Military

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Techs

SOC 55-3019

Identify and neutralize improvised and conventional explosive devices.

Median pay

$68k

$41k to $116k typical range

Outlook

Stable

6k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

10%

modeled estimate, sector level

Future-proof

51/100

Key skills

EOD procedures
Composure
Precision
Fitness
Judgment

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.