KEEPING US EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE

To ensure a successful mission, we must always be operating at the highest level. It’s the responsibility of Operations Research Analysts to make this possible. Problem solvers who find ways to make Air Force operations more efficient and cost-effective, these officers perform a wide variety of duties including operations research, general research, testing and evaluation analysis, mission support analysis and logistics analysis. It’s up to these experts to make sure every project and program is operating at peak performance.

Apply analyses to current operations and to operational scenarios
Conduct and manage experiments and tests
Develop new concepts, methods and techniques to solve scientific and operational problems
Recommend research and development projects and acceptance or nonacceptance of research products
Manage scientific programs, projects and activities

Career tasks

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

MINIMUM EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: operations research, mathematics and statistics, industrial and systems engineering, economics, physics or computer science
QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Air Force operations, doctrine, requirements, acquisition and research policies, procedures and management practices
- Completion of the Operations Research Systems Analysis Military Applications Course
- Completion of Officer Training School (OTS), Air Force Academy (AFA) or Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
- Must be between the ages of 18 and 39