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Intelligence Analysts

Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Intelligence Analysts separately. These are the figures for Detectives and Criminal Investigators (33-3021), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$93,790
Employment, U.S.114,430
Median hourly wage$45.09
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$55,390$69,330$93,790$120,520$160,540
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,340$66,2900.86
Alaska140$114,9400.58
Arizona5,250$102,3402.20
Arkansas560$54,5000.58
California12,610$124,8400.94
Colorado1,930$105,4800.91
Connecticut940$95,2400.75
Delaware140$122,0500.40
District of Columbia2,980$160,7605.78
Florida6,440$77,0600.88
Georgia5,070$65,4301.41
Hawaii440$113,9400.95
Idaho630$72,5201.00
Illinois3,270$91,1900.73
Indiana1,280$70,3400.54
Iowa410$79,5600.36
Kansas1,060$75,7401.00
Kentucky720$71,6700.49
Louisiana1,740$60,4501.22
Maine550$88,3101.17
Maryland1,010$126,7300.50
Massachusetts1,300$110,1500.49
Michigan2,220$90,6500.69
Minnesota1,970$80,0000.91
Mississippi810$58,6400.95
Missouri1,600$75,6500.74
Montana500$92,4101.32
Nebraska290$100,5300.38
Nevada590$94,4700.52
New Hampshire290$89,2900.58
New Jersey3,080$116,3000.98
New Mexico2,020$86,8403.15
New York9,600$101,2401.35
North Carolina3,360$63,2800.92
North Dakota420$82,2901.31
Ohio2,140$79,3000.52
Oklahoma1,220$80,4300.97
Oregon520$107,4500.36
Pennsylvania3,370$97,5800.76
Rhode Island360$88,4500.98
South Carolina1,470$62,7600.87
South Dakota250$77,7300.74
Tennessee1,860$77,0900.77
Texas18,870$90,5101.82
Utah550$78,9200.43
Vermont190$106,3300.85
Virginia3,180$112,7601.05
Washington1,850$115,7900.71
West Virginia220$92,4100.42
Wisconsin1,640$91,0400.76
Wyoming170$81,8800.82

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Private Detectives and Investigators30.967
2Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts40.961
3Compliance Managers40.958
4Business Continuity Planners40.958
5Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers40.958
6Compliance Officers40.957
7Digital Forensics Analysts40.955
8Regulatory Affairs Specialists40.955
9Document Management Specialists40.949
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators40.949

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Intelligence Analysts, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and AnalystsManagement of Personnel Resources0.880.961
Compliance ManagersMonitoring1.240.958
News Analysts, Reporters, and JournalistsSocial Perceptiveness0.760.948

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Intelligence Analysts, excluding software Intelligence Analysts already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
ServiceNow3 of 207.7x
Microsoft Windows9 of 201.7x
Tax software3 of 204.1x
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS3 of 203.5x
Microsoft Project7 of 201.6x
Adobe Acrobat6 of 201.7x
SAP Business Objects3 of 202.7x
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite3 of 202.2x
Microsoft Dynamics4 of 201.6x
Database software5 of 201.4x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.25 4.88
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.38
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.12
WritingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
Active LearningEssential skill 3.62 4.00
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
MonitoringEssential skill 3.25 3.38
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.12 3.75
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.12 3.50
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 2.12
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 2.12
ScienceEssential skill 1.88 1.75
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.75 1.38
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.75 1.38
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 4.26 4.57
Law and Government 4.14 4.26
Public Safety and Security 3.78 4.00
Administrative 3.48 4.65
Computers and Electronics 3.48 4.55
Communications and Media 3.26 3.43
Customer and Personal Service 3.17 4.26
Telecommunications 3.13 3.22
Education and Training 2.74 3.78
Mathematics 2.70 3.17
Geography 2.65 3.35
Sociology and Anthropology 2.61 3.14
Psychology 2.57 2.86
Administration and Management 2.52 2.87
Philosophy and Theology 2.23 2.45
Foreign Language 2.22 1.96
Personnel and Human Resources 2.13 2.39
Transportation 2.13 2.30
Economics and Accounting 2.09 2.04
History and Archeology 2.05 2.13
Production and Processing 2.05 2.13
Engineering and Technology 2.00 2.04
Design 1.82 1.73
Therapy and Counseling 1.61 1.13
Chemistry 1.52 1.22
Physics 1.50 0.95
Sales and Marketing 1.45 1.00
Medicine and Dentistry 1.39 1.04
Mechanical 1.39 0.83
Fine Arts 1.35not rated
Biology 1.32 0.95
Building and Construction 1.22not rated
Food Production 1.17not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Inductive Reasoning 4.25 4.75
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.75
Written Comprehension 4.12 4.75
Problem Sensitivity 4.12 4.12
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.62
Written Expression 4.00 4.62
Oral Expression 4.00 4.50
Speech Recognition 4.00 4.12
Information Ordering 4.00 4.00
Speech Clarity 4.00 4.00
Flexibility of Closure 3.88 4.00
Near Vision 3.88 3.88
Category Flexibility 3.50 3.75
Fluency of Ideas 3.25 4.00
Originality 3.12 3.50
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.62
Perceptual Speed 3.00 3.12
Far Vision 3.00 3.00
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.88 2.88
Visualization 2.75 2.75
Memorization 2.62 2.75
Number Facility 2.62 2.75
Time Sharing 2.38 2.38
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 2.12
Auditory Attention 2.12 2.00
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 2.00
Trunk Strength 1.88 1.25
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.75 0.75
Finger Dexterity 1.62 0.75
Manual Dexterity 1.62 0.62
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.62
Control Precision 1.50 0.62
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.38
Depth Perception 1.25not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 82
  • Structured query language SQL hot
  • Tableau hot
  • TensorFlow hot
  • Teradata Database hot
  • UNIX hot
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
  • Apache Pig
  • Arrival Departure Information System ADIS
  • Automated Targeting System ATS
  • Bing
  • Biometric Storage System BSS
  • Chatbot software
  • Computer Linked Application Information Management System CLAIMS
  • Consular Consolidated Database CCD
  • Data visualization software
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Email software
  • Encryption software
  • Enforcement Case Tracking System ENFORCE
  • Firewall software
  • Flowcharting software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Google
  • Google Cloud software
  • Google Earth Pro
  • Graphics creation software
  • IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook
  • LexisNexis
  • Link analysis software
  • LinkedIn
  • McAfee
  • Myspace
  • National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
  • NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
  • Palantir Intelligence
  • Photo enhancement software
  • Refugee, Asylum and Parole System RAPS
  • Relational database management software
  • Snort
  • Statistical analysis software
  • Student and Exchange Visitor Information System SEVIS
  • Telephone analysis software
  • Telephone records software
  • Text mining software
  • Thomson Reuters CLEAR
  • Timeline software
  • Treasury Enforcement Communications System TECS
  • Veritas NetBackup
  • Web browser software
  • Wireshark

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Intelligence Analysts separately. These are the figures for Detectives and Criminal Investigators (33-3021), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Eagle Pass, TX59042.42$91,560
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ73029.35$108,350
Laredo, TX1,41017.46$98,180
El Centro, CA77016.07$123,970
Yuma, AZ79015.51$94,520
Las Cruces, NM5609.57$106,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX8807.61$109,300
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX1,6007.34$103,380
El Paso, TX1,7907.16$109,300
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA2406.90$158,060

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