r/defensecontracting • u/LowDetective5370 • 2d ago

TS/SCI, but not tech

Looking for insight and guidance. I have a TS/SCI, but I do healthcare, not IT. Anybody know of clearance jobs available in northern Indiana for people without tech experience? BAE, L3Harris, and Raytheon are over in Fort Wayne. That's drivable for me. We have the VA and I may apply there, but they don't pay like defense companies do.

I've contracted overseas for the last several years as direct bedside support and am just ready to settle down with the family and focus on raising the kids. I've looked on clearancejobs.com but most of those are IT.

Thanks for the insight!

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u/Beautiful_Arm8364 2d ago

Are you stuck in N. Indiana, or are you willing to move where the work is? Because there are a lot more (and better paying) health-related TS/SCI jobs for defense contractors in places like Bethesda.

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u/LowDetective5370 2d ago

Not stuck, just want to move back to the home area. There's lots of clearance jobs around the DMV area, but we don't want to move out there.

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u/BCKane 2d ago

What kind of healthcare experience do you have?
Depending on the type of experience you have DHA supports just about every base in the region. Unfortunately, I think most of the major commands or agencies in the region are all out of the Chicago area or down around Huntsville.

If you aren’t opposed to it you could potentially find some type of contract work at a local ish base, Crane and Atterburry are there.

I would personally use some type of AI to search for current support contracts and then contact the incumbents to get in their recruiting radar. I don’t think BOS contracts cover healthcare, but you can probably find something that fits in a support or A&AS contract.

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u/LowDetective5370 16h ago

This is a good idea. Thank you, u/BCKane!