Infantry Career, Salary and Skills
No national wage record is published for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Occupation description
Operate weapons and equipment in ground combat operations. Duties include operating and maintaining weapons, such as rifles, machine guns, mortars, and hand grenades; locating, constructing, and camouflaging infantry positions and equipment; evaluating terrain and recording topographical information; operating and maintaining field communications equipment; assessing need for and directing supporting fire; placing explosives and performing minesweeping activities on land; and participating in basic reconnaissance operations.
O*NET code
55-3016.00
Job zone
Not recorded
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Not recorded
National salary and employment
Salary data is not available for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.