Posted on Jul 1, 2015
What are some of the top paying jobs for veterans?
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Have you ever wondered which jobs are good fits for vets and are going to be ones where you can make a good, high salary immediately after you separate? We've put together a list of some of the top ones to help steer your job search. If you think there are more or you have had a great experience in a different industry or company then please share it, the more our members can learn about different opportunities the better!
http://blog.rallypoint.com/2015/07/top-5-high-paying-jobs-for-veterans.html
http://blog.rallypoint.com/2015/07/top-5-high-paying-jobs-for-veterans.html
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Careers in Information Technology are plentiful for veterans with military MOS's that are IT centric. I averaged mid to low six figure annual incomes for 31 years after my years of experience as a 24K20.
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Elizabeth Malkin
SGT Rick Ash, you are right that careers in IT are in great demand at the moment. They also can be fabulous segue for service members and vets because an individual can take a course or get certified and be very employable, an entire degree is always encouraged but not required!
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It is very rare to walk into an IT Management position coming straight out of the military, even if you do have the education and experience.
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PO1 John Miller
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Degrees and certifications! Perhaps the best certification to have is PMP - Project Management Professional. Couple that with a general degree in IT along with experience as a Senior NCO/Petty Officer/Chief Petty Officer who knows how to translate their supervisory/management experience into language a civilian hiring manager would understand (perhaps hire a professional resume writer) and your odds are better in landing that coveted management position.
It also helps to be willing to start at a lower position and working your way up. Kind of like we do in the military already!
Degrees and certifications! Perhaps the best certification to have is PMP - Project Management Professional. Couple that with a general degree in IT along with experience as a Senior NCO/Petty Officer/Chief Petty Officer who knows how to translate their supervisory/management experience into language a civilian hiring manager would understand (perhaps hire a professional resume writer) and your odds are better in landing that coveted management position.
It also helps to be willing to start at a lower position and working your way up. Kind of like we do in the military already!
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SPC John Lebiecki
I know this post is old, but the other one that the industry is looking at is ITIL certification. If you look at postings for major companies, they ask about ITIL.
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Start your own business. Unlimited potential. I'm president of my own consultant company.
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Elizabeth Malkin
LTC Ed Ross, congratulations, that sounds like great advice. Consulting was one of the top jobs that we found and you own the business as well so you clearly are doing a lot of things right!
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Elizabeth Malkin I am sure salary surveys have been done, but Defense contracting and IT has to be a top area. The other recommendation is for RP to sponsor an survey that anonymizes the salary data and ties to the industry or years of experience. Most people don't want/like to give up salary information.
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Elizabeth Malkin
LTC John Shaw, that is a great idea about the survey, thanks for the suggestion! I will bring that up with the team and see if we can get any movement on it.
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Having a degree really helps veterans entering the workforce. Most enlisted folks do not have a degree when they leave the service and too many never use the education benefits they earned. I used my education benefits to earn a degree in the sciences and now I work in the energy industry. Even though the indudustry is currently experiencing a downturn, the available jobs pay generously and usually have good benefits. An added bonus is that folks in this industry generally appreciate all who served, making it a very vet-friendly environment. My starting salary was higher than all those listed in the article.
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Manufacturing jobs pay well and have great benefits. Industry averages are the same or above the jobs listed. Supervisors and Engineers are needed.
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