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Intelligence Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$93,790
United States, 2025
Employment
114,430
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.
- O*NET code
- 33-3021.06
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information.
- Identify gaps in information.
- Validate known intelligence with data from other sources.
- Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.
- Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.
- Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.
- Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.
- Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$55,390
25th percentile
$69,330
75th percentile
$120,520
90th percentile
$160,540
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Active Listening4.1
- Writing4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Active Learning3.6
- Monitoring3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Systems Evaluation3.0
- Learning Strategies3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.3 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Intelligence AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $160,760 | 2,980 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $158,640 | 280 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | $158,060 | 240 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $156,750 | 4,830 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $153,570 | 70 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $140,750 | 350 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | $136,120 | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $133,100 | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $130,810 | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $128,440 | 490 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $127,890 | 3,240 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $127,420 | 1,510 | 2025 |
| MD | $126,730 | 1,010 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $126,700 | 690 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $125,240 | 90 | 2025 |
| CA | $124,840 | 12,610 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $124,840 | 2,990 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | $123,970 | 770 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $123,820 | 740 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $122,840 | 260 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.