SOC 55-1016.00

    Infantry Officers

    Direct, train, and lead infantry units in ground combat 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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    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 officers do

    Direct, train, and lead infantry units in ground combat operations. Duties include directing deployment of infantry weapons, vehicles, and equipment; directing location, construction, and camouflage of infantry positions and equipment; managing field communications operations; coordinating with armor, artillery, and air support units; performing strategic and tactical planning, including battle plan development; and leading basic reconnaissance operations.

    Also called

    Infantry Officer · Infantry Unit Leader · Infantry Weapons Officer

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      • Infantry OfficersPay not reported

    2. Majors

      • Security Policy and Strategy1 college

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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.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.