Federal Government;" Bureau of Labor Statistics, | | | | country, which help local and state officials respond |
| December 2008). A study conducted by the | | | | to threats in their particular jurisdictions. |
| Partnership for Public Service discovered that the | | | | The private sector also has many intelligence career |
| majority of federal government new hires will come | | | | opportunities, including employment in major |
| from five specific areas, including security, | | | | corporations, think-tanks, and non-governmental |
| enforcement, and compliance, among others. These | | | | organizations (NGOs). NGOs employ researchers with |
| statistics suggest that strategic security careers | | | | specific area and tradecraft expertise in intelligence. |
| within the federal government will continue to be in | | | | Many NGOs, such as Human Rights Watch and |
| demand. Specifically, the demand for intelligence jobs | | | | International Crisis Group, have watch centers around |
| will continue to increase. If you are interested in such | | | | the world in which intelligence analysts monitor and |
| a career, one way to boost your employment | | | | analyze current events. |
| potential and provide you with a competitive edge is | | | | Finally, large corporations often maintain intelligence |
| by obtaining an education with a focus in intelligence | | | | units that employ former military intelligence officers |
| studies, or other areas of strategic security. | | | | or civilian intelligence analysts. Recent corporate |
| Overview of Intelligence Jobs | | | | intelligence job openings from Fortune 500 companies |
| Government agencies have literally thousands of | | | | and government prime contractors that provide |
| intelligence jobs available for qualified individuals. A | | | | intelligence services to the government include: BAE |
| career in intelligence requires employees to analyze | | | | Systems, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI |
| and effectively report on political, economic and social | | | | International, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, |
| trends in countries around the world in support of | | | | Science Applications International Corporation, and |
| policymakers. Major U.S. intelligence agencies, such as | | | | SRA International. |
| the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense | | | | Benefits of Educational focus in Intelligence Studies |
| Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the National Security | | | | By obtaining an education with a strategic security |
| Agency (NSA) seek to hire individuals with a wide | | | | focus, such as intelligence studies, students and |
| variety of skills and expertise. In addition to these | | | | professionals alike can set themselves apart from the |
| standard intelligence agencies, other government | | | | competition for intelligence jobs. An educational focus |
| agencies also employ intelligence analysts. These | | | | in intelligence studies enables students and |
| agencies include the following: Air Force Intelligence, | | | | professionals to learn how to think strategically and |
| Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AIA/ISR | | | | problem solve effectively. In addition to learning |
| Agency); Army Intelligence and Security Command | | | | about the history of intelligence, students often learn |
| (INSCOM); Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI); | | | | many of the skills mentioned, which are necessary to |
| Department of Energy, Office of Intelligence (DOE | | | | succeed in this field. Agencies looking to hire |
| IN); Department of Homeland Security, Office of | | | | intelligence analysts look for individuals with these |
| Intelligence and Analysis (DHS/OIA); Department of | | | | skills. Advanced education in intelligence studies is |
| State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (DOS | | | | especially relevant for those professionals interested |
| INR); Department of the Treasury, Office of | | | | in a career change into the intelligence field. By |
| Intelligence and Analysis (DOT/OIA); Drug | | | | furthering your education through studying relevant |
| Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Bureau of | | | | fields within the strategic security sector, you will be |
| Investigation (FBI);Marine Corps Intelligence Activity | | | | one step closer to gaining employment in this growing |
| (MCIA); National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | | | | field. |
| (NGA);National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); and the | | | | |