Fuse multi-discipline intelligence (HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, GEOINT, OSINT) into all-source assessments supporting air, space, and cyberspace operations.
ASVAB A: 60; PSM: 20
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All source intelligence analysts pull together reporting from many collection sources and answer the question of what an adversary is doing. Your day involves reading a large volume of material, checking it against what you already know, and building products commanders and aircrews will use. You brief regularly, sometimes to a room of pilots before a mission and sometimes to a senior officer with five minutes to spare. Work happens inside a secure facility with strict rules about what leaves the room and how it is handled. Deployments and shift work are common, and the pace tightens considerably when operations are active.
You learn analytic method, including source evaluation, structured techniques for challenging your own assumptions, and how to express confidence honestly. Writing and briefing to a professional standard becomes a core skill, because an assessment nobody understands has no value. You gain working knowledge of adversary forces, weapons systems, and tactics in whatever region your unit focuses on. Database and analytic tool proficiency builds naturally, along with the research habit of finding what is already known before starting over. Security practice, classification handling, and records discipline become routine parts of how you work.
The job builds intellectual honesty, since overstating a conclusion can get people hurt in ways you will hear about. You develop patience for reading and sorting enormous volumes of material without losing the thread of the original question. Constant deadlines grow the ability to deliver good work on time rather than perfect work too late to matter. Handling classified material for years builds a reliability record that employers notice immediately when you apply. Curiosity becomes practical, because the analysts who ask better questions consistently produce better answers.
Intelligence agencies, federal law enforcement, and defense contractors hire all source analysts directly, and the clearance is a major hiring advantage. Private sector roles in threat intelligence, fraud investigation, corporate risk, and cybersecurity analysis use the same reasoning and writing. Research positions at consulting firms value the ability to turn messy information into a clear recommendation. Many analysts use the GI Bill for degrees in data science, international affairs, or criminal justice and arrive with real experience. The writing and briefing ability alone sets you apart in most professional environments.
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“I don’t think I took a breath the entire week after I found out I was going to brief.”
“I’m not the typical person to join the military.”
“I had relocated to Michigan because of my civilian job and the 110th Wing just happens to be about 15 miles from my house.”
Quotes are from U.S. government public-domain news stories (DVIDS, army.mil and other official sources). Individuals and units are named as reported at time of publication.
Your morning begins pulling reporting from every intelligence discipline and fusing it into a single assessment at your SCIF workstation. As an all-source analyst you connect SIGINT, imagery, HUMINT, and open source to answer commanders' questions about the threat. You produce briefings and products that shape decisions across air, space, and cyberspace operations.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Thompson explains the scope and responsibilities of the all-source intelligence analysts at the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Shane Hughes)
Official publisher description and direct video page checked; playback not independently watched. Checked 2026-10-25. This assignment may not reflect every posting in this career.
$43,902–$74,948
2026 basic pay only; the same grade and service time pay the same across jobs. Promotions are assumed, not promised. Excludes allowances, bonuses and special pays.
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Fuse multi-discipline intelligence (HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, GEOINT, OSINT) into all-source assessments supporting air, space, and cyberspace operations.
All source intelligence analysts pull together reporting from many collection sources and answer the question of what an adversary is doing. Your day involves reading a large volume of material, checking it against what you already know, and building products commanders and aircrews will use. You brief regularly, sometimes to a room of pilots before a mission and sometimes to a senior officer with five minutes to spare. Work happens inside a secure facility with strict rules about what leaves the room and how it is handled. Deployments and shift work are common, and the pace tightens considerably when operations are active.
You learn analytic method, including source evaluation, structured techniques for challenging your own assumptions, and how to express confidence honestly. Writing and briefing to a professional standard becomes a core skill, because an assessment nobody understands has no value. You gain working knowledge of adversary forces, weapons systems, and tactics in whatever region your unit focuses on. Database and analytic tool proficiency builds naturally, along with the research habit of finding what is already known before starting over. Security practice, classification handling, and records discipline become routine parts of how you work.
Intelligence agencies, federal law enforcement, and defense contractors hire all source analysts directly, and the clearance is a major hiring advantage. Private sector roles in threat intelligence, fraud investigation, corporate risk, and cybersecurity analysis use the same reasoning and writing. Research positions at consulting firms value the ability to turn messy information into a clear recommendation. Many analysts use the GI Bill for degrees in data science, international affairs, or criminal justice and arrive with real experience. The writing and briefing ability alone sets you apart in most professional environments.
ASVAB A: 60; PSM: 20. This is the catalog's listed requirement, not an individual eligibility decision. Confirm the current standard and any exceptions with the service.
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Department of the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory, 30 April 2026 · reviewed 2026-09-26
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Advertised — Air Force, as of 2026-09-28Deployment likelihood: Moderate*
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