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    Infantry

    Operate weapons and equipment in ground combat operations.

    Median pay
    Not reported
    Growth
    Not reported
    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

    Not reported in the latest federal data

    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

    What infantry do

    Operate weapons and equipment in ground combat operations. Duties include operating and maintaining weapons, such as rifles, machine guns, mortars, and hand grenades; locating, constructing, and camouflaging infantry positions and equipment; evaluating terrain and recording topographical information; operating and maintaining field communications equipment; assessing need for and directing supporting fire; placing explosives and performing minesweeping activities on land; and participating in basic reconnaissance operations.

    Also called

    Combat Rifle Crewmember · Expeditionary Force - Combat Skills · Fighting Vehicle Infantryman · GWOT IA/ILO Multi-National Force, Not Deployed · GWOT Support Assignment-Basic Combat Unit Member · Heavy Antiarmor Weapons Infantryman · Indirect Fire Infantryman · Individual GWOT IA/ILO Multi-National Force · Infantry Assaultman · Infantryman

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What infantry may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

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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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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    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.