With a new year comes the time to reassess your life – especially your job. Is your resume headed in the direction you want it to go? Now more than ever it’s not impossible to switch lanes in your career or add on another skillset. Before you go for a certification, degree, or another job, it’s good to check how many openings are available for the job you want. While you’re at it, check which cities have higher demand for cleared opportunities.
Top 5 Cleared Jobs for 2024
Below are the five most sought-after jobs on our site right now, based on the number of open positions.
1. IT – Software
Have a background in software development? There’s almost 10,000 job openings right now on ClearanceJobs that need your clearance and experience. Want to break into this field full of job options? Use the filter option when searching jobs, and select IT-Software. Look at job descriptions and determine your missing skillsets so you can put your clearance to work where there are thousands of openings.
2. IT – Hardware
Search under IT-Hardware, and you’ll find over 5,000 job openings. The job category touches a lot of roles for a variety of programs. From electronic warfare programs to hardware configuration, there are many options in this lane.
3. IT-Security
Right now, IT-Security has just over 4,000 job openings. The jobs range from information security manager positions to vulnerability assessment analysts. If your interests and skills line up with the security field, just check which certifications you’re missing from the position descriptions, and then go for it.
4. Management
I tell people all the time to get into the management field. Where there are contracts, there are program managers, project managers, task leads, etc. You can even find internal leadership options, overseeing employees and keeping watch over the progress of multiple programs. If you want to step into a leadership role, take whatever team leadership opportunities come your way. It’s also not a bad idea to add a management certification to your resume, with almost 3,000 open management positions right now on ClearanceJobs.
5. Intelligence
The intelligence field has a variety of options. If you have linguist skills, a geospatial background, or HUMINT experience, you’ll want to check out this field. There’s a variety of options – enough to come in at number five on the top 10 list. And the good news is that the opportunities are spread throughout the country, with many also offering OCONUS options.
Bonus Round
If none of those are your jam, there are over 1,000 openings in each of these categories: QA and Testing, Systems Engineering, Aerospace and Aviation, Electrical Engineering, and Data Science. Each of these fields requires a variety of security clearance levels, years of experience, and specific job functions. Nothing is a one-size-fits-all option when supporting the federal government. Each contract brings new requirements that demand a variety of skills. Wherever you are in your job search, there are many options out there for you on ClearanceJobs.
