Job outlook for combat engineers in the United States

Combat engineer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected combat engineer job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.

• About 20,600 new jobs for combat engineers are projected over the next decade.

• Combat engineer salaries have increased 13% for combat engineers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 11,684 combat engineers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 1,512 active combat engineer job openings in the US.

• The average combat engineer salary is $55,188.

Compare the number of combat engineer jobs and the average combat engineer salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of combat engineer job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where combat engineers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.