Intelligence Analysts

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and SecurityO*NET 33-3021.06United States

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.

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Median annual earnings: $93,787
Projected change: +3.2%
Typical education: Bachelor's degree
Employment: 124.36K jobs

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The work

What intelligence analysts do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

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.
Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities.
Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.
Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members.
Identify gaps in information.
Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools.
Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.
Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats.
Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups.
Conduct presentations of analytic findings.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile: $55,390
25th percentile: $69,326
50th percentile: $93,787
75th percentile: $120,515
90th percentile: $160,534

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $93,787 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+3.2%average or slower

2025124,362 jobs

2035 projected128,329 jobs

3,967 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Bachelor's degree: 73.9%
Master's or Professional degree: 13%
Associate degree: 8.7%
Some college: 4.4%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

Intelligence Analysis
Law Enforcement
Cyber Security
International Laws
Physical Fitness
All-Source Intelligence
Human Intelligence
Signals Intelligence
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Open Source Intelligence
Data Analysis
Geospatial Intelligence
Threat Assessment
Workflow Management
Integrated Service Routers
Information Sharing
Computer Science
Operational Planning
Political Sciences
Criminal Investigation

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

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14Targeting Analysts205 postings
15Cyber Threat Hunters180 postings
16Cybersecurity Technicians169 postings
17Intelligence Specialists167 postings
18Special Agents151 postings
19Network Systems Specialists131 postings
20Imagery Analysts124 postings

Top employers

01Federal Bureau of Investigation2,933 postings
02Booz Allen Hamilton368 postings
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04Amentum331 postings
05Peraton279 postings
06CACI International260 postings
07Cherokee Nation161 postings
08General Dynamics115 postings
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10Contact Government Services88 postings
11Smx Corporation Limited82 postings
12Prescient Edge81 postings
13KPMG78 postings
14Accenture75 postings
15Clearancejobs75 postings
16BAE Systems72 postings
17Bluehawk71 postings
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