Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst Q:1. Name of your career. A: Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst Q:2. Name the college degree(s) you must have (or could be helpful to have) to achieve this career goal. A: Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in: Aerospace engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, and chemistry. Q: 3. How many years of college does it take to earn the degree(s)? A: For a person to receive a degree in the listed fields, he/she must have at least 2 years of college credit (bachelor’s) or even better, 4 years(master’s). Q: 4. Name 3 colleges you could attend locally to achieve or begin to achieve this career goal? A: 1. Georgia Institute of Technology http://www.gatech.edu/ 2. Kennesaw State University http://www.kennesaw.edu/ 3. Atlanta Technical College http://www.atlantatech.edu/ Q: 5. What training must you obtain to be able to begin this career (police academy, etc)? A: You need 16 weeks of training in Virginia to be able to be considered. Then, that person has to go through programs that fit in this field. Q: 6. How many hours/weeks of this training are required as a minimum? A: 16 weeks are required to be considered. Afterwards, the programs will include probably be up to 3 weeks inside Virginia academy. Q: 7. Name three local academies you could go to and how many hours/weeks each requires for graduation. A: The only academy that is available is at Quantico, VA. It requires at least 16 weeks of required training. For this degree, multiple programs must be attained. Q8: Name 5 activities of interest to you that someone in this career does on a regular basis. A: 1.Serve as intelligence officers 2. Solve complex science and technical problems 3. Often researches in weapon analyst of illegal or new firearms 4. Addresses national security issues and ultimately tries to strengthen it 5. Mainly uses science, technology, and weapons to learn emerging new technologies and how to use it for the US’s benefit. Q9: Name 5 things about this career you don’t think you would like. A: 1.Can be overworked 2. Long hours and low sleep can become constant 3. Multiple programs must be obtained in the required 16 week training 4. Mobility is a must to get used to 5. Studies must be broadened to ensure the most success Q10: Name 5 critical skills you need to be successful in this career. A: 1. Initiative 2. Creativity 3. Analytical skills 4. Technical expertise 5. Perseverance Q11: Which skill do you believe is the MOST important? Why? A: Analytical, perseverance, and initiative because those are skills that will push a person farther in life. Q12: What type of training/degrees must you obtain to “move up the ladder” in this career (promotions etc.)? A: Such degrees such as learning analytical skills, adding on additional degrees to broaden academic studies, foreign languages, and management training. Q13: Name 3 traits you have that would make this career a good fit for you. 1. Perseverance 2. Initiative 3. Quick learner Q14: What is the average annual pay for a career like this? Translate that to hourly pay . A: $67,755–$99,974; For starting pay of $67,755, a person will earn $32.57 per hour. For $99,974, a person will earn $48.06 per hour. Q15: How can you move up the pay scale in this career? A:By adding on degrees, such as biology or chemistry, the career will have a better salary. Q16: What type of hours will you have to work? Would there be any travel involved? A:Hours can be from 6-12 hour work depending on the situation. Often CIA affiliated employees are in mobility at least half of the time. However, CIA employees can be called upon 24/7 if he/she is needed. Q17: Is this career one that is growing in the U.S.? A: There has been an increase in this field; however, it has steadily decreased because of the time needed to acquire the appropriate degrees. Q18: Name 3 careers that go hand-in-hand with the one you have selected. A: 1.Military Analyst 2. Economic Analyst 3. Target Analyst Summary: Based on what you discovered about this career, is it still one you think you would like to pursue? Why did you answer this way and what do you expect to get out of this career? ( answer should be 2 or more paragraphs long) This career would still be a likable option for me. Even though additional education is a must for a science, technology, and weapons analyst, the field still interests me due to the fact that it benefits the United States and would leave anybody with pride. It would seem to a career that demands your time, respect, and dedication that can have future rewards for anybody trying to achieve it. Trying to achieve this job would leave anybody with a few benefits. The education required would amount to years of training. This would increase your integrity to get it hopefully and leave more dedication to be obtained. The education, the training, and the pride of having such a career would be enough for me personally. The position in the CIA is an honor and this career especially is important because it’s another position used to better protect the United States and its people from attacks, foreign and domestic. Bibliography · https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/analytical/science-technology-and-weapons-analyst.html · http://www.gatech.edu/ · http://www.kennesaw.edu/ · http://www.atlantatech.edu/
Q:1. Name of your career.
A: Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst
Q:2. Name the college degree(s) you must have (or could be helpful to have) to achieve this career goal.
A: Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in: Aerospace engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, and chemistry.
Q: 3. How many years of college does it take to earn the degree(s)?
A: For a person to receive a degree in the listed fields, he/she must have at least 2 years of college credit (bachelor’s) or even better, 4 years(master’s).
Q: 4. Name 3 colleges you could attend locally to achieve or begin to achieve this career goal?
A: 1. Georgia Institute of Technology http://www.gatech.edu/
2. Kennesaw State University http://www.kennesaw.edu/
3. Atlanta Technical College http://www.atlantatech.edu/
Q: 5. What training must you obtain to be able to begin this career (police academy, etc)?
A: You need 16 weeks of training in Virginia to be able to be considered. Then, that person has to go through programs that fit in this field.
Q: 6. How many hours/weeks of this training are required as a minimum?
A: 16 weeks are required to be considered. Afterwards, the programs will include probably be up to 3 weeks inside Virginia academy.
Q: 7. Name three local academies you could go to and how many hours/weeks each requires for graduation.
A: The only academy that is available is at Quantico, VA. It requires at least 16 weeks of required training. For this degree, multiple programs must be attained.
Q8: Name 5 activities of interest to you that someone in this career does on a regular basis.
A: 1.Serve as intelligence officers
2. Solve complex science and technical problems
3. Often researches in weapon analyst of illegal or new firearms
4. Addresses national security issues and ultimately tries to strengthen it
5. Mainly uses science, technology, and weapons to learn emerging new technologies and how to use it for the US’s benefit.
Q9: Name 5 things about this career you don’t think you would like.
A: 1.Can be overworked
2. Long hours and low sleep can become constant
3. Multiple programs must be obtained in the required 16 week training
4. Mobility is a must to get used to
5. Studies must be broadened to ensure the most success
Q10: Name 5 critical skills you need to be successful in this career.
A: 1. Initiative
2. Creativity
3. Analytical skills
4. Technical expertise
5. Perseverance
Q11: Which skill do you believe is the MOST important? Why?
A: Analytical, perseverance, and initiative because those are skills that will push a person farther in life.
Q12: What type of training/degrees must you obtain to “move up the ladder” in this career (promotions etc.)?
A: Such degrees such as learning analytical skills, adding on additional degrees to broaden academic studies, foreign languages, and management training.
Q13: Name 3 traits you have that would make this career a good fit for you.
1. Perseverance
2. Initiative
3. Quick learner
Q14: What is the average annual pay for a career like this? Translate that to hourly pay .
A: $67,755–$99,974; For starting pay of $67,755, a person will earn $32.57 per hour. For $99,974, a person will earn $48.06 per hour.
Q15: How can you move up the pay scale in this career?
A:By adding on degrees, such as biology or chemistry, the career will have a better salary.
Q16: What type of hours will you have to work? Would there be any travel involved?
A:Hours can be from 6-12 hour work depending on the situation. Often CIA affiliated employees are in mobility at least half of the time. However, CIA employees can be called upon 24/7 if he/she is needed.
Q17: Is this career one that is growing in the U.S.?
A: There has been an increase in this field; however, it has steadily decreased because of the time needed to acquire the appropriate degrees.
Q18: Name 3 careers that go hand-in-hand with the one you have selected.
A: 1.Military Analyst
2. Economic Analyst
3. Target Analyst
Summary:
Based on what you discovered about this career, is it still one you think you would like to pursue? Why did you answer this way and what do you expect to get out of this career? ( answer should be 2 or more paragraphs long)
This career would still be a likable option for me. Even though additional education is a must for a science, technology, and weapons analyst, the field still interests me due to the fact that it benefits the United States and would leave anybody with pride. It would seem to a career that demands your time, respect, and dedication that can have future rewards for anybody trying to achieve it.
Trying to achieve this job would leave anybody with a few benefits. The education required would amount to years of training. This would increase your integrity to get it hopefully and leave more dedication to be obtained. The education, the training, and the pride of having such a career would be enough for me personally. The position in the CIA is an honor and this career especially is important because it’s another position used to better protect the United States and its people from attacks, foreign and domestic.
Bibliography
· https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/analytical/science-technology-and-weapons-analyst.html
· http://www.gatech.edu/
· http://www.kennesaw.edu/
· http://www.atlantatech.edu/