682X Information Professional LDO

A Limited Duty Officer (LDO) in the Information Professional (IP) community are technical leaders in the following areas: Information systems Communications Network operations Satellite communications systems Knowledge management Defensive cyber operations/cyber security Command and control Space systems

LDOs are experts and leaders in the Navy enlisted rating or Marine Corps enlisted MOS from which they came. They are considered more the officer and less the technician as compared to the chief warrant officer (CWO).

To be an Information Professional Officer, candidates must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in a technical field. Preferred fields include: Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Operations, Computer Science, Systems.

The estimated total pay for a Navy LDO Lieutenant is $150,787 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $118,923 per year.