DEA Special Agents vs Security Guards
Compare DEA Special Agents and Security Guards side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. DEA Special Agents pays about $56k more.
Median pay$94k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureHigh 78%, modeled
EducationBachelor's plus fitness
Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWriting
Median pay$38k
OutlookStable
AI exposureLow 20%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Active ListeningMonitoringSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading Comprehension
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.