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Information Operations

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Information Operations graduates include:

• Forward Air Controller/Air Officer
• Aoc Operations - Combat Search And Rescue Chief
• Aoc Operations - Combat Search And Rescue Officer
• Operations Control Center Briefing Officer
• Staff Command and Control Officer
• Operations Officer, Afloat (Naval Tactical Data Systems)
• AOC AADC Director and Chief of Plans Staff Officer
• Offshore Control and Surveillance System Officer
• Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Officer
• Aoc Operations - Air Mobility / Logistics Officer
• Air Defense Control Officer
• Aoc Airspace Control Officer
• Antisubmarine Classification and Analysis Officer, Aviation
• Staff Electronic Warfare Officer
• Combat Control Officer

How Much Do Information Operations Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of Information Operations graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$63,824
4 years	$63,738
5 years	$74,331

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $74,331 — roughly 16% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in Information Operations Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, Information Operations graduates earn a median of $63,738 four years after completion — roughly 68% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	29.02
Command & Control (C3, C4I) Systems and Operations	29.0204
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	29.0207
Information/Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations	29.0206
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations, Other	29.0299
Intelligence, General	29.0201
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	29.0203
Strategic Intelligence	29.0202
Joint Command/Task Force (C3, C4I) Systems	29.0405
Military Information Systems Technology	29.0406

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.