With unemployment numbers still high globally, I thought that the best ways for people to find work is through government contract jobs and to get a security clearance!

When I got into government contracting and got my security clearance over 20 years ago, it opened up so many doors for me. Ever since then, I’ve never had a problem getting a job and not only that — I’ve never had a problem commanding a high salary. Even during a recession.

But I wanted to do some rigorous analysis to prove to myself and you guys if it’s really true. Does a security clearance guarantee a job? How valuable is it? I just finished a comprehensive analysis of the various government security clearances in four countries:

  • United States
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada

The results of my findings are as follows as of 11/4/2020 on Indeed:

In the United States,

  • 26% of ALL clearance jobs pay $100K or more.
  • 24% of the Secret clearance jobs pay $100K or more.
  • 38% of the Top Secret clearance jobs pay $100K or more.

In Australia,

  • 26% of ALL clearance jobs pay AUD $100K or more.
  • 25% of the NV2 clearance jobs pay AUD $100K or more.
  • 27% of the PV clearance jobs pay AUD $100K or more.

In the United Kingdom,

  • 7% of ALL clearance jobs pay $100K or more.
  • 18% of the Security Check clearance jobs pay £70 or more.
  • 22% of the Developed Vetting clearance jobs pay £70 or more.

NOTE: The UK government may not post their clearance jobs on Indeed and/or salaries, so these numbers may be inaccurate.

In Canada,

  • 5% of ALL clearance jobs pay CAD $100K or more.
  • 14% of the Secret clearance jobs pay CAD $100K or more.
  • 15% of the Top Secret clearance jobs pay CAD $100K or more.

NOTE: The Canadian government may not post their clearance jobs on Indeed and/or salaries, so these numbers may be inaccurate.

To get started on your government clearance career path, I will be teaching a live online course on Saturday 8/21/2021. Sign up here or click below. I can’t wait to share all my lessons learned with you. 💪

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In the meantime, if you’d like to see these clearance jobs I’ve collected so far, you can buy them for only $5 (preview of what you’ll get is below). You’ll get comprehensive government clearance data, convenient access to all the clearance jobs in the US, Australia, Canada, and UK, and convenient access to the background check requirements.

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Preview of Government Clearance Job Valuations 2020

Security Clearance Jobs Guide 2020

For more advice on getting that government clearance, check out my article: How to Get Hired during a Recession aka Get a Government Clearance

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