ASVAB Scores for Cyber and Tech Jobs: What They Ask For

Cyber and technology jobs are among the most requested in the military — and among the most demanding on the ASVAB. The key detail most people miss: these jobs don't look mainly at your AFQT. They look at composite scores built from technical subtests. Here's what the Air Force publishes for its cyber and tech jobs, and which subtests you need to prepare.

Cyber and tech minimums on airforce.com

These are the minimums listed on each job's page on airforce.com (checked October 2026):

Notice the pattern: almost every one of these jobs is gated by the Electronics (E) score.

What the Electronics score is made of

The official ASVAB site lists the Air Force Electronic composite as:

E = Arithmetic Reasoning + Mathematics Knowledge + Electronics Information + General Science

That's four subtests, and only two of them — Arithmetic Reasoning and Mathematics Knowledge — count toward your AFQT. The other two, Electronics Information and General Science, don't affect whether you can enlist, so many people barely prepare for them. For cyber and tech jobs, they matter as much as the math.

The General (G) score, used for jobs like Cyber Intelligence Analyst, is verbal (Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension combined) plus Arithmetic Reasoning.

What those subtests cover

From the official ASVAB descriptions:

On the computer version, Electronics Information has 15 scored questions in 10 minutes, and General Science 15 in 12 minutes — both fast sections where knowing the material matters more than working it out.

In the Army

The Army uses line scores instead. goarmy.com lists the subjects that matter for its Electronics (EL) line score as General Science, Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge and Electronics Information — the same four. The Army doesn't publish each job's minimum on its job pages, so for specific Army cyber or tech jobs, ask a recruiter for the current requirement. See Army Line Scores Explained.

A study plan for a tech job

1. Get your AFQT where it needs to be first. You can't use a high E score if you can't enlist.
2. Then build the E score: Arithmetic Reasoning and Mathematics Knowledge (which also help your AFQT), plus Electronics Information and General Science.
3. For Electronics Information, learn the basics: current, voltage, resistance and how circuits work.
4. Check the exact minimum for the job you want with a recruiter — requirements can change.

Our free practice test covers the four AFQT sections (including Arithmetic Reasoning and Mathematics Knowledge) with the computer version's time limits, and ends with an AFQT estimate — a practice estimate, not an official score or an Air Force composite. For the full Air Force list, see Air Force Jobs by ASVAB Score.

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Quick answers

What ASVAB score do I need for Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations?

airforce.com lists an Electronics (E) score of 70.

What subtests make up the Air Force Electronics score?

Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information and General Science.

Do Electronics Information and General Science count toward the AFQT?

No. The AFQT uses only Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. But they count toward technical job scores.

Is a high AFQT enough for a cyber job?

Not by itself. Most cyber and tech jobs are gated by a composite score — for the Air Force, usually Electronics — which depends on subtests outside the AFQT.

Sources

• Careers — airforce.com (individual job pages, checked October 2026)
• Military Jobs (composite scores) — officialasvab.com
• What to Expect When You Take the ASVAB — officialasvab.com
• ASVAB — goarmy.com