Command and Control Center Specialists

Operate and monitor communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations. Duties include maintaining and relaying critical communications between air, naval, and ground forces; implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters; relaying command center information to high-level military and government decisionmakers; monitoring surveillance and detection systems, such as air defense; interpreting and evaluating tactical situations and making recommendations to superiors; and operating weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.

What They Do

Command and Control Center Specialists serve as the nerve center for military operations, monitoring sophisticated systems that track and coordinate air, ground, and naval forces. They work in highly secure, technology-intensive facilities where they operate detection equipment, surveillance systems, and communications networks that connect military units across vast distances. Throughout their shifts, these specialists relay time-sensitive information between field commanders and high-level decision makers, ensuring everyone maintains a clear picture of ongoing operations. They interpret data from radar systems, satellite feeds, and intelligence reports to identify potential threats and tactical opportunities.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Webster University, MO
$99,179
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$85,186
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Valparaiso University, IN
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of Maryland-College Park, MD
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of Advancing Technology, AZ
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, PR
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Point Park University, PA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Maryville University of Saint Louis, MO
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Naval Postgraduate School, CA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Norwich University, VT
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Saint Louis University, MO
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Citadel Military College of South Carolina, SC
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)American Public University System, WV
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Temple University, PA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management, OH
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Missouri State University-Springfield, MO
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, NH
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, CA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)National American University-Rapid City, SD
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Harvard University, MA
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NM
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)New York University, NY
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Elmhurst University, IL
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$82,158
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(masters)University of Southern California, CA
$82,158