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    Artillery and Missile Officers

    Manage personnel and weapons operations to destroy enemy positions, aircraft, and vessels.

    Median pay
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    Growth
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    Openings a year
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    Typical education
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    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

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    Annual pay range

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    What artillery and missile officers do

    Manage personnel and weapons operations to destroy enemy positions, aircraft, and vessels. Duties include planning, targeting, and coordinating the tactical deployment of field artillery and air defense artillery missile systems units; directing the establishment and operation of fire control communications systems; targeting and launching intercontinental ballistic missiles; directing the storage and handling of nuclear munitions and components; overseeing security of weapons storage and launch facilities; and managing maintenance of weapons systems.

    Also called

    Air Defense Artillery Officer · Ammunition Officer · Division Officer, Weapons Department · Division Officer, Weapons Department (Antisubmarine Weapons) · Division Officer, Weapons Department (Guided Missiles) · Division Officer, Weapons Department (Gunnery) · Field Artillery Officer · Field Artillery Senior Sergeant · Field Artillery Targeting Technician · Fire Control Officer (Surface-To-Air Missiles)

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    1. This career

      • Artillery and Missile OfficersPay not reported

    2. Majors

      • Military Systems and Maintenance Technology8 colleges
      • Security Policy and Strategy1 college

    3. Colleges

    College Scorecard program outcomes

    Colleges with strong outcomes

    Programs that lead to this career, ranked by what their graduates earn four years after finishing. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid.

    1. 1
      Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

      Daytona Beach, FL · Military Systems and Maintenance Technology · Bachelor's

      1 yr after
      $58,318
      4 yrs after
      $72,903
      Median debt
      $25,500

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Programs with few graduates are not listed.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 6, 2026.

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    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 6, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.