SOC 55-3015.00

    Command and Control Center Specialists

    Operate and monitor communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations.

    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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    What command and control center specialists do

    Operate and monitor communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations. Duties include maintaining and relaying critical communications between air, naval, and ground forces; implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters; relaying command center information to high-level military and government decisionmakers; monitoring surveillance and detection systems, such as air defense; interpreting and evaluating tactical situations and making recommendations to superiors; and operating weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.

    Also called

    ACDS Block 1 Operator · AEGIS Console Operator Track 3 · Aegis Operations Specialist · Aerospace Control And Warning Systems · Aerospace Control And Warning Systems, Manuel Systems · Aerospace Control And Warning Systems, Sector Operations Control Center · Aerospace Control And Warning Systems, Theater Air Control System · Aerospace Control And Warning Systems, Weapons Director · Air Control Electronics Operator · Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator/Maintainer

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    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. 1Mercyhurst University logo
      Mercyhurst University

      Erie, PA · Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Bachelor's

      1 yr after
      $52,770
      4 yrs after
      $86,597
      Median debt
      $25,000
    2. 2Norwich University logo
      Norwich University

      Northfield, VT · Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Bachelor's

      1 yr after
      $77,627
      4 yrs after
      $85,184
      Median debt
      Not reported
    3. 3Maryville University of Saint Louis logo
      Maryville University of Saint Louis

      Saint Louis, MO · Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Bachelor's

      1 yr after
      $63,584
      4 yrs after
      $84,342
      Median debt
      $23,911
    4. 4University of Advancing Technology logo
      University of Advancing Technology

      Tempe, AZ · Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Bachelor's

      1 yr after
      $57,428
      4 yrs after
      $78,068
      Median debt
      $31,000
    5. 5
      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
    6. 6Coastal Carolina University logo
      Coastal Carolina University

      Conway, SC · Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Bachelor's

      1 yr after
      $47,293
      4 yrs after
      $56,863
      Median debt
      $20,500

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

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    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.

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