My husband is 25S and I want to get a good idea of the jobs he will be able to do when he is done in the army. we will be in germany for the last 3 years of his term (unless he re enlists) and i want to be able to look up jobs in the states for him before we come back so that there isnt a big gap between employments, I am just a little confused as to what types of jobs he is able to do.
PanAmSat, pretty much any of the cable companies, of course DirecTV, and Dishnetwork. You can look at defense contracting as well but be forwarned that while the salaries look pretty nice, its usually in the worst places in the world without personal weapons. Most of the jobs above network operations center (NOC) engineer (screen watchers) require engineering degrees. I blatenly copied the following from a website that specializes in such technologies.
There are several careers available for satellite communications jobs in the satellite communications industry. However, most satellite communications jobs require extensive education. Most satellite communications jobs require engineering degrees and some at the Masters level. We have list a few satellite communications jobs below along with their descriptions, expected salary, experience level required and education requirements. Keep in mind that the salary, education requirements, experience and education levels are variable and depend on what the satellite communications jobs market is like when you are applying.
Three years is quite a long time in technology related industries.