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Top Employers Near Military Bases

By PayScale
Posted Oct 19th 2012 @ 8:28AM
Filed under: Homepage For Heroes

By Bridget Quigg, PayScale

When a military member gets a new post at a new base, so does their whole family. But, family members don't arrive with a job ready to go. They may need to look beyond the base to find help paying the bills. Who are the top employers near the nation's biggest military bases? Online salary database and career website PayScale.com has gathered a list of major employers near military bases to help those in transition get back to work more quickly. PayScale picked from a list of major military bases produced by the U.S. Department of Defense and matched a handful of those locations to employers, common jobs, and median pay ranges for those jobs.

1. New York National Guard
Metro Area: New York-Wayne-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMCC)

Personal Banker, $30,400-$50,900
Bank Teller, $18,800-$28,700
Assistant Branch Manager, $33,300-$53,900

International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.

Administrative Assistant, $29,300-$66,600
Network Engineer, $36,400-$91,200
Customer Service Representative, $27,000-$62,200

American International Group, Inc. (AIG)

Associate Accountant, $37,200-$65,400
Marketing Coordinator, $38,000-$70,400
Insurance Claims Assistant, $24,300-$32,700

Other major employers: Citigroup, Inc. and Ernst and Young

2. Los Angeles Air Force Base
Metro Area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.

Kaiser Permanente

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPHT), $27,700-$55,800
Clinical Psychologist, $51,100-$121,900
Front Desk Receptionist (Medical Office), $29,300-$51,900

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Electrician, $31,900-$92,300
IT Program Manager, $78,000-$167,000
Mechanical Engineer, $59,200-$118,200

University of Southern California (USC)

Registered Nurse (RN), $56,500-$123,400
Clinical Social Worker, $38,100-$66,500
Administrative Assistant, $24,100-$50,200

Other major employers: The Boeing Company and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

3. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.
Metro Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia, Va.-Md.-W.V.

Booz, Allen, and Hamilton

Business Consultant, $42,200-$132,300
Technical Writer, $38,800-$101,700
Facility Security Office, (FSO) $25,700-$91,100

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Pricing Analyst, $50,500-$73,400
Executive Assistant, $39,400-$83,800
Instructional Designer (Training and Development), $44,700-$99,100

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

Help Desk Technician, $39,300-$44,000
Project Coordinator (Information Technology), $37,300-$51,600
Staff Accountant, $35,300-$46,900

Other major employers: Lockheed Martin Corporation and BAE Systems Inc.

4. Marine Corps Camp Pendleton
Metro Area: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.

Qualcomm Inc.

Electrical Engineer, $61,700-$127,500
Senior Systems Engineer, $96,400-$126,900
Software Engineer, $71,100-$108,300

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Medical Assistant, $17,800-$32,700
Administrative Assistant, $24,300-$47,500
Programmer Analyst, $38,600-$87,000

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Help Desk Technician, $30,000-$51,000
Technical Writer, $35,700-$96,700
Operations Manager, $69,800-$225,700

Other major employers: Sharp Healthcare and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

5. McGuire Air Force Base
Metro Area: Newark-Union, N.J.-Penn.

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

Territory Sales Representative, $33,900-$74,700
Payroll Specialist, $27,700-$50,300
Client Support, Specialist $25,700-$55,400

Merck and Co.

Research Fellow, $61,200-$192,300
Staff Scientist, $45,200-$127,700
Biologist, $47,100-$112,000

Prudential Financial Inc.

Real Estate Analyst, $36,400-$78,800
Corporate Paralegal, $43,500-$99,100
Accounting Associate, $30,200-$58,800

Other major employers: Novartis and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Source: All salary data is provided by PayScale.com. Salaries ranges listed are annual salaries for full-time employees with any level of experience and include any bonuses, commissions or profit-sharing.