Online salary database and career website PayScale.com has gathered up 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 employers, common jobs and median pay ranges for those jobs.
1. New York National Guard
Metro Area: New York-Wayne-White Plains, New York / New Jersey
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMCC)
Personal Banker $34,000 – $47,200
Bank Teller $20,800 – $24,900
Assistant Branch Manger $36,00 – $48,000
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.
Administrative Assistant $34,000 – $48,000
Network Support Technician $21,000 – $57,000
Customer Service Representative $36,700 – $51,900
American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
Associate Accountant $36,200 – $50,400
Data Entry Specialist $30,400 – $43,000
Insurance Claims Assistant $34,400 – $44,700
Other major employers: Citigroup, Inc. and Ernst and Young
2. Los Angeles Air Force Base
Metro Area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) $26,400 – $38,600
Library Assistant $21,300 – $35,400
Veterinary Assistant $34,000 – $48,300
Kaiser Permanente
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPT) $26,700 – $46,600
Contact Lens Technician – $31,200 – $42,900
Front Desk Receptionist, Medical Office – $30,700 – $44,200
The Walt Disney Company
Concierge $20,000 – $25,800
Cook, Restaurant $23,900 – $34,200
Marketing Assistant $31,900 – $50,000
Other major employers: The Home Depot, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
4. Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA
Metro Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia / Virginia / Maryland / West Virginia
Booz, Allen, and Hamilton
Human Resources Assistant $34,800 – $47,000
Technical Writer $55,000 – $81,300
Facility Security Office (FSO) $38,500 – $71,800
Accenture
Customer Service Coordinator $30,000 – $38,600
Executive Assistant $44,500 – $54,100
Instructional Designer (Training and Development) $38,700 – $55,900
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
Help Desk Technician $39,300 – $44,000
Project Coordinator, Information Technology (IT) $37,300 – $51,600
Staff Accountant $35,300 – $46,900
Other major employers: Northrop Grumman Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation
5. Fort Lewis
Metro Area: Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
Amazon.com, Inc.
Business Development Representative $35,700 – $50,400
Health and Safety Coordinator $38,800 – $53,400
Quality Control Inspector $27,500 – $38,800
University of Washington (UW)
Residency Program Coordinator $36,600 – $46,900
Project Coordinator $43,300 – $58,900
Office Assistant $20,721 – $29,300
The Boeing Company
Assembler $30,700 – $46,000
Buyer, Non-Technial Products $35,812 – $52,400
Production Coordinator, Manufacturing $31,800 – $60,800
Other major employers: Microsoft Corporation and Starbucks Corporation
6. McGuire Air Force Base
Metro Area: Newark-Union, New Jersey / Pennsylvania
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Territorial Sales Representative $38,800 – $58,700
Payroll Specialist $37,000 – $48,100
Associate Buyer $35,200 – $47,300
Continental Airlines, Inc.
Customer Service Manager $33,100 – $49,400
Aircrew Scheduler $32,100 – $47,700
Accounting Clerk $30,000 – $41,300
Prudential
Real Estate Agent $32,200 -$60,100
Life Insurance Underwriter $48,100 – $62,800
Accounting Associate $31,600 – $46,300
Other major employers: Novartis and Merck & Co., Inc.
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.
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